Bella the Ball: A Cardinal, a crypt, and a sister missionary

So on Saturday we went to St. Peter's basilica and let me tell you it was quite an experience. The pictures that are going to follow will never do St. Peter's justice and it really is just something you have to experience for yourself but I will tell you one thing it is so big and I just can't get over the fact that it took nearly 100 years to build and that people were willing to take on that large of a project. It truly is incredible and every inch of it is like a piece of art. Seeing the Pieta was one of the coolest experiences ever and seeing the expression on Mary's face as she held the body of Christ really seemed like an expression that a real mother would have when going through something like that. I don't know it's hard to describe and it's something you have to see. Stefani and I also snuck down into the grotto where many of the past pope's tombs are held, we didn't really sneak we followed a group down but it was pretty awesome. Probably the highlight of the experience however was when we were walking towards the Pieta and an Australian man came up behind us and asked if we were sister missionaries. Everyone in St. Peters has to be dressed modestly so who knows why he asked but he was there with his family because his daughter had served in Rome and they were back visiting. Seriously the best part of the day.