Ciao a Tutti!!!
Alrighty. This was quite a good week. I’m not really
sure where to start. Well on Thursday, we went to Milazzo and we visited
with some of the members there. We had lunch with a family that are all
members except for their dad. Things went pretty well. Sadly
however, we didn't get the opportunity to teach the lesson that we had planned
due to a couple people being late, so we didn't have enough time. We did
however have a good conversation and a nice spiritual thought.
Then on Friday, Anziano Davis and me went to Siracusa to do an
exchange with the Anziani there. It was pretty cool because an
investigator of the sisters decided that she was ready to get baptized just a
couple days before and so while we were there we were able to see a
baptism. It was a girl who was born in Germany but she's lived in Italy
her whole life, her name's Federica. It was a beautiful baptism
ceremony. Then afterwards we were able to do some finding and at the same
time we did some inactive hunting. It went pretty well. The church
there is very strong.
Then on Sunday, we had ward conference. It went really well.
Presidente Nudo (Stake Pres.) did a wonderful lesson on why ward council is
important and then after Church (and lunch (obviously!! were in sicily)) they
did a 3-hour training on how to carry out a good ward council with all of the people
who should participate in it in the ward.
Then on Tuesday (yesterday) we had Zone conference. It went
really well. I did my first training as a zone leader. We talked
about the little things that we can do to improve. Such as just stopping
one more person each day or making an added effort to write good information in
the area book. Then we talked about how these little things add up and
become great things Alma
37:6-7 , even miracles Alma 37:41.
For example just by stopping one more person each day in the course of a
mission that's almost 700 more people who have the chance to hear the
gospel. It went really well.
Sadly, I didn't get the package. The Sigonella Branch Pres.
picked it up but didn’t get it to the senior couple in time. But you
don't have to worry; I’m 95% positive that I’m going to stay in Messina for at
least one more transfer. (Mainly because President told me that I was staying
for sure. But knowing him there's always that chance that he is inspired
to do something else.) He also told me that he will put another
companionship in Messina starting this next transfer!!!!! I am so excited!!!!
This will help us out soooooo much!!! Then by the end of summer there
will be a companionship of sisters as well!!! I can't wait!!!!!!!! We
need it so badly, we have so much to do I feel like we're barely keeping our
head above water.
This week we had a talk from a member of the Stake Presidency, and
he said something that really has made me think. He said "we know
too much and we do too little". It is soooo true! What really
matters is what we do. Our knowledge is very helpful, if we know how
to use it. If we don't put it into practice it doesn't help us at
all. The gospel is a gospel of action. It doesn't matter if we know
the names and birthplaces of every king in ancient Judea. What matters is
if we are willing to forgive those who hurt us.
I love you all very much. Have a great week!!
--
"Look inside yourself, you're more than what you've become.
Remember who you are." The Lion King
Anziano Stewart
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