Ciao mamma,
Today has been pretty crazy. I would love to tell you all about it, but I am going on a scambio with the zone leader down in Bologna in about an hour, so I am pumped for that. Today we went to Vicenza and visited the American military base there. Needless to say, we ate Taco Bell and Subway. Plus, we bought a whoooole lot of groceries. They were out of Reese's Puffs though, so I was a little bummed about that. However, I did get some peanut butter, Reese's cups, Aunt Jemima's syrup, and some other American snacks. It was super weird hearing everyone talking in English. I feel like my brain switches to Italian mode now when I am outside, so now when I hear English I have to translate a little backwards. Afterwards, we went with Fratello Arbergast (he is the senior couple missionary that lives on the base) and he took us to a sweet view of Vicenza. I will send some pictures the next time.
This week has been great with the work. Stefano accepted a baptismal date, however, it is all the way in July, so I don't know if I will still be here by then. He is progressing greatly, and it is really a miracle to me to be able to see someone just turn their life in a complete 180 degree direction when they learn the truth. I can tell that the spirit has really touched his heart and that he has recognized that. Batti is also doing good, he wasn't able to make it to church, but that was because he lended the bike he usually rides to a friend, so hopefully next time he will be able to make it. We saw him this week and he really liked the Joseph Smith restoration movie. I feel like that helps them understand exactly who we believe him to be, and what he did, better than we can put into words. He did say how it makes sense for there to be a prophet, he just isn't sure. So we invited him to read the Book of Mormon, and promised him that once he has come to a knowledge that they are the words of Christ he will know that it truly is an inspired translation revealed to us through Joseph Smith by the power of our Heavenly Father.
Sorry my letter this week is so short! I have to catch a train in about 10 or 15 minutes. I love you all! Hope you all have a great week, it is great hearing about all the stuff you guys are up to. Keep me informed.
Ti voglio bene,
Anziano Vaclaw
P.S. Jack, if you become taller than me I will be upset. I have been bragging to people about how I'm the tallest in my family. And also, can you send some pictures of the family that I can show to members? They love that here. Don't feel rushed, just whenever you send a package next time.
Friday, May 9, 2014
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Che fanno i missionari. . .What the missionaries are doing!
Ciao mamma!
This week went by a little slow at first, as Elder Gneiting was just healing up, however we did get back to doing some more good ol' missionary work again, and then I realized that I have a need to do it, I feel the spirit go away when I am not working to strengthen the ward here in Padova. Speaking of that, this last week while we were inside a lot, we and the other Anziani felt inspired to implement some new ideas into our work here. We felt like, yes we are working, but are we just continuing the work, or are we adding onto it and really building it here. So, our last meeting we threw out a bunch of ideas, which we are starting to work on. One idea that I really like was a board that we put up at the church, and we just finished yesterday, so I am excited to see how the ward reacts to it on Sunday. But anyways, the board is titled "Che fanno i missionari..." basically, "what the missionaries are doing..." And with this we put up our events we have planned, our times and dates for English class, family home evening nights, and the other things we do, so the members can know what we are up to on a weekly basis. That way, we are more accountable for the things we do, and the ward can feel more involved and informed about what we are doing. I thought it was a really good idea anyways, but we'll see. One thing I have learned being out here is that finding is necessary, and it is great, however, referrals from members are overall the strongest investigators we missionaries can find. So we want to start working more in that direction.
Besides that, one new investigator we found was Batti. He was on our phone list, and while my collega was sick, I was doing calls through all the prospects that were listed. So when I called Batti I knew he was going to be awesome because he asked me when he could see us. That doesn't tend to happen much. So we met with him at the place where he works, and he speaks Italian, English, and Hindi. He is a super nice guy, and we taught him the Restoration, so he wanted to know where our church was. We met him next in the church and he said that he likes it a lot more than the cathedrals, because it is a lot simpler, and more peaceful. So we knew that he was feeling the spirit that we can feel in church. He said he would come to church Sunday though and he has started reading the Book of Mormon.
