This week has been extra busy with things, but that's life out here. We were able to have another church tour this week for an elementary school class of ten-year-olds. It was really awesome because one of the students is a member so there was a lot of excitement from these kids to see what our church was all about. These ten-year-olds blew my mind again by asking so many deep questions. They were really intrigued by the message of the restoration and the Book of Mormon. We were able to spend an hour with them answering questions, explaining our beliefs, and give them a small tour of our building. It was another great experience for us to have here.
Then we had another exchange with the Anziani in Udine, and I felt like both of us needed to be working in their area for the day, so there were four of us working in that city. It was nice for me because I was able to teach some of their investigators and get a feel for what may be good for them to teach these people. Usually, I am always in my assigned area for exchanges to instruct missionaries but we felt this would be a good opportunity to help them with their people.
Friday we had a zone conference in Pordenone, and it was really nice. Our themes were based off of really teaching people instead of just principles, and on true conversion. It was nice because this is something always on my mind, because the people we teach are more than just investigators of the church, but are people with thoughts, feelings, and personality. If we don't come to learn who these people are, we will never be able to know what will be of most help to them. So needless to say I enjoyed this zone conference.
Zone Conference
P. is doing ok, he had some sad news from back home, but the branch like always is being so supportive of him. He is really stepping up and being a good friend to others in the branch who he meets.
We have been doing a lot with members and on a visit to a member's house, we met their friend M. He is a really nice man and has known this family for a while. We met with him and he gladly let us share a message with him. It was great because this family was spot on in adding their testimony to him. He lives in Pordenone so we won't be teaching him as much but it was nice because we feel that he is willing to continue learning about our message.
This week I also had the lovely surprise of a visit from Brother McBryde. It was pretty dang awesome to see him again. It is really nice to be able to keep seeing him after over a year, knowing that we are good friends and that we left a good impression on him. He came up and we talked and during lunch, he took us to a thing called an escape room, which is basically a locked room in which you have an hour to find clues, solve puzzles, and escape. Well, we did it and we set a new record by escaping in 34 minutes!
This week my mind has been centered around a quote from a conference talk. This talk was centered around diligence and perseverance, and Elder Renlund talked a little bit about how Nelson Mandela was someone how was considered a saint for forgiving the people who imprisoned him for years. He quoted something from Nelson that I really liked. He said, "I’m no saint--that is, unless you think a saint is a sinner who keeps on trying." I really liked that quote because no one is or will be perfect in this life. I like this because it shows that everyone people look up to, are people who are trying every day, just like us, to overcome temptation and sin. No matter how perfect someone looks, they still are overcoming things just like we are. We all can keep trying to be better people and with the help of he savior we can make a difference in the world. We just need to keep trying everyday!
I know is gospel is true I know it molds us to be better people and I know every day we can become more like our Heavenly Father, if we keep trying!
Muddy Buddies!
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