Ciao tutti!
Okay first off happy birthday to Arial, Jada, jones, Dave, Peggy, Becky, Rev, Audrey, Daniel, Katie and Grandma this upcoming little bit! If I forget anyone know that I love you just the same. I love you ALL so much and wish you tanti auguri! I have the best fam fam in the world :) Next I just want to thank everyone in the ward who wrote letters-from what I read I think those were supposed to come around Christmas time but they couldn't have come at a better time in my mission, it was so sweet of all of you and I wish I could explain the love I have for you all! I was so overwhelmed with gratitude and love! GRAZIE MILLE It has been a good week here in Messina! Things are coming along, the work has been a bit slow, lots of people have been busy with Pasqua and don't want to see us but we definitely saw the Lords hand this last week and have found some amazing potentials! If anything this last week I am so grateful for our Saviors love. It is so much more than we can comprehend! One night we went and saw the Zahaitu famiglia that we have been teaching. They are wonderful, they have 4 children and they have been going through a rough time and have barely had enough money to pay for food and their house and everything the last little while. But, not too long ago the mother met the sorelle missionarie on the street and realized that something is missing in her life. So last week we went over to teach them and her brother happened to be there, Davide, and turns out he was best friends with a girl who was Mormon growing up so he knew a lot about the church :) A few visits ago we gave the family a Book of Mormon and I guess the mother had told Davide about the book one night. One night last week Davide broke up with his girlfriend and was very sad and couldn't sleep that night, So he searched on the Internet "what do I need to do to forget about my girlfriend" and one of the first things that popped up was to think of something positive, and the first thing he thought of was the Book of Mormon! Haha God works in mysterious ways:) So he went over and grabbed the book in the middle of the night and started to thumb through it and read a few things here and there and said that as he was doing this he felt there was something about the book that made him feel like there's something missing in his life! We had a wonderful lesson with them, it was very spiritual and so special to see how prepared Davide is. He said he's always wondered why his Mormon friend was always so happy and different from everyone else in school, and now he has begun to feel and understand why. That our message truly brings that happiness and hope! One night we went and saw cute Leona from the Phillipines, a less active. She has been coming to church off and on for about 2 years now. Her husband passed away 2 years ago and it's been very hard for her. This last week she fell and broke her arm and has had to do everything by herself and is just so sad. So we went and shared a message with her and asked her how she felt at the end and she just broke down with tears and bore the most beautiful testimony of the Savior and how patient He has been with her, and even though she has messed up she can always feel His love for her and He still is always there for her to bring her back on the path. Well yesterday when Sorella Cueva and I were walking to church guess who was walking right ahead of us? LEONA :) She said it took her 2 hours to get ready with her sling, (not to mention it was daylight savings) anyways it made me so happy, and she was just glowing! I really am so grateful for the peace and hope the gospel of Jesus Christ has brought me and brings me every day. Something that made me really sad this last Easter week was there was a parade in centro one night, and everyone was walking around with big crosses with the crucified Jesus, and they were all mourning and singing the most depressing songs!! It made me so sad and also so grateful for the knowledge that He truly lives! He can heal us, literally change us and make us the person God wants us to become:) Meno male because I am very imperfect, I make dumb decisions and maybe I forget sometimes what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ but hey guess what! I can start over and over again and truly find a new life through Him! Happy Easter week and buona conferenza generale, I love you ALL! Xoxo Sorella Taylor Alma 7 11-13
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Crystal's current area is Passo Corese, Italy.
Her address is: Via Giacomo Matteotti, 187 02032 Passo Corese RI Italy |