Friday, May 4, 2012

First Weeks in Taranto

I am starting to learn what it means to live in southern Italy during the summer. I have officially changed skin color in the past two days. I'm hoping to pass from my white of the Utah winter to tan with as much grace as possible. It's going pretty well so far, though the elders laughed at me when I borrowed an idea from the Asian tourist and took my umbrella to use as we were in the sun for P-Day this morning. My first Zone Conference is tomorrow, so I have no desire to show up feverish and unable to move thanks to a fresh, blistering sunburn. Even so, our visit to Taranto Vecchio, or old Taranto, was awesome, complete with old Greek/Roman/Spanish/Byzantine/Italian Castle/Fort/Prision/City Attraction thanks to the local Navy Base.

I have to run, but the work here is definately different then I expected. We are not short of people who want to listen to us or meet with us. The question is how to help them transitioning from listening to feeling. I am hoping to receive some insight at conference tomorrow.  

Tanti Cari Saluti! 

Sorella Lovell

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