Last week: We had so many miracles! This week we found many new people to
teach and none of them were really from our own efforts (like not from knocking
doors or stopping people of the streets). The one the was maybe from our "own
efforts" was one of our neighbors. He stopped us! He told us about his life,
asked us why we were there and why we always said "Buon Giorno!" to him every
morning. We are really happy to teach him and his wife and hopefully his adult
children as well.
We also received many referrals from our members this week! This is the
smallest unit I have worked in and I truly feel sometimes that is why they are
so motivated. It's not the work of the missionaries to find new people and to
move the work along. The members are the full-time finders and the missionaries
are the full-time teachers. I did not understand that before my mission. But it
is so true. When we can work in harmony and understand what each of our
individual role is the work will move forward. I think that was one of my 2
biggest lessons from this week. That I am here to teach. That's my life and
that's why I have the name tag. Through my studies of Preach My Gospel this week
I read my ministerial certificate again. The Lord and the living prophet trust
us and have entrusted us this great calling. We need to be confident in that and
live it!
Another lesson was that just because everything doesn't always work out
doesn't mean the Lord doesn't care. We had such an amazing week but it was also
suuuper hard. With everything that went right 3 things went wrong. We spent
hours sitting in non-moving trains and delays and cancellations and missed
buses. But it happens! If everything is always perfect all the time we won't
appreciate the times when everything goes right. We won't notice the little
miracles if we never need a pick-me-up.
So now down to how this week got so crazy! Well, I spent the morning in
Venice haha. Currently I am writing from an Internet point in Mestre. Remember
that place? My home? My first love?? Yep. I'm here. I got a call on Friday
morning that my documents were ready so I needed to come pick them up. Welp.
That's a 6 hour trip-- you got it-- with a lot of train rides :) It was such a
tender mercy! I got to see and talk to my new converts and members and
investigators yesterday and I new that it was at the perfect time. Last night we
stopped by some of my favorite people: Willson and Diana. Last year (1 year ago)
when I left Diana was pregnant. We shared a message with them and I was able to
share experiences with them from my very first transfer when I was at my most
vulnerable as a missionary-- never knowing if I was a good enough teacher or if
I would be, if I could speak and be understood, or if I was gonna feel like I
was doing a good job. I was able to see the difference. From where I was to
where I am now. I was able to see the growth and to remember what I was like as
a new missionary. In my first transfer I got to go to Sorella Morley's first
city in my first transfer and see how much she loved it and being here with
Sorella Hamblin has been so special.
I don't know if this makes any sense...I am so tired haha. I just want to
be home and get back to work!
I love you all!!
Sorella Jarvis
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| Sorella Hamblin and Jessica |
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| Sorella Strong, me, and Sorella Lopez |
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