Week 67: #nunsquad

We just finished our second week of temple tours and they were just as amazing as the last week. One of my personal highlights was watching a group of the tiniest nuns go through the tour. I talked Sister Catarina and Sister Teresa and I felt pretty inculded when I got to introduce myself as Sister Maxfield. At the end we took our "Rome Sisters Squad Pic" 

Other than the nuns, we spent a lot of our time guiding people around the center, explaining things, and teaching. During one of these visits, I had the chance to teach the restoration to an incredible family. We were talking with them about the temple and how there visit went and towards the end of the conversation, on of the brothers asked how there could be so much negative publication about our church. He said he saw a light that each member there carried in their eyes and he couldn't understand why one, people would speak so negatively about our faith and two, what was different about us. I then explained to him the difference of our church. While I told about the restoration of the fullness of Christ's gospel right there in front of the Cristus statue, the twelve apostles, and the temple, there was a spirit stronger than I can describe! I felt again the truthfulness of what I was sharing and I could see that why were feeling something too. At the end of it all, they filled out an information card and requested that someone pass by to teach them about our church. 

I'm so grateful for the temple and the chance it's giving us here in Italy to explain who we are and what we believe. More importantly, to explain the plan of Heavenly Father, the Atonement of Jesus Christ, and the Restoration of His Gospel. I love what we read in the scriptures about knowing something or someone by their fruits. My testimony grows every day when I look at the fruits of what this gospel has brought to my life. I am so grateful for the opportunity I have to serve here in Rome at this time. I know that this is His church. 

I love you all!

Sorella Maxfield 

P.s. Another 6 weeks have passed and for the first time since Battipaglia, I'm staying put for a third transfer. And I'm so excited about it. I love Rome 2 and the people we're working with and there are going to be great things coming!!