Ciao tutti!
Hope that everyone had a great week and that you were all able to accomplish the things that you needed to do! Our week went well for us.
Monday night we were able to go over to that family’s house and were able to have a nice meal together and then share a shorter spiritual thought than we had originally planned, but it went really well! They are super awesome and the mom was able to read in the Book of Mormon which we were really happy about. We hope that she will be able to continue in it and that we will be able to really get the girl to get started in it as well. We will be watching the Restoration film with them tonight so we are excited.
Tuesday we had our DDM, which went really well, and Anziano Brandon and I started our scambio and we stayed in Palermo. It went well, and we were able to do a good amount of finding for the night before English Course. It was really cool to see some small miracles while we were finding. One guy in particular stuck out to me. We were walking and we both made eye contact and I just think that he knew I was going to say something and I had a small feeling that he would stop, but also possibily go on. He stopped and watched the video that we were sharing and it went really well. Hopefully they will be able to see that guy soon. English course went well and then we were back to the house. The environment of a four man house is a lot different. It was really funny because Anziano Trejo is trying to eat better and put on more muscle and of course Anzinao Palazzo knows what he is talking about. He just has to ask every night what he can and can’t eat hahaha. Pasta was a big no no, but he couldn’t find anything else so he let temptation beset him and Anziano Palazzo wasn’t happy with him. His punishment was getting punched in the stomach for his ab workout the next day. It was really funny hahaha.
Wednesday started with a good workout and we were able to finish up our scambio with some more finding after doing some permesso stuff for Anzinano Brandon. We headed back to Tràpani after Anziano Spencer and Anziano Jensen showed up. W finished up our night with some finding in Tràpani.
Thursday we started off with doing our program sheet to keep track of Book of Mormon reading for the members. I really hope they will undertake the challenge to read it within four months. We were really pumped for English Course because afterwards we were able to share the film Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration. It went really well and I think that the English Course students definitely enjoyed it and they were able to definitely learn more about the story and history of Joseph Smith. I am definitely thankful for all that he has done for us and all the sacrifices he made to keep doing the will of the Lord. I know that he is a prophet of the Lord and has done so much for us I love these scriptures in D&C 135.
3 Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it. In the short space of twenty years, he has brought forth the Book of Mormon, which he translated by the gift and power of God, and has been the means of publishing it on two continents; has sent the fulness of the everlasting gospel, which it contained, to the four quarters of the earth; has brought forth the revelations and commandments which compose this book of Doctrine and Covenants, and many other wise documents and instructions for the benefit of the children of men; gathered many thousands of the Latter-day Saints, founded a great city, and left a fame and name that cannot be slain. He lived great, and he died great in the eyes of God and his people; and like most of the Lord’s anointed in ancient times, has sealed his mission and his works with his own blood; and so has his brother Hyrum. In life they were not divided, and in death they were not separated!
4 When Joseph went to Carthage to deliver himself up to the pretended requirements of the law, two or three days previous to his assassination, he said: “I am going like a lamb to the slaughter; but I am calm as a summer’s morning; I have a conscience void of offense towards God, and towards all men. I shall die innocent, and it shall yet be said of me–he was murdered in cold blood.”–The same morning, after Hyrum had made ready to go–shall it be said to the slaughter? yes, for so it was–he read the following paragraph, near the close of the twelfth chapter of Ether, in the Book of Mormon, and turned down the leaf upon it:
5 And it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord that he would give unto the Gentiles grace, that they might have charity. And it came to pass that the Lord said unto me: If they have not charity it mattereth not unto thee, thou hast been faithful; wherefore thy garments shall be made clean. And because thou hast seen thy weakness, thou shalt be made strong, even unto the sitting down in the place which I have prepared in the mansions of my Father. And now I … bid farewell unto the Gentiles; yea, and also unto my brethren whom I love, until we shall meet before the judgment-seat of Christ, where all men shall know that my garments are not spotted with your blood. The testators are now dead, and their testament is in force.
He really has done so much for us and sealed the message with his blood. Thankful for the testimony that I have gained all thought the Book of Mormon of the truthfulness of these things. I know that anyone can obtain it as well.
Friday we had two lessons and one of them went really well in the morning. We were really able to see cool things happen as we did our best to apply the things we studied this week in making sure that we were asking inspired questions. It was really cool to see how the lesson played out. He even shared something that he came across recently that he wanted to share with us. It was awesome. The other lesson didn’t do as well, unfortunately, and he didn’t want to listen to us at all, which was sad. Hopefully he will be ready in the future.
Saturday we were able to have 3 lessons that all went really well. We were able to teach another one of our friends from English course which was really awesome. So we had two of those lessons in the morning and it was really cool to see those lessons play out. It was a lot of fun and we really love these two guys from English course so much. That evening we stopped by a family we haven’t been able to see for some time and we were able to get in, share a short message, and then set another time to come back.
Church was really good Sunday and we had Branch Conference which went really well. There were really good talks and one of our investigators came to church which was really awesome, and she stayed for all 3 hours!!! It was awesome. We talked about trials and afflictions and how they are blessings for us. I love that we can really learn from them and progress if we choose to do so. Had lunch at a members house and then were able to finish the night off less active finding in the rain and wind. It all went really well though!
It was a really good week and we are really excited for this next one as well. We just found out this morning that there were problems at the MTC so the new missionaries have to stay there for 6 weeks and we will still be receiving transfer calls March 5th but then transfers will be March 17th. So I got my 4 full transfers in Tràpani for sure, but we will see what happens this Saturday. I think that I am gone and that Anziano Spencer is staying. We will see what happens though! Either way I am excited to be in Tràpani another week and keep working hard. Hope that you all have another amazing week and that you are all loving life.
Anziano Garrett
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