Another Transfer !!!

HEY!!!!
Thanks for your emails I love reading them and seeing how your week go. I'm very grateful for the prayers that I am getting, they are for sure helping a lot.  As for famiglia Serra for the time being we are semi dropping them. We are going to let them sit and think and we'll call them in a few weeks or so.There is nothing more that we can do.  All we can do is leave it up to the Lord.

So as you may have guessed transfers are in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and you'll never guess what's going on...I'm killing again... I'm staying in Collegno and my new comp is from Utah...Obviously!!! His name is Anziano Ziprow(don't know how to spell it) but like I said I'm killing him.  I guess it's a good think because I'm getting all this wise information from these dying missionaries. It's not the easiest in the world to kill an elder... Dad did you ever have to kill anyone? Do you have any stories or remember how it was? So that's what's happened this transfers haha.Sorry it's not more exciting.  I've heard a bit about my new comp and from what I've heard he's a hard worker. He won't be getting turnkey which is good because I wouldn't let him anyway hahahaha

As for this week:

THURSDAY-nothing really happened, did casa, then we had English class it went well, I was just really excited because Friday we went to Lake Como haha :)

FRIDAY- Lake Como was sooooooooo awesome! and I have good news.I don't know why I didn't think of this before but I went to a camera store and asked if they had a USB thing for my memory card and they did. So I don't even need the cord. So I'm not saying there will be but you might get some pictures or something this week haha . Just a few and then I'll send a CD with all the pics haha About Lake Como , we got their at 10 am and we went to the lake which was awesome and huge and there were a bunch of houses on the hill side just so Italian looking I had to take pictures. Then we went to Centro(where all the shops are) and we saw the domo (dont know how to spell it) pretty much its like the big church. In Lake Como and I bought 2 green ties for £14 they are way good quality and on sale so I had too haha.  Then we went and got food I got a buffalo pizza is has mozzarella cheese and buffalo meat sooooo good! Then we went to the light house so we went and took this train thing to the top of the mountain and then we had to walk another 2 km to the top. It was such a nice walk and then view from the light house was amazing I really loved Lake Como. It was such a nice day and we went with a member. I practiced my Italian all day because I had to talk to him and he corrected me the whole time it was awesome really good practice.  Then we went back home. It was a 2 hour car ride so it took some time to travel but we listened to EFY music it was awesome!

 SATURDAY-we taught this guy named Franco but we aren't going to go back. He just was full of contention but we bore testimony and told him if he wanted to know the truth to read the book of Mormon and to pray about it. He refused and said it wouldn't do anything anyway so we promised blessings and ended with a prayer. I would come back but he just wouldn't listen to us, he wasn't open at all.  Sometimes we just have to teach them once to plant the seed and then maybe in 10 years he will run into other missionaries and remember what we talked about and maybe then he'll be ready.  We were going to teach Titus but he ditched us so we didn't end up doing that. Did some casa and headed home.

SUNDAY-my comp gave a farewell talk and Titus came to church that was a huge surprise. So he is progressing well.  We also taught this less active family. Well the wife is less active and the husband and 2 children aren't members. We watched the restoration with them and they seemed to enjoy it. It wasn't anything new to them but the spirit was way strong. We will go back this week.

MONDAY-we taugh this guy names Abdol. He's from Africa and he's Muslim. So we taught him about Jesus Christ and how we believe him to be more then a prophet but to be our Saviour and Redeemer.  We invited him to pray and ask if Jesus is the Christ and he said he would.  More casa we didn't get in once this week. But we will continue to work hard.

TUESDAY-we taught Titus the word of wisdom, it will be hard because he smokes and drinks and I'm pretty sure he does drugs, but we gave him a blessing and he said he will keep the word of wisdom. I felt prompted to challenge him to baptism so I just asked him if he wanted to be baptized on the 19th of march and he accepted. So now Titus has a baptismal date :) We didn't do much, just casa and casa and then gave my comp one last Italian pizza before he goes home haha.

TODAY-I will write emails and then my comp has to pack so I get a day of napping :P hahaha joking joking I'll find something productive to do :)

I love you sooo much thank you for your great emails .I love them and I love hearing about you.  I'm sure you may be wondering but just because my comp is going home doesn't mean I'm trunky haha. Dont worry about me I'm just fine I couldn't be happier then serving the Lord here in the land of Italy :) I LOVE YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love Anziano Glowa :)

Transfer #2!!!

