I'm so sorry, I'll just share a couple cool moments from this week.
1. ZONE CONFERENCE - We buried our weapons of war and rebelion. Literally. The Zone Leaders dug a hole and we all went and buried oragmi swords with one thing we were going to sacrifice to become better missionaries. So we all gathered in a circle around this big hole, threw in our swords and watched while the Zone Leaders buried them. I'd really like to know what the neighbors were thinking.
2. SCAMBIO IN CATANIA - Sorella Cattani and I had a great scambio. We did some video finding, and ran into some really cool people. And some really strange ones. But mostly ones who were so ready and willing to share their belief in Christ.
3. PLAN OF SALVATION MEMBER LESSON - member lessons are such a blessing. Those of you who are members, I would invite you to go and participate in a missionary lesson. It's such a blessing for investigators to have friendships outside of just the missionaries. So we taught a lesson to our cute investigator about the plan of salvation, anf then the member's testimony just perfectly tied up the lesson. I loved it.
4. IT IS HOTTER THAN AFRICA - seriously, the only thing that keeps me going is the AC that comes out of the doors of some shops on the street. I just try to linger there as we walk by to cool off a bit.
5. SPIRITUAL THOUGHT - We shared this with a member this week, and I think it is one of the more under appreciated stories in the Book of Mormon
"During a perilous period of war described in the Book of Mormon, an exchange of epistles occurred between Moroni, the captain of the Nephite armies, and Pahoran, the chief judge and governor of the land. Moroni, whose army was suffering because of inadequate support from the government, wrote to Pahoran “by the way of condemnation” and accused him and his fellow leaders of thoughtlessness, slothfulness, neglect, and even being traitors.
Pahoran easily might have resented Moroni and his inaccurate allegations, but he did not. He responded compassionately and described a rebellion against the government about which Moroni was not aware. And then Pahoran declared:
“Behold, I say unto you, Moroni, that I do not joy in your great afflictions, yea, it grieves my soul. …
“… In your epistle you have censured me, but it mattereth not; I am not angry, but do rejoice in the greatness of your heart.”
What do you think explains Pahoran’s measured reply to Moroni’s accusations?"
I love you all!
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