A Day in the Mountains

We went to the mountains yesterday to visit the Mondeli's in their  mountain home.  Elder Taylor is leaving next week and he wanted to see it.  All four of us missionaries went and we also brought Sister Delia.  What a delightful day.  It was about 1/2 an hour away from Battipalgia.  We were not sure where to go.  Sister Delia knew how to get to the town below.  We thought we would just call 

the Mondeli's then and get the final directions....but we couldn't get ahold of them.  So we found ourselves in the middle of the town square where they were holding a outdoor market.  Lots of people everywhere and the road was blocked so we couldn't travel any further in the direction we were heading.  We all got out of the car and Maria starts talking to a man that was just standing there, near our car and she asks him if he knew where the Mondeli's lived.  Yes he did and he said that he was probably the only person in the whole town who knew where they lived because they just bought the house a few years ago and weren't from there originally.  He worked with Brother Mondeli in Battipaglia until just a few years ago until he had a stroke.  But he jumped in the car with us and led us up mountain paths until we found the right place.  It was a piece of heaven and we loved every minute there.  It was a tender mercy from Heavenly Father that we met this man in the market place.