Our very last day together we went to a small city in our area and we were planning on stopping by to see people that we haven't been in contact with for a while because they are either busy or don't answer. But we prayed a lot and we studied the scriptures and we had joy in our souls. We were determined to finish our work together out strong.
It so happened that when we went person #1 house she was sitting outside. She was so happy to see us. She let us in and she started crying with happiness. She said she was in desperation and she had prayed and that the Lord sent us to comfort her. We taught her about repentance and what true repentance really is. We showed an example in the Book of Mormon in one book called Enos. It is very short but very good. It is about a man who was a son of a prophet who felt Godly sorrow for his sins and decided to pray to God all day and night asking for forgiveness for his sins, and for the sins of his people. He was really sorry and soon enough the Lord did answer because of his faith in the Lord and he was forgiven of his sins. This story is beautiful because through the atonement of Jesus Christ we are able to repent of our sins and become clean again.
Then after person #1 we walked to another person's house that we wanted to visit and we rang her doorbell but she didn't seem to be there. It just so happened we had an Easter concert happening on Friday and Saturday so we wrote a note on the back of the flyer and invited her to come. Right when we finished she came home and was super happy to see us! She gave us a huge hug and made us come in and gave us water... it was so hot outside. She said that the bus was running late so she came back to grab something, but she was so happy we gave her the invite to the concert. Then we were about to leave and she ran after me asking me what my shoe size was and I told her and she gave me a brand new pair of leather shoes made from Italy. She said she had bought them but didn't know why and never used them but she thought I would like them. And I love them!!! It was so cool.
Then last but not least, we were walking back to our car and we see person #3 walking with her husband on the street and it was perfect timing. So we stopped them and they were super happy to see us as well. She said that just seeing our smile makes her happy. She has been reading the Book of Mormon and she says each time she reads it she feels peace.
Our last day together was full of miracles and we are so grateful for this gospel and our father in heaven who is so mindful of everyone.
Then transfers came and I got a new companion whose name is Sorella Peters. She's from California and she's been out 14 months on the mission. Her Italian is very good and she is so happy to be serving with me at the temple visitor center.
Also, yesterday in the visitor center we had so many miracles and met wonderful people. A lot of the Italians came because of the Christ statute. The day after Easter and they came because our church is centered only on Christ and a lot of them told us they feel peace. They were very happy to be in a place where they can feel the Savior's love for them.
I'm so blessed to have the opportunity to be a missionary for the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and be able to preach the true gospel of Christ to the world. Our purpose as missionaries is to invite people to come unto Christ. And that's the most satisfying happiness I receive when I can just talk about Jesus Christ and how much He really does love us and the truthfulness of the Plan of Salvation that our Father in heaven has for us.
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