MTC Week 4

This has been a really good week!

My companions, as well as the Swede and the Dane.

We have an awesome "investigator!" She lives with her boyfriend and we had a lesson on the law of chastity because she is committed to baptism. When we first taught her this lesson she felt like it was impossible for her. In Italy it costs a lot of money to get married and the standard engagement period is at least a year for wedding planing! It is ridiculous. Also a lot of Catholics don't get married be cause if you get divorced you are excommunicated from the church. She Really felt that it was impossible for her to live the law a chastity. We asked her to pray about it, the next day we asked her if she had prayed and she said yes. She said that Heavenly Father had told her that it was the right thing for her to do and that even though she knew it would be hard she would try!

On Mothers Day I got to call home!!! This is their second time doing this. They started doing this for Christmas! I was so happy that I could call home and talk to my family! It was great hearing how everyone is and how they are all doing!

Beautiful day, but a little cold.

Our Fireside on Sunday was great! The speaker talked on Repentance. It was a really good talk on repentance. He focused on the fact that repentance is not a negative thing. It is positive and that it is a gift from God. Repentance is a wonderful thing and that we should take advantage of it everyday. It means a change and a fresh view. The bad things that happen and the guilt that we feel come when we choose not to repent. The negative connotations of repentance come from Satan. He does not want us to repent because through repentance we come closer to Christ. Repentance is a way of life, not an event!

Yesterday was an AMAZING day! We had a really good lesson in the morning with Sorella P. and Fratello K. We talked about our relationship with Christ and about how to come closer to Christ. It was wonderful! Sorella B. talked to us in the afternoon. She is such an awesome teacher! She has such and amazing testimony. We had group coaching with her and at the end she talked to us about our call as missionaries.There is a quote from Elder Holland that stuck out to me.

"This is higher and holier and more eternal than anything you've ever done. It is by definition the most important thing you can do in the world, in time, or eternity. For this reason you are engaged in the saving of the human soul. That is the thing God himself said was His work and glory. It is the purpose for which the Savior came to the earth and gave His life. It is the purpose for which every prophet has lived and every apostle has spoken. you Join Those Ranks!"

This is so inspiring and yet scary. I do not feel worthy to be ranked with prophets, apostles, and the Savior. I know that the Lord qualifies those He calls and that he will qualify me.

Temple walk

The devotional was given by Brent H. Nielson. He talked on getting iPads in our missions. My mission just go iPads a month ago. He talked about the responsibilities of using electronics. It is great. He called us Disciples in the Digital Age! We will bring the world His truth in the ways that have never been seen before. He talked about how if we want our children to be like the Armies of Helaman we need to bury our weapons of destruction. That was so powerful to me that by my willingness and decision to choose the right my children will be blessed. It was such a powerful talk on using the internet safely and correctly. He said "Don't let Satan control the Internet." That is so true. We have the ability to make the internet a safe environment. As we post and share positive and uplifting thoughts on social media we can make the internet a better and safer place. He also told us to have another person check your device so that you can make sure that there is nothing that can lead you astray!

This week I would like you to think about your personal weapons of rebellion and how you can bury those. I would also like you to think of how you can use the Internet to bring the spirit and fight off Satan.

Sister H. got her flight plans last week and it was really sad. She leaves in the morning on the 19th and it is really sad. I am going to miss her a lot.

Over all it has been a really good week.
I want you to know that I love and miss you all.

Sorella Victoria Pinnegar

Sorella S. and I

Victoria and her companion are waiting for their visas to go through. We will post her address in Italy within the next week!