So Thursday we went to Pisa for my visa. Surprisingly
we didn't have to wait too long so we had some extra time in Pisa. We went and
saw the tower real quick because it's like a 10 minute walk. It was nice to be
back in Pisa because I felt more familiar with the city. It was also weird that
I wasn't going home to the apartment though, haha. Our connecting train was
late so we didn't get to Modena in time to do anything other than go to English
class. But we met some great people on the train. We met an Italian lady and
she was so nice and funny. She gave us the bacii (where you kiss each cheek)
before we got off the train haha.
Friday was a little bit better. We were able to go see
a member. Her name is Nella Palmieri. I love her and her husband so much! They
love the missionaries and are such giving people. She hasn't had an easy life
at all but she told us the most precious thing to her is her testimony. It was
fun talking to her and getting to know her. The rest of the day was mostly
spent trying to find a new bike and fixing the other bikes. The Anziani helped
us fix the bikes and get things ready. We ended up not buying a bike until
Saturday. Our landlord, Silvio, helped us pick it up from the store. Oh my
goodness! He helped us out so much! He helped us buy it, took it in his car,
and made sure it was a good bike. He has had the missionaries in the building
for about 20 years he said. He joked and said how he's like a second dad to the
missionaries. He really does do a lot for us!
Sunday we had fast and testimony this week so we could
fast for the victims of the earthquake. It was such a good meeting. Going to
church and listening to people's testimonies, you can feel the Spirit so strong.
Monday was a good day. We mostly just did finding. It
was amazing. We were doing "casa" and here it Italy you have to ring
the buttons at the bottom. Then, people talk to you through the little intercom
before they let you into the building. Needless to say it's pretty hard to get
through that first step. When they do let you in, it's usually by mistake or
because they misunderstood you. But in the last little bit of finding we were
doing for the day, we decided to do casa. On the second name we rang, a lady
let us in. So of course we run inside the building and are booking it up the
stairs as fast as we can so we can talk to her before she gets sick of waiting
for us. We finally hit the 4th floor and it's a cute little old lady! She was
so sweet and let us in! We were shocked because that never happens! Then she
told us we could come back when her daughter was home.
We had zone training in Verona on Monday. It was a
really good zone training and we found out Elder Holland will be coming to
Milan for a missionary conference! All the missionaries get to go! That will be
on the 18th and we are so excited! Then a lot of the missionaries went to an
American food place called Steaks&Shakes. It was a burger place and it was
so good, even on American standards. They had super good shakes! It was fun to
get to know the missionaries in this zone and there were some missionaries from
Tuscany that I had already known before.
This week more than usual I have seen how my prayers
have been answered. Just like the scripture in James 1:5, "If any of you
lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth
not; and it shall be given him."
He has sent people into my life to answer my prayers
and has shown me how I can improve every day. If we earnestly ask, it will be given
to us what we need. He will show us what we need to do. He never leaves us
alone, but we need to turn to Him and let Him into our lives. We have to be
humble enough and willing enough to let Him guide us.
Ti voglio un mondo di bene!
The Maserati factory !
Today we are going to the Ferrari Museum.
The Verona Zone ! The biggest zone in the mission !
