Week 36
(written on 18 Oct 2016)
Ciao, Cari!
What a week! It's been great. Today is our PDay because yesterday we
had Zone Conference. This week we are also looking forward to two
special conferences with President Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles. It's going to be amazing! In poche parole!
Today we had a lovely rainy PDay. We took a giro around Rome, checked
out Il Teatro del'Opera the Repubblica area. I fall more and more in
love with this city and the people of Italy every week.
Some other highlights from this week:
- A torrential downpour hit one night on our way to a member
appointment. Turns out...the address on the ward list was wrong and we
are about 20 minutes away from where this family actually lives. So we
end up having to cancel the appointment, and as we wait at the bus
stop to head back, the rain keeps coming and coming. A big rut in the
road in front of the stop was apparently invisible to several cars
passing by...and let's just say we were soaked from head to toe with
muddy water by the time the bus finally came. And THEN we forgot our
keys that morning, so we had to do some super sneaky ninja moves
(including scaling a gate and climbing down a bathroom window to get
inside to change before heading to English Course. The things they
DONT tell you about missionary work....
-Carrying 1000 lbs bags of donation clothes from a less active to the
church at 8:45 and wondering when when your arms might fall off but
singing hymns all along the way to distract yourselves. Again...the
things that they don't tell you you'll do as a missionary. 😬
-A super awesome lesson with Aurea. The power of sincere, heartfelt
prayer is real.
-A birthday! Sorella Adamson turned 21!! And with 4 Sorelle in the
house we can get some sneaky surprises worked out. :)
-Sharing the Gospel with Italians (and Peruvians, Moldavians, Costa
Ricans, etc etc) in the Great Italy Rome Mission. There is nothing
better and no place I'd rather be.
In preparation for the conferences this week, we've been asked to read
recent conference talks by President Nelson. As I was reading one, I
came across a quote from President Monson that I loved,
"To live greatly, we must develop the capacity to face trouble with
courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and triumph with humility.
You ask, “How might we achieve these goals?” I answer, “By getting a
true perspective of who we really are!” We are sons and daughters of a
living God, in whose image we have been created. Think of that truth:
“Created in the image of God.” We cannot sincerely hold this
conviction without experiencing a profound new sense of strength and
power, even the strength to live the commandments of God, the power to
resist the temptations of Satan."
I know this is true! I'm grateful for this eternal perspective!
Sending love to you all! Spero che sia una bella settimana!! Vi voglio
tanto bene.
Con amore,
Sorella Carver
What a week! It's been great. Today is our PDay because yesterday we
had Zone Conference. This week we are also looking forward to two
special conferences with President Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles. It's going to be amazing! In poche parole!
Today we had a lovely rainy PDay. We took a giro around Rome, checked
out Il Teatro del'Opera the Repubblica area. I fall more and more in
love with this city and the people of Italy every week.
Some other highlights from this week:
- A torrential downpour hit one night on our way to a member
appointment. Turns out...the address on the ward list was wrong and we
are about 20 minutes away from where this family actually lives. So we
end up having to cancel the appointment, and as we wait at the bus
stop to head back, the rain keeps coming and coming. A big rut in the
road in front of the stop was apparently invisible to several cars
passing by...and let's just say we were soaked from head to toe with
muddy water by the time the bus finally came. And THEN we forgot our
keys that morning, so we had to do some super sneaky ninja moves
(including scaling a gate and climbing down a bathroom window to get
inside to change before heading to English Course. The things they
DONT tell you about missionary work....
-Carrying 1000 lbs bags of donation clothes from a less active to the
church at 8:45 and wondering when when your arms might fall off but
singing hymns all along the way to distract yourselves. Again...the
things that they don't tell you you'll do as a missionary. 😬
-A super awesome lesson with Aurea. The power of sincere, heartfelt
prayer is real.
-A birthday! Sorella Adamson turned 21!! And with 4 Sorelle in the
house we can get some sneaky surprises worked out. :)
-Sharing the Gospel with Italians (and Peruvians, Moldavians, Costa
Ricans, etc etc) in the Great Italy Rome Mission. There is nothing
better and no place I'd rather be.
In preparation for the conferences this week, we've been asked to read
recent conference talks by President Nelson. As I was reading one, I
came across a quote from President Monson that I loved,
"To live greatly, we must develop the capacity to face trouble with
courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and triumph with humility.
You ask, “How might we achieve these goals?” I answer, “By getting a
true perspective of who we really are!” We are sons and daughters of a
living God, in whose image we have been created. Think of that truth:
“Created in the image of God.” We cannot sincerely hold this
conviction without experiencing a profound new sense of strength and
power, even the strength to live the commandments of God, the power to
resist the temptations of Satan."
I know this is true! I'm grateful for this eternal perspective!
Sending love to you all! Spero che sia una bella settimana!! Vi voglio
tanto bene.
Con amore,
Sorella Carver
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| Casual red carpet in il Centro |
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| Sorella Adamson's 21st Bday |
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