Mother, I think you would've known by now, that when any member of the bishopric comes to call, you pretend not to be home, or say that you are really sick and can't come to the door. I'm kidding of course.
I'm glad that you all are speaking about strengthening families. In fact, that's a way we find people to teach, we ask if they want to know how to have a more united family, or a happier family. We tend to teach that the Gosple of Jesus Christ, aka His teachings are what unite the family and make them happier.
Well, it's your talk, so I'll let you do what you want. I would recommend using the Family: Proclamation a little bit. You could also share how living the Gospel has made your own family more united.
I'm glad that you all had fun going up to Logan and Blackfork Canyon and doing all that stuff. Next year, I can go with you guys on all your trips, when I'm not busy working or studying or qualcosa simliare. I can't wait for the days I can spend with you guys again.
Well, a quick recap of Saturday: I was jumping rope, botched the landing, and sprained my foot. Thus, began the longest week of my entire mission. I hated not being to walk.
First off, my foot is much better. I can finally walk! Okay, I've been walking since Friday, but today I got rid of my crutch that I was using and I'm on my own two feet again. I'm really appreciative of the strengthening/enabling power of the Atonement that has supported me this week. Thankfully, with all the prayers, and the priesthood blessing I recieved, I'm back to at least 95% and I can only go up from here.
Well, enough about me, on to our wonderful investigators. We now have a baptismal date. Iole, the investigator from Avezzano, now has a baptismal date for the 16th of August, however, we may have to move it back a week due to feragosto, but either way, she's going to make it. She's been making some wonderful progress as well, and is keeping all the commitments that we give her. NO doubt, that she'll make it. We taught her the Ten Comandaments this week, and it really showed how far she had come.
And Federica as well is making some progress. She didn't make to to church this week, but she did commit herself to coming next week, and she's continuing to read the Book of Mormon, and she says that her prayers are starting to get better. Unfortunately, during the teaching of the Plan of Salvation, we both felt that the baptismal invite would be better delivered this week with the Gospel of Jesus Christ lesson. However, this week, we're going to have two dates, that I know for sure! (Missionaries are now required by Church HQ to teach the 5 lessons before baptism, then reteach them those lessons after baptism and have constant contact with the new member for the first 3 months. After that they are to have weekly contact for the first year which means other missionaries will follow up on new members as missionaries move around The goal is to get them ready to go to the Temple at their year anniversary).
Besides that, we're going to try and grow our English course this week, and see if we can get any new investigators coming in from that, and other finding methods. We're also going to be asking members about how it's going with some of their friends this week, when they get back from their temple trip to Switzerland.
Okay, so my only question to answer this week is this: WHERE HAS MY TIME GONE?!?!?!??!?!
The time is flying by. I'll be skyping you guys before I know it, and then I'll be on my way home....frick....I don't like that. I REALLY don't like that. Too much to do here.
Okay, well, that's been my week. Love you guys!
NaNa
I stole, borrowed these two images from Anziano Eads' companion's blog Aniziano Bethke. We are parents are so grateful for Aniziano Bethke and for his charity toward Anziano Eads and for his endurance of that trial. It is never easy to stay in the apartment, I remember having to do that once on my own mission over 29 years ago.
Anziano Eads laid up (notice the Sprite bottle next to him).
A missionary fridge or diet plan.
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