Week 46

April 11, 2016

Pretty darn crazy week, here are some highlights:

1. The sisters' investigator texted them Tuesday saying "can I be baptized this Saturday?" She was totally ready and it happened! We announced it in English course and this sweet older lady asked us "so if we come on Saturday do we have to be baptized too?" I reassured her that she didn't, and she came with her daughter and friend! Two of them seem to have some good potential as the sisters' investigators.

2. After the baptism I had an epiphany. We had practiced "Come thou Fount" for just a little bit on Thursday because we were going to sing as missionaries on Sunday, and I had had to play the piano. That makes it kind of hard to practice singing the bass in Italian. So, when we got together as missionaries to practice, I invited Samuel to come sing with me. Turns out he plays guitar and has written about 50 of his own gospel songs. I literally have no way to describe what it was like to have him standing there next to me singing bass in his deep, beautiful, rich, African voice. I wanted to laugh and cry at the same time. Our ward mission leader was killing it on the piano, and it went well when we performed it the next day in church.

3. Miracle time!!! John has been a faithful member of the church for the past few months... Except he's not a member. As of last fall, we aren't allowed to teach or baptize Africans unless they have documents. But he just got his, and we are meeting him to get him ready tomorrow! Bishop was the one who gave us the good news. I am continually taken aback at his charity towards these people. He even does his best to speak to them in his decent English (though they are all taking Italian lessons from the senior couple). 

4. Piero completed his fast with us. He still did not get the sign he was hoping for, but we are giving him one last chance to pray specifically to know if what we have told him is true. It's hard because you can't really look straight into someone's heart and see their motives (although I still hold that the vast majority of the time you can tell if someone will be baptized or not after the first lesson). 

It's been a little hard to come down off the mountain of general conference per se, but we are seeing some big blessings here, thanks for keeping us in your prayers. 

Love, 

Anziano Cannon 

 Zone calico today was nuts! I am so burnt 
and hopefully weigh a little less now!