One week in Battipalgia

Here is a picture of the village center in Cava di Terrini where the Tavenari's live.  We visited them on Tuesday and they helped us with any questions we had and showed us how to shop and get italian Internet and telephone.  They are a darling couple with a six month old baby boy.  Jonathan plays with a pro basketball team here in Italy.  His wife Kiri is from South Jordan.
today is Saturday. (Sorry about the no capitals and typos.  My iPad is great but often doesn't respond like a normal keyboard.  ).
Yesterday we had a good missionary day.  Our first day that we didn't have to worry about getting organized and  set up in our apartment.  On our morning walk we talked with a lady from Russia who is a widow and was so so nice.  We got her name and number and will try to get to know her.  We drove the elders to a nearby city, called Avellino, and visited an older man who is a member, and he was in the hospital.  We picked up his wife and drove to the hospital.  we were able to give him a blessing and visit with him and his wife.  We then drove way up into the mountains and had a lesson with a sweet girl named Flavian, who wants to be baptized.  she has an amazing testimony already.  she committed to be baptized on March 2nd.  I started to cry when she said she would be baptized.  he spirit was really strong and we all felt it.
We stopped at Ikea on the way home and I got a dish drainer.  yea!  I can wash dishes in style now!  Our kitchen had a bad gas smell this morning.  I closed the door to the kitchen so we won't get it throughout the house.  I will try to call someone about that.
We are at the church doing our blogs since our Internet is to slow at our house.  we got up before six this morning so we could get over here. We have a missionary planning meeting here this morning later.
Thanks for your emails and prayers.  We love you all.  Have a fun weekend next Saturday with Grandpa Minson's celebration.  Everyone give him and grandma a hug from me.
Ciao Ciao