A Presto : THIRD weekly update

It doesnt feel real that ive been in the mtc for 4 week. I do the same thing everyday and it has gone by so fast. Im not sure why but doing zoom for 7 hours along with a few hours of studying goes by lightning fast. One aspect that changes day to day is where I go out to eat. This week on tuesday and thursday, I went out with fellow missionaries (my boys James and Brenden) and both times we got our lunch paid for! Some people are so kind to the missionaries😀

This week, I got my tickets to Kansas! Pretty crazy that ill be heading out in a little over two weeks. Im not sure if im ready yet🤒

Since this was my fourth week, ive been in the Italian immersion for two weeks. It is so crazy to see how far ive come with the language and its hilarious (terrifying) to see how much longer I have left. I feel pretty confident with forming sentences and speaking. What has me shaking in my boots is listening to actual Italians speak. Twice in the last week, we have met with people from Italy that are fluent. They talk really fast and I dont understand a thing theyre saying. I can maybe pick out a word or two but that doesnt mean much🇮🇹

One topic that has been discussed in the mtc a lot is prayer. The fact that we can pray to our Heavenly Father for guidance and comfort is on another level of amazing. I have heard plenty of stories of peoples prayers being answered but have never had one of my own. This changed yesterday.

A sister in my district told me that she had a friend in Wichita Kansas that has been out a month. One thing he told her when they were talking is that he gets yelled at by plenty of people. Hearing that had me shaking in my boots more than the language. Its so stupid to think that someone yelling at me for being a missionary scares me but it really does. It scared me so much that I felt uneasy. So I decided to pray about it. I didnt pray for my problems to go away or for nobody to yell at me but instead, for the strength to go at these problems head on.

Whats crazy is that about an hour later while I was in class, I felt calm. I felt like Christ was right next to me, willing to help me through tough times. I know God answered my prayer because he loves me and he wont give me any challenges that I cant get through.

Make a difference, Be the difference

Weekly italian: mi piace (I like)... giocare a pallacanestro (to play basketball) or imparare di Gesú Cristo (to learn of Jesus Christ) or ragazzi (boys)

Pictures:

1. At Janes volleyball game