Anxiously Engaged
I heard a quote from Anziano Holland, explaining that a missionary
when he/she goes home, that they should go home having given it all, and how
they should be so exhausted that when the come off the plane that they collapse
into the arms of their mother. Mom, I'm just warning you, get ready.
This week has been really busy, holy moley!
The conference in Napoli went well. It was cool that I was
able to bear my testimony where I did 2 years ago when I started. (we
also got some mozzarella di bufala!!!!)
Then over the weekend, we had Anziano Evens of the first quorum of
the seventy visit. It was super cool to be with him and to hear what he
had to say. Especially about hastening the work because he is in the
missionary department and he presented the facebook idea to Anziano Nelson.
There really are a TON of benefits of making the changes that they
are working on. It will help a lot more with correlating with the
ward/branch, it will help teach people how to use the Internet as a tool to
help uplift and inspire, and so many more things. He is so excited!
It was really cool, we had a lunch with him and we spent the whole time
just asking him questions trying to learn as much as we could about the changes
that are being made.
Then we had the amazing and special opportunity to go on to the
temple site, only 2 other missionaries have been able to do that. It was
really special, its incredible the spirit that is just on the site. Even
though nothing is dedicated or even completed, it is already a really special
place.
Then early Monday morning we left for Bari. It was really
great because after the Mission Leadership Council, we were able to go to
Bitonto and do some short exchanges. It was incredible!!!! We had planned
to go to a Family Home Evening with a family and it somehow worked out that
almost half of the ward showed up.
It was amazing, words cannot describe the love that I feel for those
people. They are all having some rough times, whether in their own lives
or in the whole branch. I was able to give a couple of blessings and to
share my testimony with them actually I was really surprised at how well they
remembered me.
When I served there I was not able to speak Italian very well, but
we did work hard. Several of them still have pictures on their refrigerators
and other things from when I was serving there. Honestly, it really
surprised me. I feel so blessed.
In sacrament meeting, Elder Evens, actually quoted some parts of a
letter that Anziano Nelson wrote to him talking about the former day saints and
the journeys of Paul. He said that Paul had the right idea when he wrote
to the Corinthians about how our lives should be in stark contrast to the
world. It's hard but it's so worth it.
I love you all!
VVTB!!
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"Look inside yourself, you're more than what you've become.
Remember who you are." The Lion King
Anziano Stewart
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