Sick...

Dead bodies of the papas behind me ...

As in literal sickness. Sometimes i think i am invinsible and than, oh
wait.. You get some awful virus that puts you in your bed for three days...
Well Sorella Jones kind of had to force me to go.. But hey, i have climbed
out of my little black hole of a room today and im getting better. So thats
meno male. Easter was sooo good. We went over to Bishops house in the
beautiful mountains like its no big deal to live there, and they had
invited soo many people over. They already have 7 boys of their own but by
the end there was about 20 of us all at one table... including piles and
piles upon more piles of food. I dont miss american Easters.. I think i
will be changing ours when i get home. It was so great to be able to
celebrate Christ and His everlasting atonement with these beautiful people.
This past Monday, they were still celebrating easter and NO ONE.. literally
no one was outside so we were trying to do some finding work, while death
is on my door step.. me being a little dramatic.. and i wanted to pass
out.. this finding wasnt really working... plus it was raining.. So we are
trudging along and then all of a sudden i hear this little man voice call
out... eh GESÙ CRISTO!!! I turn around and he says.. ciao Gesù Cristo! We
look at him for a second and Sorella Jones says.. we arent Gesu.. i than
say.. no, but we do represent Him... He just looks at us for a second, says
oh, and than asks us for a bible and our number.. He is this little
Romanian Gypsy that then followed us onto the bus, and kept talking.. Nice
guy... but maybe a little not there in the head. We found a whole family
though!! A WHOLE FAMILY!!! Wife, husband, and three kids from Nigeria. We
set a bap date with the mom and want to with the oldest son who is 9 and
the dad this next visit.. I am soo excited. I love the gospel more and more
every day. I share it because i have seen the genuine and simple happiness
that it brings. I know its true. I know that Christ lives and that He is
coming again. This week hasnt been the greatest, but i have had my
wonderful care take Sorella Jones... she even made home made chicken noodle
soup for my soupy mood... She loves me!! [?]
Now i feel better, im going to hit the ground running spreading this
beautiful message that makes me who i am.
LOVE YOU ALL!!!
Sorella Woods

There is nowhere i would rather be..

Than here in Italy.. a year ago. A WHOLE YEAR AGO!!, i recieved my call to serve the Lord. Though it came by complete surprise, i know with my whole heart that, that was the very direct and specific answer to my prayers. I needed to go and serve.. and here i am in the best mission in the world, and i would never change a thing that got me here. The love i have for this gospel, for life itself, and for all of you literally grows daily as well as my testimony of this gospel. We dont always know the plan but luckily He does.. We just need to listen, and follow along... 

I just had to point out that little fact of a whole year is GONE already, but now it is story time. I know Heavenly Father answers ALL prayers, even the small ones. Last week we may have asked Heavenly Father to help us find a briocche... i have a slight obbsession with briocche.. and with how many prayers we say a day, we have to thank Him for even the small things and ask for help for the small things... So long story short, we never found one tell one day we are walking along in this little neighborhood and we see this creepy factory.. We want to know what it is and if we can go in so we decide to wait for a minute and see if anyone comes in or out... Next thing i know this little old woman comes out with two big brown bags.. I walk up to her..her probably thinking im some creep and ask her what the place is. She says... a pasticceria... for those of you who dont know, thats where to get a briocche!... The next thing that comes out of her mouth is... do you want a briocche.. and she than proceeds to give us each one and then hobbles off down the road. He answered our prayer! Maybe not in that moment, but alas!! It was answered and the Briocche was found.. and it was the best i have yet to have in Italy.. Moral is, even the small things we can ask Him for. He is just waiting to bless and answer us!

Second story... we are walking down the road and we found a baby bird who fell out of his nest... I start ranting that we have to save the bird!! And the question came to mind.... what would Jesus do... HE WOULD SAVE THE BIRD!!! ... well we had to run to an appt,, so we had to go.. The whole time im telling SOrella Jones that he is going to get eaten by a cat.. We end up walking back that way because our lady didnt show, and what do you know! A cat is trying to eat the baby!! So next,... picture this, you see a crazy Sorella running down the sidewalk to throw something at the cat! Thats when we realize that there are not one, but two baby birds!! So the most briliant, but she probably said it jokingly.. idea comes from Sorella Jones..Lets make a nest.. So what did we do.. We made a nest. I hearded the two babies together and than we made a nest in a tree and put them in there safe together.. We saved Gods creatures!! 

and last but not least very shortly... We are on the tram home and Sorella Jones and i were talking and then we see the Anziani.. We talk to them and this lady just keeps looking at me.. She then says who are you. I explain, and she says... cool. Take my number..MIRACLE!! 

Well those are the adventures for the week. I apologize for the english.. i cant spell anymore.. I just love being a missionary. I am here for one reason, and that is to accomplish the will of Heavenly Father.. and His will for me now is to serve His children and find the ones He has prepared here in Italy... and i know with my whole heart this is where i am supposed to be.

Vi voglio un sacco bene!!  

LOVE Sorella Woods

Buon PASQUA TUTTI... its an easter cake... a Dove cake for Jesus!

Where in the world is the time...

