Thanks for your emails. I really enjoy hearing from all of you!
This week....we have some good news. We are seeing a baptism on Sunday!
The other sorelle from last transfer were teaching someone and now she is getting baptized! She's so ready and we are so glad to be the tiniest teeniest, miniscule part in her progress towards heaven.
We have a few other people that are progressing towards baptism and we are so excited. We know how important this step is, and it's only the beginning, and I wish everyone knew what happiness it would bring them.
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We went to the Magnum icecream store today.
You get to bascially make your own bar.
I coated it with white chocolate; my toppings were brownie pieces, flakes of dried raspberries, and nocciola or hazelnut. Then I had dark chocolate drizzle. Sounds fancy, but it kind of tasted like chocolate and raspberry honey bunches of oats. I loved it! I think the store is a great idea, and I think you would all like it, too. I attached a picture.
That picture of the fountain or whatever it is...its the inner garden of a palazzo or apartment building in the middle of the city. Beautiful.
Eva, I am so proud of your volleyball skills and your Italian. It's awesome! Vai avanti! WOOHOO! C'è la fai!
Mommy, you and Kareem as partners...I imagine that being very exciting and kind of funny! I hope you are enjoying your program and I am so glad you like your job.
Tanney! WOOHOO! You got a brand-new, OLD car! Yay!
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I'm sick this week. I have a sore throat and now I'm sneezing and under my eyes hurts. Just hope it goes away.
In Zone Conference we were asked to be bold and loving, so that our investigators would know how important acting on their faith is. I was really bold in a lesson and told a woman that we see that her baptism was done without the proper authority and that our church has the authority directly from me. That if she were to be baptized again that her life would be blessed and she would feel full of joy and happiness. I think I really hurt her feelings, but I believe that I did what I needed to do. I'm all torn up inside. I tried to do the right thing, and now I don't know if it was right. I've prayed and I felt calmer after, but I keep being reminded of it and Satan is really weighing on me.
I don't know if you know that this is but there is something called ''forever finding'', basically where you talk to every, everywhere, all the time. I don't ever talk to anyone. I just let people walk by or stand there on the metro and I haven't said anything. If Sorella Bucco...or even Sorella Hoppe would speak, I would involve myself but I never start. I am really giu lately (down). I came here to tell EVERYONE about the truth. I came here to baptize and preach and help and life and serve. I am a missionary...but I don't feel like one.
I'm sorry that I'm letting you down...I'm not living up to my potential and I'm just kind of having a hard few days. please forgive me.
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We have a few more investigators than last transfer and we are really excited. We are seeing a mom. She has a 6yr old boy and he is so sweet.
This woman is amazing. She is so special and so ready to progress. She asks questions, she wants to know if her beliefs are right. She wants to be sincere and honest and she wants to make sure that what we are saying is true. I love her. I just want to hug her all the time, that's kind of how I imagine Christ feels. He wishes He could be here to cheer us all on, but he can't...maybe that's wrong I don't know, but I feel the love that He feels for her when I see her. Maybe it's a small piece, but even that small piece fills my heart and I want her to be able to live with God in Heaven.
what is the scripture...oh how I wish I were an angel that I could declare...
that's the way I feel. I wish I had the strength and the diligence and motivation to do all the things that I promised I would do. I wish that I when I get to the next life and the veil is lifted, I won't be ashamed of the life I led.
I'm sorry that this is such a sad email. I'd rather tell you than pretend that I didn't wish I was a better missionary.
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I know that this church is true. I know that missionary work and being here is the most important thing I could ever do in this life. I know that God lives and is our Father and He loves us. If I ever doubt anything, it will never be these things. Jesus Christ came to the earth. He suffered our sins and heartaches and burdens- he left the presence of the Father to take upon Himself our worldly worries, and die so that we could again live. I have felt in my heart, mind, and soul the Spirit testifying these truths unto me and I will never deny them. I am a child of God. Every single one of us are brothers and sisters. We are all loved by our Creater, and our Father- I love Him. He loves us individually. They love us and know us. I have NO DOUBT!
I love you three so much. I hope that I can re-energize myself and work so that you can be blessed. You three deserve soooo much. I pray that, even if were never to receive the blessings from this work that you 3 might receive them because of how GOOD you are. Siete speciali, beyond compare.
Thank you for being my family...my eternal family.
I pray for you. I think of you. I wish you all the blessings God can ever give.
I love you more than I can ever express.
Please forgive me for being weak right now. I will improve.
I love you,
NEVER GIVE UP
Sorella
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