{"id":411,"date":"2013-10-03T20:51:06","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T20:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/?p=411"},"modified":"2013-10-03T20:51:06","modified_gmt":"2013-10-03T20:51:06","slug":"la-torta-e-un-libro-che-puo-cambiare-la-vosta-vita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/la-torta-e-un-libro-che-puo-cambiare-la-vosta-vita\/","title":{"rendered":"La torta \u00e8 un libro che puo cambiare la vosta vita"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Once again, we have had another great week in Rimini. \u00a0And when I say great, I mean it, because it’s all about how you look at it.<\/p>\n

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Thursday, we had a scambio with the travelling sorelle. \u00a0It was so needed and I learned so much. \u00a0We found two new investigators. \u00a0My companion found a woman on her balcony who already had a Book of Mormon and invited the missionaries in before they even had to ask. \u00a0She has had a hard, hard life, and the light of the gospel is slowly bringing back some hope into her life.<\/div>\n
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Friday, WARD ACTIVITY!!! That was one of my favorite parts of the week. \u00a0The activity was a competition, where members brought cakes and we tried them all and then judged them. \u00a0My stomach has been feeling funky every since \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0Little did we know, we were sitting in a row on a stage while the members just brought us cake after cake after cake, and everyone watched us eat them. (And then they have the gall to tell us – oh, you look bigger since the last time I saw you. \u00a0I wonder why… it’s because you keep telling us to eat and eat and eat and eat!! I love Italians :)) \u00a0I had so much fun. \u00a0It was so yummy. \u00a0But the best part? Three member referrals, and they all want to meet with us. \u00a0This member work will pay off eventually!<\/div>\n
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Saturday, I got to have my interview with President. \u00a0That was much needed and I learned a lot from that.<\/div>\n
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Sunday – Once again, everyone cancelled on us. \u00a0It rained. They refuse to do things when it rains! \u00a0So we went out anyways, and we knocked doors. \u00a0Maybe since it’s raining, they’ll let us in, we thought. \u00a0One person let us in. \u00a0But then we had to leave. \u00a0It was an 18 year old boy, and his parents weren’t home. But he said we could come back! We tried, they wouldn’t let us in that time, but we were being obedient and following the Spirit, and that’s really important.<\/div>\n
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Yesterday, we had an appointment with one of our members referrals, the husband of our branch relief society president. \u00a0They made us the most delicious meal that I have ever had in my entire life. Homemade lasagna and egg-plant and bruschetta, all very Italian and amazing. \u00a0The lesson, well, I wish I could say he opened up more, but he won’t read The Book of Mormon. \u00a0He won’t even crack it open and just try. Ah! This is the thing. \u00a0I wish that everyone would just try. \u00a0I wish that people would just open their hearts just a little bit, and give the book a chance.<\/div>\n
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The Book of Mormon really has changed my life. \u00a0I know that as we read it with an open heart and really pray about it, willing to change our lives if we know it is true, God will answer. \u00a0This is true for no matter what step we are at in our conversion. If we read it, willing to change our lives each time, the Lord will answer our prayers and pour blessings upon us.<\/div>\n
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As I have been studying my purpose as a missionary this past week, I have learned so much. When I really think about it, I am a 20 year old girl in a foreign country speaking a language I don’t know. \u00a0But. \u00a0I am a missionary, and I have been set-apart from the world to Preach His Gospel. \u00a0I am never doing anything, and I can’t focus on my weaknesses. \u00a0I can, but only to turn them into strengths. \u00a0I can’t forget my calling. \u00a0I am a missionary, and I have been armed with the power of God to preach His gospel. \u00a0 We all have this power. \u00a0Go out, and serve someone. \u00a0Go out and tell them that God loves them. \u00a0And \u00a0hey, if you want to know that He is there, and that He loves you, read The Book of Mormon with an open heart. \u00a0I promise, I know con tutto il mio cuore e la mia anima che questo libro \u00e8 la parola di Dio. I know that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, the Redeemer of the World.<\/div>\n
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Don’t every doubt it. \u00a0And if you do, read and act. \u00a0Cambier\u00e0 la tua vita.<\/div>\n
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Sorella Strong<\/div>\n
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Once again, we have had another great week in Rimini. \u00a0And when I say great, I mean it, because it’s all about how you look at it. Thursday, we had a scambio with the travelling sorelle. \u00a0It was so needed and I learned so much. \u00a0We found two new investigators. \u00a0My companion found a woman […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=411"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":424,"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411\/revisions\/424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}