HEY!!!!
Thanks for your emails! I love reading them and seeing how your weeks go. I’m very grateful for the prayers that I am getting; they are for sure helping a lot. As for famiglia Serra, for the time being we are semi-dropping them. We are going to let them sit and think and we'll call them in a few weeks or so. There is nothing more that we can do. All we can do is leave it up to the Lord.

So as you may have guessed transfers are in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And you’ll never guess what’s going on...I’m killing again... I’m staying in Collegno and my new comp is from Utah....obviously and his name is Anziano Ziprow (don’t know how to spell it) but like I said I’m killing him. I guess it’s a good thing because I’m getting all this wise information from these dying missionaries but its not the easiest in the world to kill an elder... dad did you ever have to kill anyone? Do you have any stories or remember how it was? So that’s what happened this transfer haha sorry it’s not more exciting. I’ve heard a bit about my new comp and from what I’ve heard he’s a hard worker and he won’t be getting trunky, which is good because I wouldn’t let him anyways hahahaha.

As for this week:

THURSDAY- Nothing really happened. We did casa, and then we had English class. It went well and I was just really excited because Friday we went to Lake Como haha. :)

FRIDAY- Lake Como was sooooooooo awesome! And I have good news! So I don’t know why I didn’t think of this but I went to a camera store and asked if they had a USB thing for my memory card and they did so I don’t even need the cord so I’m not saying there will be but you might get some pictures or something this week haha. Possibly just a few and then I’ll send a CD with all the pics haha. But about Como: so we got there at like 10 and we went to the lake which was awesome and huge and there were a bunch of houses on the hill side. It’s just so Italian looking! I took pictures. Then we went to Centro (where all the shops are) and we saw the domo (don’t know how to spell it). Pretty much it’s like the big church in Como and I bought 2 green ties for 14 £ they are way good quality and on sale so I had too haha.  Then we went and got food. I got a buffalo pizza that has Mozzarella cheese and buffalo meat, sooooo good! Then we went to the light house. So we went and took this train thing to the top of the mountain and then we had to walk another 2 km to the top. It was such a nice walk and then view from the light house was amazing. I really loved Lake Como. It was such a nice day and we went with a member so I practiced my Italian all day because I had to talk to him and he corrected me the whole time. It was awesome and really good practice. Then we went back home; it was a 2 hour car ride so it took some time to travel but we listened to EFY music it was awesome! :)

SATURDAY- We taught this guy named Franco but we aren’t going to go back. He was just full of contention but we bore testimony and told him if he wanted to know the truth, he had to read the book of Mormon and to pray about it. He refused and said it wouldn’t do anything anyways so we promised blessings and ended with a prayer. I would go back but he just wouldn’t listen to us, he wasn’t open at all.  Sometimes we just have to teach them once to plant the seed and then maybe in 10 years he will run into other missionaries and remember what we talked about and maybe then he’ll be ready. We were going to teach Titus but he ditched us so we didn’t end up doing that. We did some casa and headed home.

SUNDAY- My comp gave a farewell talk. Titus came to church which was a huge surprise, so he is progressing wonderfully. We taught this less active family; the wife is less active and the husband and 2 children aren’t members. We watched the restoration with them and they seemed to enjoy it. It wasn’t anything new to them but the spirit was way strong. We will go back this week.

MONDAY- We taught this guy names Abdol. He is from Africa and he is Muslim. So we taught him about Jesus Christ and how we believe him to be more than a prophet but to be our Savour and Redeemer. We invited him to pray and ask if Jesus is the Christ and he said he would. We did more casa but we didn’t get in once this week. We will continue to work hard.

TUESDAY- We taught Titus the word of wisdom. It will be hard because he smokes and drinks and I’m pretty sure he does drugs, but we gave him a blessing and he said he will keep the word of wisdom. I felt prompted to challenge him to baptism. So I just asked him if he wanted to be baptized on the 19th of March and he accepted so now Titus has a baptismal date! :) We didn’t do much else, just casa and casa and then we got my comp one last Italian pizza before he goes home haha.

