I know that the Lord is blessing us as we use out times wisely!

October, 12th 2011

CIAO!!!!!

AUGURI!!!!! In Italiano "Thanksgiving day" si chiama "Giorno di Ringraziamento" anyways sadly I didn't do anything special but I was grateful :)  Maybe I'll do something next week haha to be honest I'm like super busy all the time hahaha I CANT BELIEVE JASON COMES HOME NEXT WEEK!!!! you HAVE to send pictures to me hahaha I'm so excited for him!!! haha I like the ark I idea, I never thought about what my ark is.... I'll have to get back to you on that one, sounds good? when are you going to California to visit Jason's mission? Are you going to wait for me to come home?? I think its only fair... because I know for a fact Jason's going to come to Italy haha so you should wait for me I think haha but whatever works best for you all :)

this week....

So I dont really have a lot of time haha I'm sorry but I'll do my best to talk about all the good stuff that happened. We had 2 investigators come to church, so a couple of weeks ago we dropped some investigators because they weren't doing anything, this week they called us and said they wanted to come to church. So we met with them had a hard lesson about how they need to keep commitments and they said they were ready to commit, so they came to church stayed the whole time and accepted baptismal dates for the 5th of November. Their names are Anthony and Godwin, they are doing a lot better and progressing which is nice. 

This week we have done more casa, its hard to find the time but we are doing our best to maximize all the time we have its not the easiest but its the best. This Sunday was so busy though, because both of our investigators don't speak Italian we have to have a separate class for them... so I taught YMs the first hour and then taught them the 2nd hour and then bore testimony in fast and testimony meeting. haha It was a good Sunday.

What else happened ?.... Saturday there was an activity for the youth in Verona so I went to that with them it was cool a ward had made a musical and invited us to go see it. We couldn't watch the whole thing due to time but it was fun. I know that the Lord is blessing us as we use out times wisely, as we are trying to do more casa its not always easiest to find time to do it. Yesterday we had 45 mins before an appointment and instead of wasting time or making excuses to do something else, we went to the area we had planned to work in and in 45 mins we were able to teach 2 lessons in one building which is a miracle. Because I've had some weeks in my mission where I didn't teach any lessons because no one wants to listen. We only had this 45 mins to work and we taught 2 lessons, the Lord is guiding our work and is helping us balance our callings. I know that the Lord lives and loves us and that he is guiding his work all over the world. I'm sorry I didn't have much time to write this week I will next week I promise and I'll even do a day to day thing make sure you send me pics of my brother hugging all you guys hahaha 

I love you all

love anziano Glowa :)

Another week goes by in beautiful Italy.

October 5th,2011

Hey!!!

Another week goes by in beautiful Italy...just to let you know our week was pretty intense this week, in terms of finding work, we finally dropped like all our investigators so we just looked for new people and there was Conference...long story short we still have a lot of finding work to do :) But I love it with all my heart, I really do, I can't imagine Jason right now, he must be freaking out I don't know what I'm going to do when I go home. I know I'll be happy but I won't be able to represent the Saviour like I have been and  I won't have that Authority. It'll feel weird, I'm not looking forward for that day, sorry to tell you guys, that's why I'm probably going to extend haha :)

so for this week...

THURSDAY- We did a butt load of casa got in a few times and found this 17 year old named Filipo, Bruna our new convert was doing casa with us so it was cool that he got to see a young member working with us and to see that it was normal to believe in Christ :) I love working so much it just makes me feel like I'm completing my purpose :)

FRIDAY- again a lot of finding work, little success but I know that the Lord is just getting us ready for a family to find. He wants to see our faith and wants to see how bad we want to find the elect. We are doing more casa then parco because it seems like we find more legit people when we do casa. I still love doing casa, but its also way too easy to find people that just want to listen because they have nothing to do but they wont commit. You never know who you'll find though so we are still doing parco and we are just going through investigators faster so we don't waste 3 weeks with them, we just move through people way faster then stay with them, the work is going great.