Which brings me to your answer about why we need the Book of Mormon. In my personal experience of studying the Book of Mormon here in the mission, I read for 15 minutes to 30 minutes a day, and I am keeping a study journal that I have already written about 10 or so pages in about impressions I feel about things I am reading. As I study it more and more each day, my faith and confidence in it, the prophetic calling of Joseph Smith, and the truthfulness of Christ as our Savior, grow more and more. Without the Book of Mormon, there would not be so many 19 year old kids that could grow the faith that is necessary to be able to serve away from their homes for 2 years. I have only seen 2 investigators in my 4 months of serving that have received this witness so far. But I can see from their choice to read it sincerely, that they found the strength to change their lives, and before, they had not had that strength. So I know, and I am continuing to understand more, the power that is in the Book of Mormon.
Why does Jack look so different?!!!! Please tell me it is just the way the picture was taken. I have not even been gone that long. But happy birthday bro! Tanti auguri a te! I love you and hope you had a good one. It looks like you all had a blast at the sales thing. And I am completely envious of what was in those cakes. They have kit kats and some other american candies here, but they are super expensive, so I never buy them. I will get along with my pasta though. Just so dad gets jealous, I made my first pizza the other day with buffalo mozzarella. I am worried I won't be able to make the stuff I make here because they won't have the ingredients when I get back home.
We bought a slack line last pday as well. I don't know if you guys have seen that yet, but it is fun. It is kind of like tight rope walking, but you just tie this thing between two trees and do it. Italians love doing it at parks and stuff, so me and my companion want to get good so we can go and slack line with them and start talking to them that way. Anyways, I love you all! Have a good week.
Ti voglio bene,
Anziano Vaclaw
This week went by a little slow at first, as Elder Gneiting was just healing up, however we did get back to doing some more good ol' missionary work again, and then I realized that I have a need to do it, I feel the spirit go away when I am not working to strengthen the ward here in Padova. Speaking of that, this last week while we were inside a lot, we and the other Anziani felt inspired to implement some new ideas into our work here. We felt like, yes we are working, but are we just continuing the work, or are we adding onto it and really building it here. So, our last meeting we threw out a bunch of ideas, which we are starting to work on. One idea that I really like was a board that we put up at the church, and we just finished yesterday, so I am excited to see how the ward reacts to it on Sunday. But anyways, the board is titled "Che fanno i missionari..." basically, "what the missionaries are doing..." And with this we put up our events we have planned, our times and dates for English class, family home evening nights, and the other things we do, so the members can know what we are up to on a weekly basis. That way, we are more accountable for the things we do, and the ward can feel more involved and informed about what we are doing. I thought it was a really good idea anyways, but we'll see. One thing I have learned being out here is that finding is necessary, and it is great, however, referrals from members are overall the strongest investigators we missionaries can find. So we want to start working more in that direction.
Besides that, one new investigator we found was Batti. He was on our phone list, and while my collega was sick, I was doing calls through all the prospects that were listed. So when I called Batti I knew he was going to be awesome because he asked me when he could see us. That doesn't tend to happen much. So we met with him at the place where he works, and he speaks Italian, English, and Hindi. He is a super nice guy, and we taught him the Restoration, so he wanted to know where our church was. We met him next in the church and he said that he likes it a lot more than the cathedrals, because it is a lot simpler, and more peaceful. So we knew that he was feeling the spirit that we can feel in church. He said he would come to church Sunday though and he has started reading the Book of Mormon.
Which brings me to your answer about why we need the Book of Mormon. In my personal experience of studying the Book of Mormon here in the mission, I read for 15 minutes to 30 minutes a day, and I am keeping a study journal that I have already written about 10 or so pages in about impressions I feel about things I am reading. As I study it more and more each day, my faith and confidence in it, the prophetic calling of Joseph Smith, and the truthfulness of Christ as our Savior, grow more and more. Without the Book of Mormon, there would not be so many 19 year old kids that could grow the faith that is necessary to be able to serve away from their homes for 2 years. I have only seen 2 investigators in my 4 months of serving that have received this witness so far. But I can see from their choice to read it sincerely, that they found the strength to change their lives, and before, they had not had that strength. So I know, and I am continuing to understand more, the power that is in the Book of Mormon.
Why does Jack look so different?!!!! Please tell me it is just the way the picture was taken. I have not even been gone that long. But happy birthday bro! Tanti auguri a te! I love you and hope you had a good one. It looks like you all had a blast at the sales thing. And I am completely envious of what was in those cakes. They have kit kats and some other american candies here, but they are super expensive, so I never buy them. I will get along with my pasta though. Just so dad gets jealous, I made my first pizza the other day with buffalo mozzarella. I am worried I won't be able to make the stuff I make here because they won't have the ingredients when I get back home.