TODAY- I will write emails and then my comp has to pack so I get a day of napping. :P hahaha joking, joking, I’ll find something productive to do :)

I love you sooo much!! Thank you for your great emails and letters! I love them and I love hearing about you. I’m sure you may be wondering but just because my comp is going home doesn’t mean that I’m trunky. Haha, don’t worry about me. I’m just fine and I couldn’t be happier then serving the Lord here in the land of Italy :) I LOVE YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love Anziano Glowa :)

"It was just cool to see the hand of the Lord in our work that night ,soooo awesome, I love missionary work :)

HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So this was a pretty good week :) I opened the Valentine's Day package, thanks for the card and pics I love them :) One of my favourite pics is of you mom, you are holding up a shirt and looking at the camera like oh yeah I got another shirt that's great. I laughed and laughed hahahaha. Also I got the dearelder you sent with dad's talk, very good talk dad. Thanks for sending it just by the way you talk I can tell you're going to be a general authority someday :) hahaha Also I was walking with my comp and we were walking in sync and it just felt weird haha. Then I remembered when I was little thinking that when you walk in sync with something you will grow up to be like that person. So when I was little I would always try and walk in sync with you dad haha just something I don't know if I've ever told you hahaha

This week...........

THURSDAY-we did less active finding work. Instead of wasting the whole day I called a member and asked if he was willing to drive us which he was and it went well. The less active member doesn't want anything to do with the church but he was good friends with the member we went with. So that was good maybe he'll make it back through friendship.  Then that night we had English class, nothing special but dang that class is funny hahaha just as funny as me speaking Italian probably hahaha.

FRIDAY-today was a rough day. The beginning wasn't too rough, we just did casa and then taught Enrico because we have to teach the new members the lessons all over again.  Then we met with famiglia Serra, we were teaching them the word of wisdom and all seemed to be going fine and then we talked about how its healthy to eat a little bit of meat but she's a vegetarian. Then she went into a huge discussion about how she doesn't understand how God wouldn't allow smoking but he allows the death of animals. Anyways it wasn't the best lesson, we left with telling her to read the Book of Mormon and pray to know if its true for herself because nothing we say will convince her, she needs to know for herself.

SATURDAY-we didn't end up going to Como, we are going this Friday instead and don't worry I'll take lots of pictures haha. We had a good day anyways. We went and visited an ex-investigator(he was an investigator but then the missionaries dropped him because he wasn't progressing). The lesson went well and we taught about the Book of Mormon and about authority and then when we were leaving I felt the impression to invite him to church for the next day...

SUNDAY-TITUS (that's the ex-investigator, now the progressing investigator) came to church!!! He said he really liked it and agreed to meet with us again, I'm pretty excited about that.  This was a stressful Sunday because I gave my first talk in church...obviously in Italian haha, it wasn't long just like 5 to 10 mins haha. I did it on attitude and read Mosiah 24: 15-16. I talked about how we need to have a good attitude when we are working for the Lord and then tied it into the missionary work. People told me it went well and stuff. They were says things like "that was a good talk for someone who has only been out 4 months" and then I said "I've only been here 2 and they couldn't believe it haha. I'm not being proud or anything like that it's just what happened. I'm sure they are just being nice hahaha so that was my awesome Sunday :)

MONDAY-was VALENTINES DAY!!!!!! we also did scambi, so Anziano Dean from Torino came here to Collegno with me and we worked! We taught a guy names Abdoclava (I had contacted him on the street the day before) and it went well... haha. He's Muslim so we are working with him, we gave him a Book of Mormon and taught him to pray...kinda... We taught him but he didn't understand so he prayed like 3 times but he would just read out what we had written what I wrote on a piece of paper. "Dear Heavenly Father, we thank you for, we ask you for, in the name of Jesus Christ Amen". Then his prayer went like this "Dear Heavenly Father, we thank you for, we ask you for, in the name of Jesus Christ Amen hahahaha. We tried explaining how you fill in your own stuff but we will have to meet with him again hahaha. That night we had a miracle, usually we finish doing casa at 8 o'clock because people get mad if we go later than that and then we do strada(just walk around and talk to people) until 9 o'clock. But we were walking around looking for a casa to do and I saw this one place but it was 8 o'clock and we were a little nervous but put our faith on the Lord. The first name we rung, the guy opened the door and my comp Anziano Dean started teaching him about Jesus. Then the guy was like "that doesn't interest me, but I just finished cooking do you want some pasta?" So he invited us in and we ate and talked and then he opened up the conversation to the gospel because he asked us as missionaries what we do. We took the opportunity to tell him about the restoration, we gave him a Book of Mormon and he gave us his phone number with a return appointment for tomorrow night. So that was just cool to see the hand of the Lord in our work that night soooo awesome, I love missionary work :)

