i love this life

 Wednesday 17 July 2024

i love this life

Some weeks are just so good and I feel so grateful to be living this beautiful, exhausting, spirit-filled, simple life of being a missionary for Jesus Christ. 
"O then, is not this real? I say unto you, Yea, because it is light; and whatsoever is light, is good, because it is discernible, therefore ye must know that it is good" (Alma 32:35) 

I met a lady named Elisabetta on the bus the other day. She is from Israel! She gave me a big smile and invited me to sit by her and we started chatting. She is such a light in this world! It got me thinking how cool my job is. I get to meet and talk to people from all over the world! I've met people from Israel, Mauritius, Germany, France, Greece, Montenegro, the UK, Russia, Brazil, Ethiopia, just to name a few! I get to talk to them in a beautiful language I love, learn about their perspectives, families, beliefs and then I get to share mine! I get to tell them about my rock and my Savior- Jesus Christ- and about His gospel which has changed my life. MISSIONS ARE THE BEST!! 

Some things that made me happy this week:)
-Lucy, a little girl in the military ward, had the same white owala water bottle as me 🥹 twinners. 
-Our Chosen movie nights after English Course give me life. We had some technology difficulties figuring out season 2 and Anziano Hartshorn worked for an hour and even subscribed to netflix (?!!) just so we could still have the movie night. This is just the way they are. Incredibly kind and generous in the quietest way. We passed out Sorella Hartshorn's YUM brownies and then all watched and hyped up Jesus whenever He came on screen. These people are so good it amazes me. I want to be like the Hartshorns when I grow up!! 
-Ate hamburgers from the top of Brother Craven's 9-story apartment building with a stunning view of lungo mare🙌 
-Had the night of our lives eating gelato and teaching a lesson with Nicol, protecting her from a guy attempting to steal her purse, seeing 4 knights in shining armor walk down centro, and driving home in a blue land rover🤙
-Our landlady finally had mercy on us and turned on our air conditioning 🙏🙏 life changing. 
-Jeanluca from our english class is a legit opera singer and he and Anziano Palmer improvised a song (in my google photos if you want to watch!  https://photos.app.goo.gl/75qnZYn3BuzhFDLL8)
-When we asked to say the closing prayer during a lesson, a lady closed her eyes and started singing to Jesus...for 5 minutes... Sorella Wall and I weren't quite sure what to do haha. But hey she could sing! 

Lots more but that's it from me this week! 
Ciao ciao- keep shining your lights ☀️🫶
Sorella McCune
 
Pool in her apartment complex that she can't swim in:).

With Nicol
District
View from Brother Craven's apartment
Sorella Wall and McCune
President and Sister Morris with their grandkids
 

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