Another week down. I think that's 13 since I've been a missionary! They seem to be going faster and faster each time. In no time, I'll be in college thinking about the times I was in Kansas😂 (maybe Italy soon!) No news yet but my thoughts are that I'll leave in the middle of January. Honestly, i need all the time I can get to keep studying the language before I'm immersed. I'm kind of terrible at Italian!
I wanted to share a word for word interaction that my companion and I had with a man and his wife at the *public* park.
"Hey how's it going?"
"Good"
"Are you guys getting excited for Christmas?"
"Not interested"
"Oh, okay have a nice day!"
*walks away*
"We come here to get away from people like you"
Some people's children. It was pretty funny because we were at a park. A place with lots of people. I guess they just go to the park to get away from people...? Bruh moment. My companion and I were a bit confused so we just went on our way. I like to share the bad experiences my companion and I have but most of the people are pretty nice.
One lady was really nice! But at what cost? She asked us to rake her yard and of course we were quick to say yes. On Wednesday, we pulled up to her house and she had a big yard but only a few leaves that were spread around. My companion said this should be easy. It was not. In fact, it took us until Friday to finish. 3 days. 8 hours. 42 bags. 10 frozen fingers. It was about 20 degrees on Friday and I didn't have gloves. Anyways, I worked my tail off and after we were done, we wanted to share a Christmas lesson but they had left. We texted them later and asked if they had time and they never responded. Verified bruh moment. Anways tough when things like that happened but we were a good example and hopefully a seed was planted for missionaries in the future😁
We went caroling this week and it was so fun. I'm not a huge fan of singing and I always thought the whole situation was awkward but I guess some people like it. It was amazing to see how happy it made them. It made one lady so happy she invited all 7 of us into her home to sit and have cookies.
I forget to do a spiritual thought so here is one right now. I really like Ether 12:6 with the thought of faith brings miracles. Mircales don't/shouldn't bring faith. We have an investigator that wants a sign to grow her testimony but that won't work. Not until you show God you have faith in his plan. The second half of verse 6 says
"faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith."
I know that if we show God that we are willing to work for an answer, he will give it to us. But don't expect one if you don't have faith.
Italian for the week: pazzo= lunatic, madman
Ti voglio bene,
Anziano Lewis
Pictures: 42 bags of leaves, getting baptism suit, dead bat in creepy basement, ward Christmas party, me (in a silly goofy mood), pretty sunset, helping my comp bear his testimony, last two are caroling with the district
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