TUESDAY-we called famiglia Serra because they didn't come to church. The mother said she didn't because she doesn't know if this is what she wants anymore and that there are some things that she doesn't agree with. So I played it cool and said, "I understand but that's why we want to meet with you this week so we can talk about the things you don't understand". So we will meet with them either this week or next week to fix this whole problem, please pray for us and for her she needs it, thank you. Then we taught Titus again and that went well,we taught the restoration, but there are a few problems haha.  First off he doesn't have a job(not that bad). He lives with his girlfriend(not the worst but not super good) His girlfriend is on house arrest) ,so that means he cant get married to her and he doesn't have money to move out. So we don't know what we will do yet, haha I feel like Nephi, and I know that I will be led by the spirit not knowing beforehand what to expect hahaha so pray for them too hahaha thanks :)

Alright that was my week not too bad, some miracles some problems haha just like a missionary life should be :) hahaha. Alright I will talk to you next week I love you sooooooo much thank you for your testimonies and for your love and support. I love you !!

Love Anziano Glowa

My first baptism , and it was awesome !!!

HEY!!!!!

So Enrico's baptism was awesome a bunch of people showed up and I only had to baptize him once, like his foot or anything didn't come out of the water.I messed up on the prayer a little bit, but I quickly fixed my wording so it was all good.It was a very good baptism.His mother even came and I had a chance to talk to her. My Italian is improving alot ,I can pretty much talk to who ever and don't rely on my comp anymore. So I was talking to her and she seemed like she liked the baptism.

The famiglia Serras baptism was going to be this up coming weekend on the 19th but we have to move it back a few weeks. They have only come to church once . They missed last Sunday because they went to the park as a family because it was such a nice day. We are meeting them this week and well just have to explain the importance of going to church and that we have to move there baptismal date. It will most likely be on the 26th of Feb. or the 5th of March, but I would rather them be fully converted when baptized then halfway.

Don't worry this week I kept my camera in my pocket. I bring it around even if there isn't really anything in Collegno to take pictures of Haha. I don't think you understand that Collegno doesn't REALLY look like Italy its more like chateaugauy but I bring it around anyways in case I see something cool, like a hobo begging for money hahaha joking.

So yes I write Jason and he writes me, not like every week but we try to be good about it. Often times I write him after I write you so I don't feel like re saying everything that I write you so I just tell him how I am and feeling and stuff.

So Patty-C is home! That's so weird haha I cant believe I haven't seen him in 2 years that's crazy... so when's the wedding?

Dad got to eat at Crown burger??? I'm soooooo jealous hahaha you should have told him to mail me some hahaha

Can you tell uncle Mike and my cousin Cody happy birthday for me I don't know if you already called them or whatever but I wish them both a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!

So this week...

WEDNESDAY-nothing really happened did shopping,took a nap then we had FHE at church and that was it hahaha sorry nothing exciting

THURSDAY-we tried to do less active finding. We have some names of less active people with address' but no phone numbers and the people on the list were all outside of town so we had to take a city bus to find these people. Long story short we found one family who wasn't even there..... a little bit of a waste of time but the ward asked us to do it... next time I'm going to say that we need phone numbers because its just a waste of our time if we go ALL the way there for nothing.... So that's all we did then we had English class and we also taught Famiglia Serra the plan of salvation.I made cut outs for the son who's 10, so he could understand I think it went really well :)

FRIDAY-same kinda story as Thursday we had to do more less active finding work except.... We got lost... kinda, well we took the wrong bus and ended up in the wrong town but we figured out that there are like 4 or 5 families in this town that are less active. We didn't have time to go to them but now that we know how to get there we will do that this week.

SATURDAY-we had to go to Enzo's house (the ward mission leader, the guy in Collegno who helps the missionaries) because he hadn't done the program for Enrico's baptism. So we went over and helped him do it, then we went to the church to fill the font. The baptism went well as I already explained.

