Ostia Week 7

A week of work

We chose to relax p-day instead of going to Rome. We decided to take a break from running around everywhere, so we did a spa day instead. It was really fun and enjoyable. Especially because we are going to be doing a lot of running around today. It is always good to take a break, to relax and refresh. In the evening we tried to visit a less active but we got on the wrong bus. It is really amusing because we did the same thing last week trying to visit a different less active member.

On Tuesday we were able to go and visit the less active we had tried to visit Monday. It was actually really good because her daughter was there, and she is also less active. It all worked out really well. When we got back to Ostia it was time for corso. Everyone was advanced so we just did advanced grammar. Afterwards we had a lesson with Leonardo and Giuliana. They are doing great.

On Wednesday it was pouring rain and cold. One of the things about Italians it that they think your body is extremely dependent on the weather. When it rains it makes them "weak," this means that they can not do anything or see any one. Luckily by the afternoon the sun was shining, so we were able to visit some people. It was really good.

I have survived my first transfer. We have a new Anziano in Ostia. He took the place of Anziano Kennedy. His name is Anziano Blockered. We met him right before corso . He has a lot of good ideas for the city. It will definitely be a good change for Ostia.

Leonardo and Giuliana came to corso!!! That was really exciting. They had asked about it a little on Tuesday, and we invited them to come.

We went to visit Laura after pranzo on Friday. We taught her about temples. The lesson went wonderfully. All the youth went on a temple trip a week ago, so she already knew a lot about temples. Thing are going really well with her.

We met up with the anziani to make goals for Ostia this transfer. It went really well. We worked out what areas we want to focus on and what we want to improve. Afterwards we had a lesson with Giuliana and Leonardo. When we asked them if they had been reading the Book of Mormon, he told us he had read nine chapters! We sat and talked about it with him for a while. He really liked what he was reading.

Reading the Book of Mormon is a crucial part of our religion. The Book of Mormon is a book of scripture that goes with the Bible in testifying of Christ. We can receive so much personal revelation through reading the Book of Mormon. Even thought it was written thousands of years ago, it is pertinent to us today. It can answer any question and resolve any concern. It helps to strengthen our relationship with Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father. When we pray and read the Book of Mormon our faith is strengthened and we find the answers to questions. Questions that we may have had for a long time or questions that we never knew we had.

I challenge you this week to pray and read the Book of Mormon. As you do this your faith in Jesus Christ will grow and you will find greater peace in your life.

Sunday we had a group of girls from England in church. Sorella Bray and another sorella in the ward translated for them. It was a lot of fun to get to know them a little. I helped in Primary. I played Come Follow Me on the piano for them. The nice thing about small groups of primary children is they don't care how badly you play. Every fourth Sunday the missionaries are in charge of a musical number. The girls from England loved singing, so we got them to sing with us. It was really good!

Everything here is going great! I have had a great week and am having fun!

Have a great week!

Letter dated August 24, 2015.