Ciao tutti!
Come state?
Tutto bene?
Siete insieme finalmente, sì?
This week has been a huge mess of up and down and really hard, and blessings (the calm after the storm).
I really wanted to give up this week...without any reason. It was just hard. Sometimes Satan just makes me think that we're not accomplishing anything I guess, but I went through the motions anyway and I came out on top. Although going through the motions is bad, doing it because it's right is a good way to just keep moving.
I don't want to be anywhere else in the world. Not even with you three and Georgie - and that's saying something.
Something funny that I might have already told you is that...I'M THE TALLEST IN OUR HOUSE! ha ha ha! Take that tall people, who is the tall one now? ME! ;)
OH BTW....we haven't had hot water for two weeks. Everyone goes on vacanza in August and our landlord turned off his water (we live in a 'duplex) and that turned off our hot water. Va beh, it's actually nice after a long day---but my face has never been so bad because we don't have hot water to scrub the dirt out. I'm going to start microwave or boiling water though to wash my face.
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We got new mattresses this week from IKEA!
I HAVE NEVER SLEPT SO WELL IN MY LIFE!
OMG it's amazing! They are perfect!
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It's been pretty cool lately. It rains like once every two weeks. Some days it's almost unbearably hot, and hopefully we have lessons those days but not always. It's ok though, my new skirts really help! :)
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During weekly planning, Sorella Hoppe has me conduct the session now and at the end we always talk about goals right? Well, something that I want to do is to act with this phrase.
I did all that I could do.....(this is the phrase)...'and I did a lot more'. I want to be that kind of person.
It also connects with the Strength, Courage, Patience.
We did parco this week, we talked to everyone (there weren't many people there...we maybe talked to 10) and I wasn't afraid to just talk and explain. Every one took a card or pamphlet. Nothing has come of it, but how great! no one yelled at us! and they were all Italian! ...our ward is pretty much all South American so we don't get to talk to a lot of Italians----Milano is full of Filipinos, Peruvians, and Egyptians. It's awesome!
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I found a few scriptures that I want you all to look over
Jacob 2:35
STUDY JACOB 4! It is sooooo cool!
I studied it this morning so it you study it today its like we're connected or something!
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We just adjusted our finding areas this week and I feel really good about it. Our area...areas are splits between the left side of our 1/3 of milano and the parc around our church- I know that makes no sense to you sorry!
We did it that way so that we could have parco because there isn't any parco in one area. We went to check out our new digs this week and we had a lesson in the parco with a Muslim man...he was amazing. He is searching for the truth, he's Muslim so he understands why prophets are key, he wants a Book of Mormon in Arabo, and he's great! The only issue is that because of new mission rules, we have to pass him to our anziani, so we'll do that after our next lesson so that we can say he's an official investigator.
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Another one of the new rules is everyone that is GANS (YSA) age, we need to call them Sorella/Fratello lastname. It's odd put it into practice but I get it. It makes sense. We work with one GANS a lot, she's amazing! It'll be weird to have to call her Sorella instead of her first name. We've become kind of friends...is that allowed?
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Hey! You won't believe this...or maybe you will. I HAVE A TAN! Not on my legs of course because we always walk and they'll never get any color....BUT! I have a cool modesty tan. I like it!
Speaking of tans...you know how I have those special cool leather ENGLISH scriptures? How the color changes and gets stronger the more you use them? It's funny how different the colors are between Book of Mormon and Bible. The Book of Mormon is a lot brighter! I want to read the Bible more, but there isn't really any time. I want to really study it and that takes a while, but I really love The New Testament.
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Eva, I gave your Facebook and email to some girls here in Milano. they are 13, 13, and 12.
Si chiamano Jashmine, Christine, and Jennifer. The first two are Filipina sisters and Jennifer is Peruviana. They are so cute. Talk to them!
Sorry Tanney and Mommy, I haven't given anyone your stuff but I'm pretty sure you prefer it that way.
There are so many Spanish speakers here Tanney. When you come, you won't be lost. You'll be able to talk to everyone. Even in church the Latinos mix Italian and Spanish so the Italians understand everyone anyway. You'll be perfect!
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Hey, can you send me the NEW & OLD scripture mastery references, I didn't mark all of the ones in the bible and d&c in my new scriptures. And I want to see the new ones!
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Listen to this.
We have this investigator that has been on vacanza.
We left her with 5 envelopes full of scriptures for all the weeks she'll be gone. She's read 3 already. I've told you all about her.
She texted us the other day and she was saying:
"Oh, I really like Alma 32" and she pretty much quoted it, then she said "I can't memorize it because I'm old. Sorry!"
How cool is she??? Oh man, she's so ready!
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So the way Italy is set up is a little different
They have Cartoleria for like office supplies, Farmacia for all of your creams, sprays, salt, and pharmaceuticals, and your grocery stores. It's confusing because super markets at home have everything. There is one store for every need. Here there is one store for one need.
Also here they don't have the same shampoo...they have like Garnier and stuff but they have 'flavors' that we don't have at home. Its not same but not DUN DUN DUN!
It's just funny.
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Something I do to calm myself down after the day is sing in the shower. I can't remember many English hymns and I don't know the Italian hymns. When I'm lucky I can remember children's hymns and a few verses to a hymn. What really helps is singing our lullabies though. I know they aren't church approved but they remind me of being an eternal family so I think its ok.
I love you all so much- this is a sacrifice, but a gift.
I'm trying hard to develop Strength, Courage, and Patience.
My 'example' of the week...(the thing that my blessing said that I told you about was that I need to remember my examples)
My example of the week (its my new thing)....
is Nephi. I chose him because of one of the last scriptures he ever wrote...
'the Lord commanded me, and I must obey'.
how powerful. how simple.
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Please send me foto of you all together!
PS: if I write any words that look wrong in English, they might be errors, but mostly likely they're just Italian ha ha- like frase, foto, etc.
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I printed out some foto this week so I'll send them today if I can, or next P-DAY. you've already seen them all but I figured you might want hard copies.
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I thought of something funny to do....The adventures of Nutella: The SuperNocciola! you'll like it, it'll basically just be pictures of Nutella in each city that I'm in.
it'll keep the spirits up----
sorry this letter is more silly than spiritual.
I love you all. We are eternal. Our bracelets tell us so :).
You are in my heart and prayers and the prayers of others.
I love you more than I knew I did before.
I am different because I am here.
I am happy because I am here.
I am a disciple of Christ and will be until the end because I am here.
Don't any of you ever give up. Even I wanted to this week, but I didn't. Use my example - lean on my faith if you need to.
Don't you dare give up. You can win this fight. You are not alone.
I am here. He is here. You are never alone.
I love you all more than earthly words can express.
I miss you, just enough to keep me here.
Don't forget, we have the rest of eternity.
I love you
I love you
I love you
Sorella Carlock
Missionary Lopo
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