SUNDAY-was fast Sunday and Enrico went to bear his testimony and called my comp and me to go and stand next to him... a little weird/awkward haha but whatever he meant well haha. Sunday was good, after church we were ready to go home and then a sister in the ward (sister Tribastone) asked us what we were done now. Then asked us if we wanted to eat at their house, and so we did it was soooooooooo good!!!! The pasta was to die for and the chicken she made was like heaven haha .I cant explain it, I love the Italian meal here haha. For desert its always the same for every Italian, nuts, fruits, and something sweet like bread with sugar on it or something like that its just perfect hahaha. oh I love Italian cooking! hahaha 

I am truly blessed to be here.

MONDAY-we had district meeting and then we did scambi, so Anziano Neff and I came back to Collegno.  I don't know if I told you this but Anziano Neff (my MTC comp) we are in the same district so we got to go on scambi, it was wayyyy fun.  As you know we are both young in the mission so it was a great opportunity for me to step it up and put my trust in the Lord. On Sunday and Monday its weird its like my Italian just sky rocketed. Now I can say a bunch of stuff and now the members are starting to correct my Italian(which is good because that means they have confidence in me and don't feel bad for me) haha. On Sunday Sister Tribastone asked how long have you been in Italy 4-5 months? and I told her I have only been here 2 months. haha, she was very impressed. I'm not boasting or saying I'm awesome I'm just boating in my God because I know He's the one helping me :)

TUESDAY-scambi ended it was fun we gave out some book of Mormons and some pass along cards but didn't get in...oh well.  But something cool happened that day.  We were walking (anz. Bevan and me) and this guy yelled Ciao at us and we decided to go talk to him. He was way a head of us so we followed him for a block and a half and stopped him and talked to him. He said he had seen the missionaries and we asked if we could go to his house some time and he said yeah so we got his address and phone number and I gave him a Book of Mormon pass along card(it talks about the Book of Mormon Obviously but it says that you can get one for free). That night before we planned we got a call and it was him...his names Roberto haha and he was like "I want a Book of Mormon when can you come to give me one?" So we are going to his house today and we will see if Roberto wants to get baptized.

WEDNESDAY-so this Saturday coming up my comp gets to do a "dying wish" because he is dying haha and I convinced him to go to Como (the rules for the dying wish is that you can't go more then 2 hours away and my comp as already been to Geneva so we are going to Como) Another rule for this is that when you go on a dying wish or a culture day you have to sacrifice one P-Day so today we start working at 3 instead of 6 which isn't bad at all, so I'll tell you how Como was is next week ,don't work I'll bring my camera hahaha

So that was my week I hope you all have an awesome week. I love you all so much and i'm so grateful for your support and the love that I feel from you. You are in my prayers every night and every morning and I know that the Lord is watching over you. I know that this work is true and that there ARE people here that are ready for this message and there are people who are searching. I know that Jesus is the Christ and that this is His restored church on the earth again. I love you all and just know that this church and this work is so very important don't be shy to share it with the world.

I LOVE YOU MY FAMILY!!!!

Love Anziano Glowa
P.S 

Are you enjoying these books that im writing haha :P love you!

I LOVE YOU ALLL!!!!!!!<3 

This was a very good week the work here is really exploding!!!

HEY!!!!!

This was a very good week the work here is really exploding!!!

WEDNESDAY-nothing really happened because it was p-day. We met with Enzo our ward mission leader just to talk about investigators and less-actives and stuff like that. That night we had a Family home evening. The ward is trying something new every Wednesday there is a family home evening with food games and a spiritual thought it's a great idea to bring investigators, you should tell our ward about it Hahaha.

THURSDAY-we had interviews and I got my PACKAGES!!! :) Interviews were great while president was interviewing the different missionaries in the zone we got taught by the zone leaders and then by the assistance to the president. The lessons were about baptism and how we need to stop making baptismal dates so far away. Our new goal as a mission is to not make a baptism date further then a month away and to invite on the first preach my gospel lesson.That night we called Enrico up and told him we are moving his baptism to this Saturday and he acccepted and he also asked me to baptize him. He is getting baptized on the 5th of February I'm soooo excited, he told me that you added him on facebook haha.  Then that evening we met with famiglia Serra. Before interviews we were going to challenge them for the 5th of march but after interviews we decided on the 19th of February. The lesson was so amazing they started off by saying how they read the Book of Mormon together and prayed and they know its true and then they brought up baptism and so we gave them the invite for the 19th and they EXCEPTED!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so stoked for this family they are really a miracle family.Its obvious that Heavenly Father has been preparing them for a while SOOOOO AWESOMEEEE!