We bought a slack line last pday as well. I don't know if you guys have seen that yet, but it is fun. It is kind of like tight rope walking, but you just tie this thing between two trees and do it. Italians love doing it at parks and stuff, so me and my companion want to get good so we can go and slack line with them and start talking to them that way. Anyways, I love you all! Have a good week.
Ti voglio bene,
Anziano Vaclaw
All Things Italian
Ciao Mamma,
This last week has been pretty slow. A lot of our appointments we meet in parks with people, and because of the rain we haven't been able to have many appointments at all. Along with that, my companion (who is an awesome guy, we get along great) has been sick. From about Sunday on he hasn't felt up to doing finding work, but the appointments we can make we go to anyways, which is funny because since he is out of it I had to carry the conversation for the most part for the first time. Which once I started to, I figured out that now I can almost talk to people about anything, sure I have to ask a lot of questions about new words, but then once they say them I can remember for the most part. But anyways, it has been kind of a long week. When I am not working I am thinking and planning and calling and then those appointments dropped because of rain. The reason I was unable to e-mail yesterday was because me and my companion were at the hospital waiting for him to get tests. One quick side note, I never realized how lucky I was to, first of all, have American health care, and second of all, not have to wait in lines at hospitals. I guess I just hope to never get sick enough to have to go to an Italian hospital. Anyways, they said he had an infection in his ears and throat or something, and so he has to take some medicine and rest it off. So it might be another couple of slow days before we can get back to working again. It is a good lesson to me to learn what missionary life is like if I don't work hard every day. I would rather talk to random people all day than just sit inside all day.
So you will have to forgive me for this letter being a little shorter than usual, like I said not much has been going on. Elena (the Russian lady) went back to Russia because of family things. I don't know if or when she will be back, she didn't know either. We will find out where she is and hand her off to the missionaries there though. Stefano is still doing great, we hope to invite him to be baptized the next visit. We are also starting a new English class, so we have been handing out tons of fliers for that. Last time 10 people came, but we have to have at least 30 in these next 3 weeks.
That is about it, it is great to hear all those things, and tell Owen, Sam, and Ellie that they have to make sure Uncle Ryan takes good care of the chickens. That looks like they are going to have a bash with the new group of chicks. Jenny and Aunt Stacey are doing great work, it is really tough getting people to come to activities regularly, but if there's anyone that can make someone do something, Jenny can. Oh, and I bought my first set of Italian clothes. I know it looks funny, but hey, it's the fashion over here. I got two pairs of pants for 15 euro each, and the shoes were 60. I decided now that I don't want to have any American clothes by the time I get home. Don't worry I still use them every once in awhile, mostly on the rainy days though. Haha. I also learned to cook carbonara, it's super easy, just cook eggs and noodles then mix them, but it's Italian, so it counts. Jack is turning 14! Wow. That is crazy. This week I also had my first English mistake because of Italian. We were getting a ride from a member who speaks English and he was talking about something to do with the ward activity we want to do. So to agree with what he was saying I wanted to say something like "you're right I think that's a good idea" but instead I said, "you have reason, I think that's a good idea." Which I guess isn't wrong, it was just a literal translation of "ha ragione," so that was funny.
Not much else to talk about, I hope to be able to fill you in on all the miracles we are hoping will happen this next week. Have a good week!
Ti voglio bene,
Anziano Vaclaw
This last week has been pretty slow. A lot of our appointments we meet in parks with people, and because of the rain we haven't been able to have many appointments at all. Along with that, my companion (who is an awesome guy, we get along great) has been sick. From about Sunday on he hasn't felt up to doing finding work, but the appointments we can make we go to anyways, which is funny because since he is out of it I had to carry the conversation for the most part for the first time. Which once I started to, I figured out that now I can almost talk to people about anything, sure I have to ask a lot of questions about new words, but then once they say them I can remember for the most part. But anyways, it has been kind of a long week. When I am not working I am thinking and planning and calling and then those appointments dropped because of rain. The reason I was unable to e-mail yesterday was because me and my companion were at the hospital waiting for him to get tests. One quick side note, I never realized how lucky I was to, first of all, have American health care, and second of all, not have to wait in lines at hospitals. I guess I just hope to never get sick enough to have to go to an Italian hospital. Anyways, they said he had an infection in his ears and throat or something, and so he has to take some medicine and rest it off. So it might be another couple of slow days before we can get back to working again. It is a good lesson to me to learn what missionary life is like if I don't work hard every day. I would rather talk to random people all day than just sit inside all day.
