Wellllll!!! This week was transfer calls and what do you know... Im staying in Battipaglia with Sorella Argyle! I will have been with my trainer for 6 months after this transfer! But its all good because Sorella Arygle is the best and we have work to do here. We love battipaglia and its people. Seroiusly. We heard our MTC teachers tell us that Italy has their heart. I can most certainly tell you that Battipaglia, well more the people in Battipaglia have a special place in my heart and i think that when i leave (one day) they might take part of my heart with them too. This week was pretty low key! We went on a a scambio to Pozzuoli and it was so fun! I got to be with Sorella Sanchez and then Sorella Argyle stayed in Battipaglia with Sorella Thorpe. Pozzuoli was Beautiful as always. We got to teach a lesson to this man that the sorelle had found a couple weeks ago who is SO ready for the gospel and just loves everything they teach him. Its super neat. He said that he had started praying and that everything was so much better and he felt so much more at peace. Its was a huge blessing for me to get to see someone so ready for the gospel because here we have just met no one like that... haha Well this week I ended up reading alot about how the gospel brings us happiness and I just want to say that it really true does. It is through the knowledge that we have of the gospel and a Savior who loves us that we find the most happiness and peace we have in this life. One of our english course students told us that in 5 years what he wants most is peace of mind and I just was struck by this and began thinking what would that be like. But then i realized that when we know the gospel we have that blessing with us all the time. We are able to be comforted through prayer, the study of the scriptures and church. We can pray and be forgiven of our mistakes so we are not burdened by guilt, we are promised life eternal with our families and loved ones, and so much more. It is such a wonderful gift this gospel and the happiness and love it brings for us. That's one of the best things about being a missionary is the things that you tell people and the message you have, you know what kind of eternal and ultimate happiness it can bring. I thank heavenly father all the time for the privilege it is to share what I know to be true with others and to know the blessings it brings.
Sorella Kennedy
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ahaha ahh good times.
Okay for my scripture reading i finished the book of mormon(good news its still true) and then at zone conference this last transfer we got challenged to read the Book of Mormon in 65 days which is the same time line that Joseph Smith translated them so I started again this last week and im in 2nd Nephi :) Also i started reading the teaching of the prophets manuel and the one I have is President Bensons so i've been reading that and its super awesome. Its really cool to get to read just like the straight up teachings of the prophets because in a way they are kind of like scripture! so thats been fun.
Okay simp(simp is investigator in italian... its short for simpatizzante:)
well we have this old man named Gerardo who is like 70 and is super funny. we get to teach him in english because he lived in England when he was young and prefers for us to teach him in english. He is really cool because he just really understands what we teach him and goes home and thinks about all the things that we tell him. He's really turned a corner this last week and has a strong desire to know if what we tell him is true. So thats awesome.
Then theres pasquale who is super busy because hes always studying but when we do get to meet with him he's awesome.
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