Christmas Tree is Up

Well, we only have one more week of this transfer. It is only 5 weeks. We will find out if I get a new companion soon. Things are going pretty well! We have our 2 friends on date to be baptized. One just passed their baptismal interview this week. The other has been a little harder to contact🙁...I also have an old friend, from when I was back in Bressanone that lives in Trento, who has decided to be baptized! He is my best friend here in Italy and I am so happy to see how close to Christ he feels! We are praying that I will be allowed to go be there for his baptism. 

While this transfer was short, it is still surprising how fast it has be end of next transfer is in 2024. How are we already so close to the end of the remember? Starting 2023 and realizing, it would be the full year that I would be here in Italy. And it felt like a very daunting task. But in the end it has been one of the best years and I can't believe how fast it's going.

While I am close to where I trained the areas are very different. I guess I am too haha. We have continued to love meeting with our members. We had a great member meal this week that was also the most fun I've had! It is strange being able to see so many people my age live on their own and see them represent the church here. The young adults really are the driving force of the church even in a generation that is sadly becoming more distant from God. 

Little spiritual thought. I was reading in 2 Nephi 25 and liked when it said in verse 28 "for the right way is to believe in Christ and deny him not". I thought about what that can mean in our lives and did some more searching when I came across a quote from John W Welch that says " How often do we deny Christ in our lives by saying less than we know and less than we should. We should never shy away from opportunities to be a witness for Christ. And we must be on guard, for, as may be said we are closest to sin when we think we are farthest from it."

Out of time but love you all!! 
Pictures with Anziano Puzey's companions Elder Satterthwaite and Elder Karren and catching up with Elder Greene and Sorella Watkin at a meeting. 










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