Then that evening I opened the packages....except for the valentines day one,I think someone told me to save that one till Valentines day hahaha.I want to thank you for the photo album I love it! thanks so much! Thank the Halems for the robin shirt thats so awesome haha. Thanks for the instructions but you don't have to worry about me using the dryer hahaa in Italy every house has their own washer but no one has dryers. Everyone just hangs there cloths up inside in the winter and outside in the summer just a little fact for all y'all :P

Can you thank Grandma and Grandpa for me, I want to thank them myself but I need you to get me their p.o. box number.  Also can you thank MJ for me she sent me a nice note and a cool stone thing so just make sure you thank her for me and I appreciate all that I've goten. Also I'm going to write to Courtney to tell her to thanks her family, her family sent me a tie and her grandparents sent me some stuff too so you can thank them too but I'll get Courtney to do that.

FRIDAY-we didn't do a lot because Anziano Bevan was sick. We taught Enrico about Tithing and he excepted so he has been taught everything and excepted everything AWESOME!

SATURDAY-Anziano Bevan was still sick but we went and taught one of our investigators . He's a 7th day adventist(don't know how to spell that one) The lessons are good but he always brings it back to when the Sabbath is and we always tell him that we want to teach him other stuff and that we will talk about that another time. It's important for him to understand and know that the Book of Mormon is true then everything else will fall into place.

SUNDAY-Enrico came to church which was awesome but famiglia Serra didn't because they are sick we called them and they have the flu. I hope they aren't sick for long or we will have to move their baptism date but we will see what happens just keep them in your prayers thanks :) That night I went to Torino to do a scambi with the zone leaders.Scambi means exchange or switch.So I was there with Anziano Pilcher.

MONDAY-spent the whole day with the zone leader and we had fun we got in twice doing casa in the morning but no one  promising, that evening we had a lesson with 3 Chinese kids from China.  they had never heard about God and we really excited to learn.  they are so funny, they have Chinese names but they gave themselves English names so people would understand so one is Daniel, then Tom and then Beer, so i was calling this guy beer the whole time and then at the end of the lesson i was like so your names beer? and her like yes yes my name is beer like beer Clinton...he was trying to say bill but he cant even say his own name hahahaha so funny these guys are awesome Anziano Pilcher will go back and teach them again and i think they are all very promising, its amazing to see how ready the Chinese people are for the gospel its too bad that the mission is closed, thats why they come to Italy to hear to gospel hahaha

TUESDAY-came back from scambi,  Anziano Bevan was with Anziano Brown.He's a cool guy I like him he goes home next transfer, so well get to scambi next time. We had district meeting it was good we talked about our purpose as a missionary and then we had a lesson with Enrico. We taught him about the priesthood because he has been taught everything else already.  Famiglia Serra is still sick please keep them in your prayers we are going to bake them a cake or something and drop it by their house today haha hopefully it works out hahhaa.

So that was my week pretty awesome we have 3 baptisms haha it's so awesome how the work can just explode hahhaa, I love you all, this work is so true and I'm so grateful for this chance that I have to go and serve. In all honesty it's not a sacrifice at all because I'm learning so much! I love this gospel with all my heart and I know that Jesus is the Christ and we can only be saved through His name! I love you all!!


LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anziano Glowa

P.S. I cant believe Pat comes home today thats soooooo weird! hug him from me tell him I love him and that I expect an email!

I love you! bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another week passed and this one was AWESOME!!

HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another week passed and this one was AWESOME!! I don't mean to go all Jason on you but this week was truly amazing.  I'll start by telling you about our investigators
ENRICO- His baptism is for the 12th of Feb. and I have never seen him more ready to be baptized. He truly has a testimony and is not converted to us but he is converted to the gospel. It is just such a miracle to see him loving the gospel. He has been taught everything and accepts everything and his interview is this week :)
FAMILIA SERRA-THEY CAME TO CHURCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it was so awesome they are progressing so well. We had a lesson with them last night and taught them the restoration more clearly and gave them a Book of Mormon. We were just about to challenge them to read it when the mother said that they were going to read it as a family (her and her 10 year old son Alessio).

