Hey guys!
This has been a great week and things are going good! It has rained
every p-day since I've been here though... It makes sight seeing a
little more difficult! Where's the spring!?
There is a lot of exciting things going on here in Rome with the
Conclave to decide who the new pope will be. It was really cool, today
we went to go see one of the smoke displays and a news reporter from
Aljazzeera (I think it's famous in all over the world except America... I
dunno) asked me if they could interview me live and I accepted.
Unfortunately breaking news from Turkey came in so they ruled out my
live broadcast so I was almost on TV as a missionary! We saw the black
smoke which indicated that they still haven't agreed on a new pope yet,
but it was fun being with all the people who all gasped when the smoke
came out of the Sistine Chapel and then I got to get to know some news
reporters from CNN and a lady who just made a documentary about
Christians in the middle east. I'm hoping that we will be able to see
the announcement when they decide given that we pass by the Vatican a
couple times a week. We'll see! It is exciting to be in Rome during a
historical time.
I got to go in the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Piazza Navona, Castel
Sant'Angelo, and many other monuments today and last p-day. There is
just so much to see! I think I heard someone say that 66% of the world's
treasures of art are in Italy and a lot of it is here in Rome! I love
it!
Our investigators are doing pretty good! Unfortunately Giovanni
cannot be baptized yet... The good news is that Sharron, a
Filipino investigator of the sisters' is getting baptised on Sunday and
she asked me a few days ago if I'd perform the baptism for her! I'm
honored and excited to be a part of the experience and she is such a
sweet and kind lady that also cooks amazing Filipino food! She is the
best friend of the mother of DeeJay, our recent convert of a few weeks
ago.
Mauro and his family are progressing well and we finally heard him
say a prayer for the first time and it went well. The main thing we have
been pushing them to do is to pray together as a family and they
finally did it so we are so happy! Unfortunately Mauro couldn't come to
church but Rosa did and brought a friend!
We have been working a lot also with members and strengthening
them. We went to the birthday party of a little 11 year old Filipino
girl in the ward and her family was very happy and they had invited us
to give us referrals of their friends who were there. We made some great
friendships and we hope that something will spark from it. There is
also an awesome American family that has been here for a few months
named the Flitton's. Now I'm not sure if I've mentioned them but they
live in Park City and have a beach house at Dana Point so I already set
up a family dinner with them for July when we are there. Prepare to have
some new family friends! They have seven kids that relate perfectly to
the Weasly family from Harry Potter except they are all blond instead of
red-heads. They are amazing!
That's the sum up of the week! Anziano Cardinet is getting a little
anxious as he is about to go home but he's working hard and going
strong and is a great example to me. I love you all so much! I love you
Dad, I love you Mom, I love you Morgan, I love you Brooke, I love you
Heather, and I love you Greg. Have a great week! Thank you so much for
your love, support, and emails! You guys are the best and I love you all
with all my heart!
Un abbraccio!
Anziano Clay Lacey
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