So you will have to forgive me for this letter being a little shorter than usual, like I said not much has been going on. Elena (the Russian lady) went back to Russia because of family things. I don't know if or when she will be back, she didn't know either. We will find out where she is and hand her off to the missionaries there though. Stefano is still doing great, we hope to invite him to be baptized the next visit. We are also starting a new English class, so we have been handing out tons of fliers for that. Last time 10 people came, but we have to have at least 30 in these next 3 weeks.
That is about it, it is great to hear all those things, and tell Owen, Sam, and Ellie that they have to make sure Uncle Ryan takes good care of the chickens. That looks like they are going to have a bash with the new group of chicks. Jenny and Aunt Stacey are doing great work, it is really tough getting people to come to activities regularly, but if there's anyone that can make someone do something, Jenny can. Oh, and I bought my first set of Italian clothes. I know it looks funny, but hey, it's the fashion over here. I got two pairs of pants for 15 euro each, and the shoes were 60. I decided now that I don't want to have any American clothes by the time I get home. Don't worry I still use them every once in awhile, mostly on the rainy days though. Haha. I also learned to cook carbonara, it's super easy, just cook eggs and noodles then mix them, but it's Italian, so it counts. Jack is turning 14! Wow. That is crazy. This week I also had my first English mistake because of Italian. We were getting a ride from a member who speaks English and he was talking about something to do with the ward activity we want to do. So to agree with what he was saying I wanted to say something like "you're right I think that's a good idea" but instead I said, "you have reason, I think that's a good idea." Which I guess isn't wrong, it was just a literal translation of "ha ragione," so that was funny.
Not much else to talk about, I hope to be able to fill you in on all the miracles we are hoping will happen this next week. Have a good week!
Ti voglio bene,
Anziano Vaclaw
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Taking the Reins. . .for a day!
Ciao mamma,
It is good to hear from you again! This week has been a little hectic, it is weird getting a new companion. Speaking of which though, Anziano Gneiting is a great guy, really fun and nice and works hard, so we will get along great. I have been doing great though here in Padova! Tomorrow my companion is going to a district leader/zone leader thing, so I will be training a new missionary for a day! I am actually kind of excited, I have improved in the language now to the point where I can get by kind of, just slowly. So we can go around being clueless together tomorrow.
This week was great though! We set three baptismal dates! And we are hoping to set 2 more this next week. We have an amazing investigator right now whose name is Stefano. He was a referral from a girl in the ward, I am not sure if I have told you about him or not. Well, anyways, he is super interested in the gospel, and really is looking for a change in his life. He told us just this last visit though, he said "I don't know if this is true, I have prayed and I feel good about these things I hear, but how can I understand that to be my answer?" So I asked him if he had read the Book of Mormon and how he feels about it, and he said that he knows it's true! So from there we got him to realize that since he knows that the Book of Mormon is true, he can eventually learn the truth of the other things. But what he said at the end really renewed my faith in the power of the Book of Mormon. After we asked what he thought about that, he said, "I know that this book is true, I feel like I should rely on this for now, and learn more about everything else later." More or less, it is weird trying to translate Italian to English. Anyways, we will set a baptismal date with him next time, and I feel like he will accept it for sure!
Besides that, we have had a normal week. It took a while for me to train my senior companion on the area, it was weird having to be in charge for a couple of days before he knew enough to take over, but I felt like I was able to do it. I had a weird moment where I thought about what I was doing, and I know that without everyone's prayers and the Lord helping me, I just couldn't do it. I never worked so much in my life! I was telling Jack just how easy all the stuff you make us do around the house is when you compare it to this work.
Dad and his chicken's, wait, I thought that was Jack's business. Haha. Or is it Ellie's? Oh well, you all just share it I guess. That sounds fun though, how many chickens are there now? The weather here has been better as well! We even got to go out without wearing a sweater or jacket for the first time in my mission and it was awesome. I was really excited to do that. Turns out people still look at you funny anyways. Haha. I hope you all have a great week! Love you.