SATURDAY- We had English class in the morning and then I had to go to Verona for conference. So I got to listen to Saturday morning session, at 6 pm Saturday night with our new converts. I loved Elder Packers talk the most, I listened to half the conference in Italian because the English wasn't working. But I've been here long enough that I understood it, but its still better in English, you know have the original language. Anyways then we had to leave half hour before so we could get a train back to Mantova, so I missed President Uchdorfs talk which I heard was amazing. I'll have to listen to it later, but I liked Elder Packer's a lot, it was so powerful and I hope a lot of our youth were listening to it. I know our youth were and our new converts loved it.

SUNDAY- FULL DAY OF CONFERENCE it was DOPEEEEEE we took the morning train and got there at 10 in Verona. We listened to Priesthood session at 11 in the morning till 1 then at 2 to 4 we got Saturday evening and then 6 to 8 we got Sunday morning. We didn't get Sunday afternoon but I'll have to watch that on a p-day or something. I LOVED the Sunday morning session, it was soooo awesome I loved the talk on the Book of Mormon it was so powerful. I loved Elder Hales talk, I had no idea he was in sick, poor guy looks so different, but I like his talk on over coming trials and stuff I think he really related to it. And for me it was just so clear, that him an Apostle, could have such health trials and that it was for his growth just like all the trials we encounter in this life. Also I LOVED Elder Ballard's talk, I just love to think of my mission like a war against Satan and I'm on the front lines and I was saved for these last days because im one of his best haha not to be prideful . But I like to think about it this way and I just loved his talk to powerful :) it was just such a good day of conference, I was spiritually filled :)

MONDAY and TUESDAY- had district meeting and did a scambi in Verona with Anziano Dunshee, I love that guy he's so cool and we are the best of friends. I'm totally going to hang out with him after the mission, we just worked hard, had appointments, and talked about life and stuff and conference, it was awesome

It was a good week, I didn't get to work too much in my city after Friday but I feel conference gave me a boost to find and baptize, but it was a good week :) also can you tell Courtney that I got my year mark letter from her right on my year mark it was awesome and I got our Anniversary card from her today she's good I was very happy and impressed :) haha I LOVE HER SO MUCH!!! 

So my calling is going well we are going to meet tomorrow night to talk about activities and stuff but it was a very good week. I feel like I'm growing and learning from my mistakes and that im a true disciple of Jesus Christ :)

Sorry this email isn't longer, also dad I can't send you a tie because I don't have one because I haven't been to Firenze but I know they are good quality but do you think it will work this business do I have you on my team, partner? haha love you guys so much!!!!!!

I KNOW that this church is true, Christ Lives, we are LITERALLY guided by him through a living prophet. I KNOW that Joseph Smith saw God the Father and his son Jesus Christ. I LOVE this gospel so much and I'm so grateful for eternal families. I really am and I'm so grateful that I didn't fall away from this church in my youth, so that I can be here. And so can so I can be with my family for ever. FOR THE YOUTH READ THIS TO THEM IN SEMINARY, DONT SCREW UP! and if you do REPENT, its all about repentance, we are not perfect and God knows that but that is no excuse, we need to use the ATONEMENT OF JESUS CHRIST. I've been off the path and I can tell you, and bear witness that true happiness is in the gospel with your family there is no grater happiness. I love this church and I know that sometimes it seems cooler to not believe or to pretend that you don't have a testimony but I promise you that if you hold true to what you believe in, you will change the lives of many people and your friends will respect you and want to know why you are different. This gospel is everything, any question you have or want answered can be answered with this gospel, you have great helpers that are leading you to do good, my parents, your teachers and more importantly your parents. If you have made mistakes, GO AND TALK TO THE BISPOP TOMORROW! I know I am being bold but that's the only way. I'm sick and tired of seeing people falling away and thinking that they can sin. YOU NEED TO CHANGE YOU NEED TO GET BETTER, stop being difficult teenagers and be examples of the believers and if you didn't hear Elder Packers talk in the Saturday morning session. GO HOME AND WATCH IT, I promise you if you heed the words I've spoken to you now, your life will change and your friends will be receptive to hearing the gospel through the full time missionaries. It's NEVER TOO LATE TO REPENT, NOTHING YOUVE DONE IS TOO BAD THAT YOU CAN REPENT; THAT IS ALL CHRIST WANTS FOR YOU TO COME BACK HOME SO GO BACK HOME EVERYONE CAN DO IT; I DID IT AND I KNOW IM WAY HAPPIER BECAUSE OF IT: I leave this with you in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Please I beg you read this to your seminary class this whole paragraph, and don't change the words or make it less bold, I was filled with the spirit of the Lord while writing and if you read exactly what's there I promise you that at least one person in your class will go and talk to the bishop and change their life around. I KNOW THIS IS TRUE.

