How are you?
Are you all cold yet?
I have a lot of things to write today. Bear with me.
First, Eva you'll like this. I told the sisters live with about your personal progress project p p p p p. ha ha sorry... And one of the sisters that I live with has a sister. The sister was Elisabeth Smart's companion when Elisabeth had to come back for the trial and everything. Her last name is Pearce. cool huh?
Also I was reading in the bible dictionary and I found this cool thing about Faith
is says
Faith is:
-an actual knowledge that your life course pleases God,
-reception of blessings available in this life
-assurance of personal salvation
Faith means:
personal testimony
guidance
revelation
spiritual knowledge
Faith brings:
miracles
dreams
visions
healing
all the gifts of God
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I liked that. I have really been trying to work on growing my faith. We didn't write down my setting - apart blessing but I remember he talked about faith a lot; how it can be a base for my growth.
For your service as missionaries (Even from you mini-mission, Eva)
How you seen anything that might be able to help me learn and grow in faith?
Are there any things that you have learned to stay motivated to act?
Do you have any suggestions in how I can improve?
I just want to do this the right way, ya' know?
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So on lds.org Sorella O'Connor found something cool. If you go to the youth section, and go to music, you can download all of these great songs.
My favorite si chiama ''glorious'', Its beautiful.
ohhh Eva did you find that other song?
''storm before the sun''
''the night was worth the day''
that is a good one.
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Speaking of Eva, we have a woman in our ward named Eva. She's from Finland I think. She's an outrageous member missionary. It's awesome. Most of our potentials are from her
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Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving!!!! tomorrow!
I hope you eat a lot and take a nice nap.
We're going to make a big lunch here, and that will just have to do. I think it'll be good.
Christmas!
Ok....I want to make a Christmas box for you all.
Is there anything in Italy that I can get you- I got a little something already for each of us.
Is there ANYTHING that you would like? Not everything is super expensive...just the shoes. ha!
This past week, well the end of last week, Genova had a bus strike. It lasted 4 days long. It was really tough for us to get a lot of lessons this week because everyone lives up in the mountains. But we managed enough and now its over.
I'm staying her in Genova for Christmas with Sorella O'Connor. I'm excited! I like being her companion and I like Genova too! Its COOOLLLD!!!!! It's gotten so cold in the past few days.
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Well Christmas is in about a month. We will try to find a family that will have us over for dinner and we will skype from their house. We get about 30-40 minutes I think. Probably only 30. ma va beh, pazienza- pazienza means patience, but its kind of like ''whatever''.
It will be nice to talk to you. I've been trying to improve my accent so that I don't sound so stupid when we talk. We will see!
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Sorella O'Connor's mom sent a stocking and the General Conference ensign! WAHOO! I've read the session that we missed and I loved it! Elder Nelson's talk is my favorite! good stuff!
Thank you Sorella O'Connor's mom! Best almost Christmas gift!
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Tanney:
I need your help!
How did you learn Spanish so well?
What did you do to strengthen your accent?
I know I should be speaking Italian much more than I do, but is there anything else I can do?
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Well I love you all.
I don't have much else to say.
Genova is beautiful. The busses are running. It's getting colder.
Oh this I forgot.
We have a man that is outside our apartment, and walks up and down the street and just yells things. Jibber jabber, pretty much but he's always there. It's really interesting I guess one could say.
...this also. Italian grammar is fairly different from American grammar. It's proper english, in the sense that the way they speak on a normal basis is more elegant.
un esempio:
non si può fare così
one does not do such things...would be a close translation. That's a common phrase.
the use of ''one does not'' is very common.
non si può mangiare così
it's cool. I like it. So hopefully, speaking Italian will improve my English grammar.
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I love the Christmas study idea.
I guess other things to add would be like the living Christ maybe. I don't know, you tell me. Whatever has to do with the nativity and Jesus coming to the Earth, I'll take it. For now, since we only have a month and I won't hear if you've made adjustments until next week, I'll just start reading what you wrote.
Also, because of the thing I shared about my patriarchal blessing talking about Joseph who was sold into Egypt. I want to make a study plan for that so I can study him, his example, his blessings, and his faith. So I'll work on that: A plan to study about Joseph and then Ephraim. If you could give me pointers, that would be great.
I'm sorry this letter is so clinical. I don't really like writing so early in the morning because I remember all the things I want to write at the end of the day and then I have to wait until the next week to write, but this is how we do it here and that's just how it is.
So please remember to write whatever you will be writing before Wednesday, so Tuesday and before please.
If I can do anything to help you, if you want anything specific here, or if you want me to tell you anything specific about Italy (I'm sorry I keep forgetting some of your particular questions), let me know!
How is your missionary experience, Mom?
Tanney how is EMS and school? Are you doing ok?
How is school Eva? I'm glad about your Italian A's.
I love you all
Whole heart and soul.
We are children of God, our Father
There couldn't be anything better.
Ci sentiamo alla prossima
Sorellina Carlock
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