Ciao tutti!
This week went really well and we were able to see a lot of miracles throughout the week. We definitely had a big jump in all the work that we were able to do compared to those first days that we were here together. We are enjoying Catania and we are still trying our best to learn the city and how best to get around. It has been going well to try to find new work.
We have been able to see a lot of awesome things happen this week with trying to find new investigators. We are trying to find a lot of them with using the restoration pamphlet and it is going really well! We are going to keep trying to use it and try to be able to see as many members as possible so we can start working though them. The lessons that we were able to do with these people on the streets were really sweet and there was definitely a special spirit there when we were teaching and sharing about the restoration. We hope to be able to really find God’s elect here. English club is super small and we are going to do a lot more publicity for that as well because we would love to see more people come to it. Catania is a beautiful city though and the people are super open to talk and it has been a lot of fun trying to find new people.
We had the opportunity to go and do service at a Sorella’s house this week where we picked a ton of weeds and stuff. It was at her beach house that she rents out in the summer. It was super pretty and we were able to go with our ward mission leader and it was great to get to know him and the Sorella. It was a lot of fun, but it was super hot and we definitely had our work cut out for us.
We were able to see another member family this week that are super funny. This guy got back from his mission a couple of years ago and then him and another Sorella from the ward got married a year ago. When we got to the train station where he was going to pick us up I saw him and could have sworn it was him since I had seen a picture of him, but he didn’t say anything to us so I thought ok maybe not. We went looking for him and no one approached us outside and then that guy came out and tried to ask information about the trains since everyone always thinks that we work there. It was funny because he was wearing a Phoenix Suns shirt so I started talking to him about that and I was already 90% sure it was the member so I asked him if he was (name of member) and he was like what? And then I thought I messed up and asked him what his name was and he took a little to respond with a generic Italian named. it was funny and he was bummed he couldn’t pull the joke on us. They are super cool and we look forward to working with them.
Sunday went really well and we were able to meet a lot more members and had an amazing fast and testimony meeting with a lot of really good lessons as well and I was able to learn a lot. I am so thankful for Sundays and as we put more effort and energy in to feel the spirit the Lord truly blesses us with so much. After church a member was out in his van and asked if we could come over to give him blessing at his house but we had a meal appointment already so we weren’t able to go right away. We decided to go later in the day because he said that would be fine. He told us what bus to take and we had his address. So in the afternoon we set out to find this place and on the map I looked up the street and it wasn’t that far away at all, 15 minute walk maybe. Well we messed up. So we went to grab this bus at Lungo mare and we waited for a while but the bus stop says that it was out of commission. We then called the member and he told us to walk down further. We walked down and waited and it never came. So we have to be back in Catania, but we really felt we needed to give this blessing. The street we were going for was in another town and so we started running. Well we ran/walked at times in dress pants and white shirts all the way to the city. Needless to say I was drenched in sweat and my feet hurt a little from the shoes hahaha. Well I mapped it out and it was 6.6 miles from our house. We made it into town and the members picked us up to go to the house. It was a big blessing because we were able to give the blessing to the member and the spirit that was there was so special and sweet. It was truly a confirmation to know that we did the right thing even if it was a long hard walk/run to go and give the blessing that we said we would give.
I am so thankful for the priesthood on the earth that has been restored again through the prophet Jospeh Smith. That the same power held by Jesus Christ and his twelve apostles is on the earth to be able to bless the lives of so many people. I am so thankful for that and know that we have a big responsibility to always live worthy to exercise this authority. There is a video that I would invite you guys all to watch. https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2011-09-005-sanctify-yourselves?lang=eng
I love you all and hope you all have an awesome week!!
Vi voglio bene!!
Anziano Garrett
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