I'm Feeling 22!

 THIS WEEK WAS CRAZY! First, ''I'M FEELING 22....'' -name that T-swift song! Ho compiuto ventidue anni! Sono vechia!! --I'm old!!! My Birthday was so awesome!! I am completely spoiled here. My companion and the two other sisters who I live with completely spoiled me. They covered my apartment in sticky notes, made me the famous ''Holey cake'', and Sorella Rost made me the best, healthiest lasagna. 

Sticky notes everywhere

holey cake. I took this typical photo just for you mom

Also, I got a call from Sorella Waddoups to wish me happy birthday...and then to tell me...I AM BEING TRANSFERED...TO BATTIPAGLIA!!!!! WITH SORELLA WEBSTER!!!!!!!!!!! I knew it was coming because I've done almost 6 months in Sassari and I could feel my time was up...but ah!! Battipaglia is a city by NAPOLI! (aka best pizza in the world!), by the sea (well pretty much every city in Italy is by the sea), and I've hear so many things about how beautiful and great it is! And I get to be with Sorella Webster who is very new in the mission! Greenie spirit! I am so excited! I never would have picked it out, but it seems perfect. But that means I have to leave Sassari...which is so sad.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY MOM!!! LOVE YOU!!!! And what a great Birthday present too! It was so awesome skyping you guys. I wish I could've seen Dallan though. What things did he say? That was awesome how all the missionaries, friends, investigators...came in at the end to wish me happy birthday! That was so sweet and completely made my day! I guess they all planned this suprise Birthday party for me and they brought over all this cake and sweets. I LOVE THESE PEOPLE. 

Surprise Birthday party

Surprise Birthday party

Also, another crazy thing is that out of our district of 10 missionaries...6 of us are being transferred. That like never happens, usually just one or two. This past couple months seem like they have kind of been difficult for our mission, just us feeling down and things, so I guess President just completely switched everyone up. I am actually grateful for it. I feel like a change is needed and I'm so excited to work in a new city. But this was really sad for all our members and friends. When I came here there were hardly any youth or young adults, but now we have a good group of young adults who are coming to church and reading the BOM. It is really awesome, although sometimes I'm just scared they're only doing that because we are all such great friends. I think all of us leaving will be good to help everyone realize why they are coming to church. All of our goodbye testimonies were kind of directed at them about really being converted to the gospel (not us missionaries). Then Anziano Philips gave his testimony last and he was such a boss and over the pulpit, he invited everyone to reconsider being baptized so that they could feel this spirit always. It was so awesome. I'm going to miss all these people, but I know good things will happen to them.

Well besides that this week wasn't super productive. I was sick the first part of it so we spent the first few days inside sleeping. Which I think was needed for all of us sisters. Even Sorella Patterson who wasn't sick, I found out she hasn't been sleeping well at all lately and has been really stressed because of it so it was a blessing for us to take a little time. We made a lot of calls and studied how to improve our corse d'inglese. The great thing about this week is all the referrals and contacts we made! 

member birthday party

The Branch President's family invited us over to their kids Birthday party and there were a ton of family and friends! We talked to so many and got a ton of numbers, addresses and appointments! They all were super excited and wanted to learn more! We've been having really great luck with our in actives lately! We met 3 at a Birthday party and they are willing to let us come over. There's this one lady who hasn't let the missionaries come over in YEARS, but said we could come over and visit her. Then yesterday while walking home, this lady stopped us, told us she used to be a member and would like us to come over again! So awesome!  

abbacio!! 

My whole Sassari ward!!!

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My favorite snail selling guy. also, he's been coming to church these past few weeks.

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