We had our first district council of the transfer. Elder Jung, our new district leader, and his companion, Elder Fjord, are stationed in Foggia, but came to Bari by train to be with the rest of us. Elder Jung was born in Argentina to a Bolivian mother and a Korean father. But he grew up in Bergamo, Italy. Great young man.
After district meeting we had lunch for the Elders and our new friend Nicola Cassano. He used to be a member, then joined an evangelical church, but is now attending our church again. Nice man just a couple of years younger than me.
We had a very meaningful single adult activity last Saturday. One of our GANS, Carmen, suggested we join in a community effort to clean up Pane e Pomodoro (Bread and Tomato) beach. We had a good turn out and one of our GANS was interviewed by a local TV station. Afterwards, we walked to Santa Rita in Bari Vecchia for their famous focaccia.
Thursday, instead of just having the sisters over for lunch, Dawn decided to have a cooking class. They prepared a wonderful meal of insalata caprese and spaghetti alla carbonara. It was yummy.
Last Sunday, we attended church at the Taranto 2nd ward. It was a nice meeting. The bishop asked us to bear testimonies and Dawn did a great job. We also inspected the Elder's and Sister's apartments while we were there. I'd like to see some upgrades to a number of items. Things just get old, wear out and break.
The temperatures are just perfect with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. Beautiful early fall weather. Dawn and I are enjoying having the young adults over each Sunday evening for FHE, teaching seminary on Wednesday and English class on Tuesday and Thursday, and having a young adult activity usually Wednesday evenings. We are looking forward to general conference this weekend.
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