This week has been a good one none the less. It was "carnevale" week so every kid was dressed up in a costume of some sort going to a party. That being said, our branch had a carnevale activity as well. It was a blast, there were about 20 kids just running around in costumes playing games and having fun, and for us it was fun to talk with everyone and see the lighter side of the branch. There were several nonmembers that came, and it was a nice event.
Thursday we were able to give some service to a part member family that lives in Fossalon, the Codarin family. They have a bunch of farm land, and they are getting close to their rush season. With the wetness we have been getting we needed to wear special work clothes and rain/mud boots, because we were working with radicchi, pulling them out of the ground, and prepping them. It was a blast.
Just getting dirty doing farm work
After church on Sunday we were able to go with a couple families in our branch to Cividale, an old city a little north of Gorizia. It is a city that has history all the way back to Caesar the roman emperor. It was really nice, and There was a free museum with Viking items that were found in Cividale graves. We hope to go back and see even more when it isn't raining as much.
Cividale
Casa medievale
I ossi del cavallo
P. is doing well. We are reading the Book of Mormon with him, to help him keep pushing forward. He often has a commitment that isn't of his choice on Sunday so we are slowly working to help him find a way to be able to come to church more often. But overall, he is doing awesome.
M. is doing well too. We read a talk by Neil L. Anderson, titled "If it is True, What Else Matters?" It brought a good spirit, and an important lesson. When we know something is right or true we don't have any excuse to not follow it. Gordon B Hinkley said it best, "When [an individual] is motivated by great and powerful convictions of truth, then he disciplines himself, not because of demands made by the Church but because of the knowledge within his heart"
One rainy day (out of the 5 rainy days...) we were doing some casa (door finding). It was pouring rain on us, and many people were being less than friendly to our questions. After a long time we got let into a house. We met a nice lady named S.. She might be considered the old cat lady, but she was younger and really nice. We had a great conversation with her, and she invited us to come back. She was like "it's raining, you boys shouldn't be outside" and that was how we got in haha.
Anyways this week my mind has really been focused on having daily conversion. When we do missionary work, or anything to better ourselves it is for our good. We sometimes, however, tend to just look into the past at our experiences and think that they are good enough. President Monson said (with my personal emphasis in parentheses), "Our missionary experiences (or any experience for growth) have to be current. It is not enough to sit back and ponder former experiences. To be fulfilled, you have to continue to naturally and normally share the gospel (or act to grow)". It can be applied to farm work. We can look back on a great harvest we had one year, but it will never be enough to keep us going forever, we need to plow the field daily, insuring that we will continue to have the necessary things for life. I know hat we all can have daily experiences, some being as little as a compliment to another person, or some being bigger. But as we do this we will always end up being more satisfied with ourselves.
I know that this gospel brings joy to everyone who seek to follow their Heavenly Father! Have a great week!
Making pizza #italy
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