Vi voglio bene,
Anziano Vaclaw
It is good to hear from you again! This week has been a little hectic, it is weird getting a new companion. Speaking of which though, Anziano Gneiting is a great guy, really fun and nice and works hard, so we will get along great. I have been doing great though here in Padova! Tomorrow my companion is going to a district leader/zone leader thing, so I will be training a new missionary for a day! I am actually kind of excited, I have improved in the language now to the point where I can get by kind of, just slowly. So we can go around being clueless together tomorrow.
This week was great though! We set three baptismal dates! And we are hoping to set 2 more this next week. We have an amazing investigator right now whose name is Stefano. He was a referral from a girl in the ward, I am not sure if I have told you about him or not. Well, anyways, he is super interested in the gospel, and really is looking for a change in his life. He told us just this last visit though, he said "I don't know if this is true, I have prayed and I feel good about these things I hear, but how can I understand that to be my answer?" So I asked him if he had read the Book of Mormon and how he feels about it, and he said that he knows it's true! So from there we got him to realize that since he knows that the Book of Mormon is true, he can eventually learn the truth of the other things. But what he said at the end really renewed my faith in the power of the Book of Mormon. After we asked what he thought about that, he said, "I know that this book is true, I feel like I should rely on this for now, and learn more about everything else later." More or less, it is weird trying to translate Italian to English. Anyways, we will set a baptismal date with him next time, and I feel like he will accept it for sure!
Besides that, we have had a normal week. It took a while for me to train my senior companion on the area, it was weird having to be in charge for a couple of days before he knew enough to take over, but I felt like I was able to do it. I had a weird moment where I thought about what I was doing, and I know that without everyone's prayers and the Lord helping me, I just couldn't do it. I never worked so much in my life! I was telling Jack just how easy all the stuff you make us do around the house is when you compare it to this work.
Dad and his chicken's, wait, I thought that was Jack's business. Haha. Or is it Ellie's? Oh well, you all just share it I guess. That sounds fun though, how many chickens are there now? The weather here has been better as well! We even got to go out without wearing a sweater or jacket for the first time in my mission and it was awesome. I was really excited to do that. Turns out people still look at you funny anyways. Haha. I hope you all have a great week! Love you.
Vi voglio bene,
Anziano Vaclaw
New Companion/Bodyguard!
Ciao mamma!
Well, everything here in Padova is going great! This week was transfers, and I am staying here a little longer, which I am excited about! Anziano Lefler sadly, is not. He is heading down to Ravenna to be a zone leader, and he even gets a car. Lucky. But my new companion Anziano Gneiting will be here tomorrow, and I hear he is an awesome guy. When President Dibbs called to tell me about what I would be doing for transfers he said, "Well anziano Vaclaw, I am sending you down a body guard, so you will be feeling safe there in Padova" because I guess Anziano Gneiting is a very tall, big guy. So, if you were worried about my safety for some reason, I am going to be in good hands I guess.
Besides that, things went very great with the work here! Jackson was able to be baptized this Saturday, and I can't say how grateful I am to have played a role in that. There really is no greater joy than missionary work. He does have a difficult situation here in Italy, but he is so faithful and willing. Like this week he had to go to Bari, so he called us to get the missionaries number down there so that he could find the church on Sunday. I think he will be fine. I would send a picture as well, but I forgot the wire at the apartment this morning, because we were in a rush to get to Ferrara and play some calchio with the zone. So next time you will get more pictures!
The little old Russian lady I mentioned is Elena, sorry about that, I didn't realize I hadn't said her name yet. I feel like I am in a race with the clock everytime we e-mail because there is so much I want to say but I don't have the time. She is doing great though! We have had a lot of member present lessons with her, and I think that that is making all the difference. We talked a bit about the plan of salvation with her and it was awesome because she had so many questions about it, and at the end she seemed really content with her answers. She wasn't able to come to church this last sunday, but hopefully she can make it this week.
Another person that we met is Kipepa, and he is awesome. He is from the Congo, and speaks fluent french and Italian, and his kid rocks at soccer. He said that he is really looking for answers because about 4 months ago, he had some kind of "anurism?" I hope that is how it's spelled, it is weird trying to spell English words sometimes, because Italian is just spelled exactly how it sounds, so much easier! Anyways, he had that happen to him, and he was close to dying, but he lived, and now the left side of his body is paralyzed, but it is recovering a little. So we came over to help him out with some things, because his wife is busy with work a lot, and because he has a friend in the church and his friend told us go to see him and help him out around the house. He said that he felt like God let him live for a reason, he is just not sure what that is. As we taught him the restoration and plan of salvation, he was super attentive and asked a lot of really great questions. I know the things we are bringing to him will bring him so much joy, and he has already told us that he feels something different when we are with him. I am grateful that the Lord is working with him, and we hope to invite him to accept a baptismal date this coming week, but we'll see.
