Click on the "mess" above and increase the size of it. Then notice that I make lots of mistakes.
I wrote a "composition" in Italian yesterday. (Subject: Introducing ourselves.) Fratello (Bro.) Perticaroli asked me if I would like him to correct it. I said yes. He looked at it for 3 seconds and said, "This is full of mistakes."
There you see it, above.
You can see that it's a disaster.
I hope that this does not destroy the image you all have of me as "the guy who thinks he is perfect." It's just that I am simply not as far along as I had hoped I would be. Nevertheless, give me a few more weeks and you'll see some improvement.
Today, Elder Ge'rald J. Causse," Second Counselor in the European Area Presidency was here. He attended our "prayer and preparation meeting," and spoke about 12 minutes to us. There are two counselors in the temple presidency : one, a Frenchman, is in charge of the French speakers. The other, an Italian, Bro. Savian, is in charge of the rest of us, which includes a new American couple, a widowed German speaking sister (who also speaks English) and us. Bro. Savian is a gifted polyglot; he does Italian and German very well, and French quite well, and English quite well too, but a little less well than French. Elder Causse' spoke in English for the benefit of the newly arrived American couple and the German lady (and for us, a little). Bro. Savian translated into Italian for the rest. Need it be said? This is a unique temple!
We are learning our jobs! Mom took people through the veil today, and I was a veil coordinator today (there's a *lot * to that job!). They say it takes four months to train a temple worker (to do everything). We're finishing our 3rd week. I don't think it will take 4 months for us, but maybe they'll spring some new things on us soon.
This evening we had the American couple (who know very very little Italian) and the German sister over for dinner. It was fun.
Luv to all,
Dad/Gerry
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