But seriously. I just watched General Conference at the MTC.. I hit my half

way mark next transfer already... Its crazy. So i have only been here in
Bergamo for maybe about a transfer now after being space transferred
here..so i dont know everything..That is my starting excuse. So i get a
call from a less active Sunday night to have a family night with them.. Im
thinking WOW,!!!! what a conference miracle that was... Heavenly Father
probably was just laughing as the next days events occurred...First bad
thing... our phone stops working so we cant call ANYBODY! So we head over
to another members house to bring her with us.. and shes not home... Our
bus was late so we were already late in the first place. We run the mile or
so to the tram to try to get to this poor ladies house.. By this time we
are already 30 minutes late. We run up and down the four flights of stairs
a good three times because we cant find her door and finally once we do she
opens it and just stares at us. Im SOOOO excited because we havent been
able to get an appt with her... But she just continues to stare... Finally
she says.. what are you doing here, we dont have an appt... Im thinking
what in the world!!!. I just talked to you last night lady.. Come to find
we looked at the wrong family on the ward list. The family we were supposed
to go to an hour and a half ago has the same last name... Winner... i am a
winner.... We ask this nice woman who looked at me like she wanted to slam
the door on us to use her phone because ours is still not working. We call
the other family.. run back to the tram and make it there... almost 2 hours
late.. But hey, it made for a great story and we got good cardio in.. so
what you gonna do. That was a fun point this week but my favorite part all
joking aside was conference. I LOVE CONFERENCE.. I think Sorella Jones
thought i was a little crazy because i was jumping up and down in my chair
because i was so stoked for it to start.. Needless to say, i was not
dissapointed.. I thought MAYBE.. just maybe Sorelle would get to extend
their missions to 2 years, but alas. Still at 1 and a half.. but hey. There
is always next conference! I know with all the things that i know that this
is the true church on the earth. We have listened to the prophets and
apostles who have been called by GOD! That is amazing in and of itself!
Everything was so incredibly inspired for what we need in this day and
time. I cannot even say how much i love this gospel and church that is on
the earth today. I love the members, missionaries, leaders... everyone. We
have such a light that comes directly from Christ. Sometimes we have crappy
days... or just stupid moments like me messing up what family we are going
to, but seriously, its all good in the end. I thought i would stop being a
blonde once i came here, but nope... Things like that i guess dont change..
But seriously, like we heard this weekend.. Heavenly Father will never be
indebted to us... not even in the crappiest of crappy situations. Every
moment is given to us out of genuine love for our benifit and growth. I
hope i continue to remember that because with that comes my gratitude
towards our Heavenly Father that He so deserves.
Have a fun week!
we also found a castle.. and drank out of what i want to call the BOM
fountain of knowledge... we are just too legit to quit.
Love Sorella Woods

I found a keeper in Italy... hes hot to trot

My mom and Gillette!!!! in Milano at transfer circles!!!! I love them!!

Barbra and Massimo... My petshop family. Sanremo

This is what dreams are made of!!!

Cristal and jack. She says "love the little guy"

> So we decided we wanted to play a scavanger hunt this week... and one was
> to get a picture with a red vespa because thats about as Italian as you can
> get... well we did it!!
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> Even got the proof picture to show it and a red skirt to match.. But i feel
> like i could be doing some slogan for Mcdonals what with the yellow and
> red. We also found a little dog roaming around the streets yesterday...
> Usually they have their master with them but this little guy didnt so of
> course Sorella Carter and i just had to stop and get a picture with him..
> But that wasnt enough.. So i pick him up and we start trying to find his
> owner. So i call the number on his tag and noone picks up. So im down to
> the point that i would just like a new pet, but thats not allowed so i try
> the number again.. this woman picks up and ask who it is.. i proceed to
> tell her that i am Sorella Woods a sister missionary and that i have her
> dog.. That would be a strange call to get... She than hangs up on me.. All
> of a sudden Jack.. the dog... leaps from my arms and runs up to this car
> that had pulled up accross the street.. and what do you know.. its his
> owner. She just glares at us.. throws Jack in the back, and walks away...
> we than proceed to slowly and awkwardly walk away I think she knew i had
> the intent of taking him with me. But now cute little Jack is back
> home..There is just always something fun here. So yesterday was April
> fools... and we get a call that Carter is being transferred, but guess
> what.. its not a joke.. even though we wish it to be. So today is our last
> day to finish our scavenger hunt. We will succeed!!! It has been a great
> transfer. It has probably been my most difficult work wise because there is
> noone who really has interest but it is an amazing city and i have had an
> amazing companion. Its just times like these where i know Heavenly Father
> knows im getting a little too comfortable and its time for me to grow
> again... Its like a never ending pattern.. One transfer is really great and
> the next not so much.. Same with one transfer i grow a lot and the next i
> dont feel like i did so much. Just to think that this is just another part
> of the great plan. Our baptisms fell through but hopefully this next week
> they will happen. I pray that they will happen but it is His choice. Never
> ours. Some days its really hard to have the desire to be shut down again
> and to go talk to people who look at you like your the plauge.. As i hear
> about your struggles in the normal world i just think this... after the
> trial comes the reward. I promise that is exactly how it goes.. He lets
> stuggles happen.. He has to because that is when we become who He needs us
> to be.. and than that is when He lifts us up.. That is when we are humble
> enough to recieve the answer and be given the direction we need to turn.
> That is when we see the miracles with people here in Italy. That is when
> you at home see the success with work, school, and with really whatever
> else you need. Just always give your trust and will to Him, because that is
> right when the struggle will end. I promise. I love youuuuuu! Have an
> amazing week!
> Love Sorella Woods

Italian gelato

They don't like them JWs

Creepy Italian elevators

SHe LOVES tangled and i hide pascel every week somewhere new