I'm getting transferred to Busto !

DECEMBER 14th,2011

Ciao Family!

I'm sure the first thing you wanna know is where am I going!!! I'm going to a place far far away called Busto Arrizio!! Its right between Como and Milano. I'm going to be with an Anziano Mitchell, the ward there is about 70 people and apparently there was a death of someone in the bishopric like 5 weeks ago. He died of cancer, so I'm going to go and do my best to help the ward and the family out and get their fire back! I'm really grateful for the time I have had in Mantova. To tell you the truth I'm very sad I'm leaving, this has become my home and i've been here for about 7 months or so. Also the Dos Santos and Campos families have goten so close to me that it's going to be hard to say good bye. I know that I'm meant to go to Busto and to help the ward there. I'm happy with the work I've done here in Mantova and I know that the Lord will continue to bless me as I work hard.

This week Clifton got baptized!!!! I'm really happy for him he's going to do great!! I just love seeing someone enter the waters of baptism just willing to do anything to follow Christ. Unfortunately Clovis didn't get baptized, I did all I could but of course I feel like should have done more. I know I taught him well, and to his needs, in the end it was up to him. The good news to that he still comes to church and is still willing to learn he really does want to be baptized but he just has a problem with commitment.  I know that one day he will make the right choice and be baptized.

Friday the day before Clifton's baptism, he was getting cold feet and talking about how he wasn't ready...boy is a mission stressful. What would you do in a situation like that? You are 20 years old this is not your mother language you have a companion whose a great teacher but doesn't know the language as well, and someone says they can't get baptized the next day... Man the mission is stressful but with the Lord and His spirit all things are possible. We were able to get to the problem and set up a return appointment for the next day before his baptism  and to bring Cyro because he speaks Portuguese. Anyway in the end everything worked out and I know its because of your prayers.

I love the mission and I'm grateful for the growth I'm able to under go here. I've really learned how to adapt to situations and to just make things work. I like to think of myself as a "problem solver and not a problem identifier" Anyone can say "oh man my bike has a flat tire" but nothing will change until you get on your knees take out the flat tire and put in a new one. I think in the world there are too many people like that, that just identify problems and don't solve them. I know the mission helps people be better and helps people grow personally. I know that this church is true, and that this work is of God and that EVERY YOUNG MAN needs to serve a mission what's not for EVERY YOUNG MAN is to be unworthy! This is Christ's church and we are literally led by Him.

Love you and talk to you from Busto next week!

Love Anziano Glowa

LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

As for my health, I'm healthy, I would say I'm 95%.

DECEMBER 7th,2011

Caio Family,

My ward members have told me that there was a post on facebook about how I'm sick and how everyone prayed and fasted for me. Thank you for all your prayers but I'm not that sick any more. Yes I've been sick but I've been working and its nothing I'm going to die from, haha. I'm sure the ward could have fasted for something more important then me, haha but I'm glad that I have this love from you my family and from the ward backhome. As for my health, I'm healthy, I would say I'm 95%. I finished the medicine and felt way better, I think it will just take time to get completely better. Just know that I'm healthy and you can tell people that I'm fine and not to worry :)

as for this week...

Due to the fact that I don't have that much time to email I won't be doing a day to day thing. I'm sorry its been like this, just know that I'm working hard and having fun :)

Pretty much our work is going well. We have 2 baptisms this Saturday, Clifton I'm 100% sure he'll get baptized he is so awesome and just has grown so much. It's so awesome to see the change in people as they accept the gospel of Jesus Christ. As for Clovis its more of a 50/50 kinda thing. It's so hard with him. He is just afraid of commitment but I know he's ready for baptism, and I know he knows that he's ready for baptism. Sunday night, Anziano Dunshee from Verona came to do a baptism interview for Clovis. Before the interview we had a lesson, and Clovis tried saying how he "wasn't ready" but we taught him so well. I've never felt the spirit so strong when teaching, I felt like I was speaking with the tough of angels it was intense! In the end he passed the interview with the exception that he has to say that he will keep the word of wisdom. I'll explain, when he was asked to keep it in the interview he said " I'll try" and he couldn't give a yes or a no. If it comes to the day of this baptism and he feels the spirit when Clifton is baptized and he decides to be baptized we'll have to call Anziano Dunshee and Clovis will have to tell him his definite answer.  He's so ready he's almost at that point, where he knows everything and if he doesn't get baptized this week I dont know when he will. He's at his peak and if he doesn't get in the water he'll keep going down.... I love this family so much and I just want to make them eternal. He's so ready I just want Heavenly Father to enlighten him or something or perform some kind of miracle but in the end Clovis has his free agency...We will just have to let him make his decision in the end. 

We are trying to do more casa and look for other investigators we have this cool Brazilian family. They are in their late 20s and have a baby girl. They are so awesome and we have an appointment with them tonight, they live right near the church so it should be easy to get them to come. His name is Juliano and her name is Paola. It's hard to find a lot of time to do casa this week, because we have to built a baptismal font thing because we want to do it in Mantova instead of going to Verona for the baptism. We also have to make the invites to give to family members and we have to make the program and on top of that we still have to meet our investigators this is the most important week. If we let down just a little Satan will just come right on in and destroy everything but we are doing good at daily contact.

I'm 100% sure that I'm getting transferred. President told me twice already, early in the transfer my companion was talking to another missionary about how I've been in Mantova for 5 transfers and he's been with me for 3 and he was joking and said that he thinks I'll be here another transfer. And president was there and said that I was for sure out of here haha. Then another time we called him to ask something and my comp asked jokingly if I was going to stay and President again said I was going haha. According to me it will be good to leave, I've goten really comfortable here in terms of with the branch and the area and everything. I think I will be good to go but at the same time this city is my favourite, the members are awesome and I'm going to be sad to go. Any guesses to where I'm going? I'm going to make 2 guesses, Mesrte and Florence :) hahaha those are my guesses.

Anyways that's it I got. I love you all so much thank you for your prayers and fasts, just know that I'm healthy now and that I'm working harder then ever for these people :)

Love Anziano Glowa