I love you so much and if there is anything I can do let me know I love you all have a great week.

Love Anziano Glowa

I had my first YM's activity !

September 28th,2011

SO THIS WEEK!!!!! not too much happened... SATURDAY- I had my first YM's activity well it was a stake activity. But theYM

president couldn't go and so she asked me to go. I was hoping I wouldn't have to go so I could get some work in but it didn't happen. The activity was cool the kids made cocktails, and then had to present them and they got judged according by presentation, creativity, and taste, it was a good activity. But because it was in Verona we spend a lot of time going and come back from there, anyways it was a good experience. This calling isn't going to be easy and I'm finding it hard to do both, and finding time to do everything that I want. Its nothing I can't handle and I'm not worried, about it because we still work and such, but its just going to have to take extra organizing and just sacrifice I think, I'I'llm excited :) 

SUNDAY- church was church it was awesome I love it in Italian I don't know what I'll do when I go home haha. Then I got sustained by the members but the setting apart will happen in 2 weeks. My comp isn't my counsellor because he is actually president of Sunday school. Technically my comp will be with me and will be my councillor but I don't know if he will be set apart as such. Anyways then we just went and worked our tails off to make up for a weird week and we taught 9 lessons in one day it was fun and we worked hard. Also in church I think it was one of my businesses Sundays for the 1st hour I taught the young men then the 2nd hour there was no one to teach the gospel principles class so I taught that and if I would have had a talk that would have been crazy but I didn't. I like teaching and I'm good at it so I don't mind doing it :)

MONDAY- We had district meeting!!! so because of my new calling as YMs president. My mission President made Anziano Dunshee District leader which is awesome. I love him so much and I think I could have done it all but I know that president is inspired and I'm glad that I can focus more on Mantova and the YM's and not have to worry about being district leader.  Anziano Dunshee is awesome he's starting his transfer 13 and we're just a bunch of bros haha he's so awesome. Then after I did a scambi with anziano Hill he's cool. He's new like anziano strong, oh and there is this new sister in my district named sorella Hank and she told me that Phil was her district leader in the MTC isn't that crazy! she knows Phil!!!!! so crazy!!! anyways we had our first branch youth activity, we did a bike ride, it was fun and we rode forever long haha. It was fun to be with the youth and to be an example for them, it was weird being the leader in the situation, like if something bad happened it would have been my fault haha anyways it all went good and we had a fun time!!!! 

TUESDAY- anziano Hill and I tore it up and just worked, we had a great study together and talked about some things that we really want to work on and change. There are a few things that I really need to change, I've done a year of my mission, half way, this is like game time. Like I just need to run faster, I can't just stay at the same pace or slow down I need to GO GO GO and I love it! It's going to be fun and hard, there are some things that I want to get better at. I love the mission for that, I change everyday. I get hard on myself when I mess up but when I take a step back and look at the situation I know that Heavenly Father, is just so happy that I'm here and that I try everyday to be better :) I love this church so much and I love this gospel! 

In terms of a Christmas package, just candy and cereal and peanut butter haha I can't really think of anything else, because some money so I can buy some sweet white shirts or something but nothing big or anything :) 

Just know that this week was a good learning work and that I'm going to be better and try my headrest to be what Heavenly Father wants me to be I love this gospel and I love this work and I'm so happy that I'm growing and changing everyday its the best feeling to know that im not the same person I was, well I am in a sense but im also way different.

LOVE YOU ALL

Love Anziano Glowa