We are teaching the famiglia Serra and Enciro twice a week. On Thursday when we teach the Serra's the plan of salvation we are going to commit them to baptism they are so ready. Also tonight there is a family home evening activity and they really want to come so we will see them tonight too :)

Mattia is 24 and a college student. He's really interested in the gospel, we were going to meet him twice this week but he cancelled on us yesterday but we look forward to meeting him Friday.

Rafael (don't know how to spell that one) he is 72 years old and is so interested in the gospel haha. It's really weird anyways we taught him Monday and gave him a book of Mormon and taught him to pray he invited us over Friday. So we will be meeting him twice a week, its too early to tell where this is going but hopefully he will continue to love the gospel.

Gorgio- He is 65 and his wife died 10 years ago so he is really interested in learning about the plan of salvation and about the church. We are meeting him on Friday and hope to meet him twice next week and give him a baptismal date.

The work is just exploding here and I love it. After the lesson with famiglia Serra last night,I was over whelmed with the spirit and with missionary work. I really love this work it is so amazing to watch people change.

This week....

Wednesday-We taught Enrico. Then we went to Torino,so that we could take the train to Milano at 6:50 the next morning. We went to Milano because we had a Mission conference. That night they only had one mattress so I gave it to my comp and I slept on a chair for the night haha lets just say I didn't sleep the whole night :P hahaha

THURSDAY-the conference was amazing. First off I got to see my old comp that was awesome!  We just talked and hung out but not while the speaker was speaking HaHaHa.  We had the area 70 come(he's like the group leader of the missions in Europe) his name is Elder Kopischke. At the beginning of the conference he asked us to write down 3 questions we wanted answers to and that this conference would answer all of those questions. He was a good speaker, he talked about everything from how to share the scriptures to how to become better and how to be a more effective missionary. We only got letters in zone con. We only got the mail packages the next day at interviews with the president. Can you thank Aunt Jonie for the Calendar and the card I really appreciate it. Dad, I love that picture of you when you are like 16 hahaha you just look awesome hahaha love the hair haha. Thank president Jarvis a got a Christmas card from the stake presidency and thank the Carpenters also they wrote me a card, thank them all from me :)

FRIDAY-Taught Enrico that day and did casa nothing special

SATURDAY-We went to the watch store to talk to that old lady again I think I mentioned her in my last email. Her last name is Peruzi. We invited her to come to church and she didn't come so that sucked a bit. But she texted us and said she was sorry and she wants to meet with us and so we can teach her so we will see where this goes.

SUNDAY-We went to go contact a referral in Piossasco, its west of Collegno maybe Southwest. Anyways we didn't find the referral but we found this really cool single mother with 2 children that gave us her number and we will call her this week to make an appointment, the work is just a moving :P

MONDAY-We met with Rafael and taught him a little bit about the restoration just about the apostasy. We gave him a book of Mormon and we are meeting him on Friday so we will see if he read it or not.

TUESDAY-We met with Enrico and famiglia Serra and both lessons we brought members and they really made the lesson better.  We switched English class to Thursday nights so we just had those lessons and that's it.

So that was my week, oh yeah also our water heater is down so I have had to boil water and use a cup to shower.... WAY FUN!!! Not ahaha anyways that should get fixed tomorrow well see next week if it is or not haha.

DAD-HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks for that picture of the lone wolf, but remember that you will never be alone again because we are an eternal family and you have the Saviour with you too. I didn't sent a gift for you in this package that I sent last week because the gift wasn't ready. When I send my next package it will be there, you should be excited haha. I hope you have a good day dad,I love you and I'm so proud of the old man you are becoming.

I read the thing you wrote on the calendar Courtney made for me, I will always remember that night where I bursted in tears hahaha That doesn't happen too often and I will always remember that blessing you gave Jason and I, I love you Dad have a great day, and remember your wolf pack is still 4 :)

I want you to read Mosial 1:6-7 its when King Benjamin is bearing testimony to his sons, just like you have done so many times for me and Jason and that has truly strengthened my testimony, I love you dad Happy Birthday big guy.

I LOVE YOU ALLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anziano Glowa

P.S I love you too mom and don't worry I'll write you something extra on your Birthday! :) Love you! :)