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!!!
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