Ciao a tutti!!!
It is Crazy that I'm emailing again. Sometimes I wish things could slow down because it's all going by too fast. The weather is cooling down and Bologna is still it's awesome self. We got transfer news and 2 elders are moving into our apartment. It's been a crazy crazy few days getting ready for the 2 elders coming because we don't have enough beds, dressers etc. I'm excited for the craziness though.
Some really cool things happened this week. After English class last Thursday, a guy named William walked in and asked to learn more about us. We taught him the restoration of the Gospel and about the Book of Mormon. Things like this rarely happen to us!
Another awesome miracle was running into a guy I had met on the bus a few weeks ago. When we had met a few weeks ago he was giving me his phone number but had to get off the bus for his stop. Well last week we felt like we should go to this one bus stop and got on the first bus that came and he was on it. We talked and got his number and we should meet this week.
We were able to watch 3 sessions of conference and I loved it all so much. One of my favorites was the talk by Elder Cook of the 12 apostles. He talked about the stumbling blocks that confuse us and keep us from being valiant. The 5 main stumbling blocks he mentioned were:
1. The philosophies of men (People believing more in Man than in the Savior and His teachings)
2. Choosing to have no religion
3. Giving up before holding out to the end
4. Refusing to acknowledge sin in its true light
5. Looking beyond the mark (Taking gospel teachings to the extreme and not seeing the big picture)
One of the last things he said was "stumbling blocks can be made into stepping stones" We can either let a stumbling block knock us down or we can rise above it and become even better.
The world is changing every minute and we need to always remember who we are and what we stand for. I love being here and I love what I am teaching other people. I know it is true!
Love you all!!
It is Crazy that I'm emailing again. Sometimes I wish things could slow down because it's all going by too fast. The weather is cooling down and Bologna is still it's awesome self. We got transfer news and 2 elders are moving into our apartment. It's been a crazy crazy few days getting ready for the 2 elders coming because we don't have enough beds, dressers etc. I'm excited for the craziness though.
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| Busy, Busy Bologna |
Some really cool things happened this week. After English class last Thursday, a guy named William walked in and asked to learn more about us. We taught him the restoration of the Gospel and about the Book of Mormon. Things like this rarely happen to us!
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| Eating FuFu |
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| African Food |
Another awesome miracle was running into a guy I had met on the bus a few weeks ago. When we had met a few weeks ago he was giving me his phone number but had to get off the bus for his stop. Well last week we felt like we should go to this one bus stop and got on the first bus that came and he was on it. We talked and got his number and we should meet this week.
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| The windows were green! The piazza is so beautiful! |
We were able to watch 3 sessions of conference and I loved it all so much. One of my favorites was the talk by Elder Cook of the 12 apostles. He talked about the stumbling blocks that confuse us and keep us from being valiant. The 5 main stumbling blocks he mentioned were:
1. The philosophies of men (People believing more in Man than in the Savior and His teachings)
2. Choosing to have no religion
3. Giving up before holding out to the end
4. Refusing to acknowledge sin in its true light
5. Looking beyond the mark (Taking gospel teachings to the extreme and not seeing the big picture)
One of the last things he said was "stumbling blocks can be made into stepping stones" We can either let a stumbling block knock us down or we can rise above it and become even better.
The world is changing every minute and we need to always remember who we are and what we stand for. I love being here and I love what I am teaching other people. I know it is true!
Love you all!!
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