That is a bummer that some of the chickens are missing! I am sure Jack and the Christiansen kids will love raising some new ones though. Nicole is leaving though! Wow. I remember hearing she was leaving early next year, and it felt like a month ago I heard about her call. Time is going by too fast! I am already done being trained, now I hope to be a lot more responsible, I basically am one of the resident experts on Padova, so that will be a little fun for awhile. Only me and Anziano Chamberlain have been here for 2 transfers now. She is going to have a great experience. Sacrifice brings forth the blessing of heaven, and I feel like trials come when we aren't willing to sacrifice enough. I feel like I have learned here that we can always give more, and that applies to anything, but especially to missionary work.
Buona settimana, e ci vedremo la prossima volta!
Vi voglio bene,
Anziano Vaclaw
Well, everything here in Padova is going great! This week was transfers, and I am staying here a little longer, which I am excited about! Anziano Lefler sadly, is not. He is heading down to Ravenna to be a zone leader, and he even gets a car. Lucky. But my new companion Anziano Gneiting will be here tomorrow, and I hear he is an awesome guy. When President Dibbs called to tell me about what I would be doing for transfers he said, "Well anziano Vaclaw, I am sending you down a body guard, so you will be feeling safe there in Padova" because I guess Anziano Gneiting is a very tall, big guy. So, if you were worried about my safety for some reason, I am going to be in good hands I guess.
Besides that, things went very great with the work here! Jackson was able to be baptized this Saturday, and I can't say how grateful I am to have played a role in that. There really is no greater joy than missionary work. He does have a difficult situation here in Italy, but he is so faithful and willing. Like this week he had to go to Bari, so he called us to get the missionaries number down there so that he could find the church on Sunday. I think he will be fine. I would send a picture as well, but I forgot the wire at the apartment this morning, because we were in a rush to get to Ferrara and play some calchio with the zone. So next time you will get more pictures!
The little old Russian lady I mentioned is Elena, sorry about that, I didn't realize I hadn't said her name yet. I feel like I am in a race with the clock everytime we e-mail because there is so much I want to say but I don't have the time. She is doing great though! We have had a lot of member present lessons with her, and I think that that is making all the difference. We talked a bit about the plan of salvation with her and it was awesome because she had so many questions about it, and at the end she seemed really content with her answers. She wasn't able to come to church this last sunday, but hopefully she can make it this week.
Another person that we met is Kipepa, and he is awesome. He is from the Congo, and speaks fluent french and Italian, and his kid rocks at soccer. He said that he is really looking for answers because about 4 months ago, he had some kind of "anurism?" I hope that is how it's spelled, it is weird trying to spell English words sometimes, because Italian is just spelled exactly how it sounds, so much easier! Anyways, he had that happen to him, and he was close to dying, but he lived, and now the left side of his body is paralyzed, but it is recovering a little. So we came over to help him out with some things, because his wife is busy with work a lot, and because he has a friend in the church and his friend told us go to see him and help him out around the house. He said that he felt like God let him live for a reason, he is just not sure what that is. As we taught him the restoration and plan of salvation, he was super attentive and asked a lot of really great questions. I know the things we are bringing to him will bring him so much joy, and he has already told us that he feels something different when we are with him. I am grateful that the Lord is working with him, and we hope to invite him to accept a baptismal date this coming week, but we'll see.
That is a bummer that some of the chickens are missing! I am sure Jack and the Christiansen kids will love raising some new ones though. Nicole is leaving though! Wow. I remember hearing she was leaving early next year, and it felt like a month ago I heard about her call. Time is going by too fast! I am already done being trained, now I hope to be a lot more responsible, I basically am one of the resident experts on Padova, so that will be a little fun for awhile. Only me and Anziano Chamberlain have been here for 2 transfers now. She is going to have a great experience. Sacrifice brings forth the blessing of heaven, and I feel like trials come when we aren't willing to sacrifice enough. I feel like I have learned here that we can always give more, and that applies to anything, but especially to missionary work.
Buona settimana, e ci vedremo la prossima volta!
Vi voglio bene,
Anziano Vaclaw
Thursday, February 13, 2014
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