Spring time Continues - Week 36

Hey everyone,

First off I would like to give a special birthday shout out to my mother that turned an amazingly young 26. Don't believe me ask my dad hahaa

Anyways transfer calls were this week and the trio has ended and Anziano Revorado is going to Udine. However, I am staying in Pesaro to be with Anziano Cameron again, so needless to say I am excited. They are not sending down any other missionaries to be in Pesaro so it will just be myself and Cameron. This will be really interesting for me because I have never been alone in a city with another missionary. All the work is now solely for us to do. No pressure right??

So this week has been full and quite busy. We had our preparation zone training for the conference with Elder Bednar, and are really trying to consecrate ourselves more fully so that we can get the most out of his visit. On Saturday we also helped a family move their belongings from the 6th floor of an apartment to the first. I think overall we did about 200 flights of stairs that day. I was pretty dang sore for the next few days. But we were really able to bond with the grandma of the family. She was grateful for our willingness to help, and even more surprised we would do it for free. She asked for a book of mormon so she could get to know our religion better and we hope that something good will come from it.

The rest of this week was focused on saying goodbyes for Anziano Revorado. We visited a less active that hasn't been to church in a few years, and he was very delighted to see us. He had been having marital issues and needed the friendship from us. He works as a caretaker for a formula one driver's house. the owner is Gianni M. Anura, the caretaker took us to M's villa and it was pretty stinking awesome. It has the prettiest view of Pesaro I have ever seen, and it just screams luxury. But best of all aside from the villa, Anura wants to come back to church.

The work is progressing and we have a lot of great possibilities this week. We are keeping our eyes open for people who want to hear our message. Just to finish with a little portion that Elder Ballard said last year. "Catch others doing something good" Too often we look to point out the negative. Our inner selves tell us that we need to see the mistakes in others to make ourselves feel better. But how does that help us truly be better people? It doesn't. If we want to "catch" other people doing good things, we can notice is so much more, and make it known. Everyone wants to know they are a success, even if it is just in the little things. No one wants to hear everything they mess up on or do wrong. We need to help them realize the talents they have.

I know this gospel is true, and that we can all apply the Christ like attributes in our own lives, through service and love. I hope everyone has a fantastic week!