Rome, Italy

Okay, this is the real Italy. We have been in Rome for 4 days now and have been trying to get our apartment set up so we are not freezing, and the landlord is installing a shower for us this week. But since we do not want to murmur, we will share the fun new cultural things we are learning about. 

Today, Sunday, February 15, 2009, the bishopric member introduced us in church and we were asked to speak briefly. The ward is well attended and the chapel was full. I know the church is true in Italy, since they have Relief Society and Priesthood first just as they do in Cardston, Alberta. Each organization is up and running. We wore ear-phones in the meetings so we could understand a missionary who was translating for some of us. Most of the members speak Italian and almost no English. A wonderful sister who served her mission here and is now working here teaching English to a rich family's kids, was our interpreter. 

This afternoon we ate dinner at another mission couple's apartment and got to know 3 assistants to the president. Outstanding missionaries! It has been a very rewarding day. 

Check out pictures of some of the famous spots in the center of Rome that we saw yesterday on our Preparation day. 

Ciao, Anziano and Sorelle Sommerfeldt