Wednesday February 10, 2021
Wow! This week was full of miracles!! I can't even describe how grateful I am for my Heavenly Father and for everything that he blesses me with!
This week we didn't have quite as many tours as usual so we worked really hard on contacting and trying to meet with the people we have been teaching. We had a video call with a man from our English course that we've done a couple tours with, and he introduced us to his daughter. She was so awesome and said that she was interested in meeting with us after she has her big test this weekend. She was very impressed that girls her same age were so courageous to leave their homes and share what they believed in and she wants to know more about why we are so willing to do that; what makes our church different. We are really excited to begin meeting with her! We also were able to visit a girl named Miky that we found through Facebook around Christmas time. We met up with her at a cafe and just talked for an hour or so. It was so much fun and I just love realizing that my Italian is good enough now to carry a conversation with someone for an hour without difficulty. She also thanked me for being a wholesome, kind person but also for being genuine. I have such a testimony of the importance of being real and using our personality in the work; that's how you will truly connect with people. As we were leaving she asked when we did church, and so we invited her to come to church with us the following day. Sunday morning she showed up to church with her husband! It was so wonderful! After church we showed them the temple grounds and then she invited us to go get pranzo with her and her husband the following Saturday! We are so excited and see a lot of potential in them!
On Tuesday, we had Zone Conference and it was my last Zone Conference! It was soo amazing and so sad at the same time. We were able to have an in-person Zone Conference for the first time since August; it was wonderful to see everyone together. I did a musical number in the Christus room of the Visitor Center singing "Savior, Redeemer of My Soul" with another Sorella while my companion played the violin and an Elder played the piano, and it was so beautiful. The spirit was so strong. The presentations that were given were so good, especially President and Sorella Smith's. They talked a lot about the importance to still do the things we learned as missionaries when we go home and how we need to be the member missionaries we wish we had on the mission. It was really, really good for me to hear, especially because I'll be going home soon.
The best news of the week though was when I found out that I will be able to go through the Rome Temple one time before I leave!! It has been closed and I didn't think that I would have the opportunity to go through before I left. However, the temple went into phase two on Monday and President is making arrangements for us to be able to go through before we go home if we have not been yet. I have been praying so hard for this and am so beyond excited that I will have the opportunity to go through before I go home. I know the Lord hears and answers our prayers. He truly has answered so many of mine this last transfer.
Love you all so much!!
Ciao!
Sorella Acton
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