Well, first and foremost....the 9 year
old kid got baptized!!!! It was awesome!! Last Saturday night. Super
fun. I'm going to be honest, the actual service was really irreverent.
People started clapping after the actual ordinance. Oh boy....gotta love
Italians. Despite that, a lot of people felt the spirit. The couple
that we are teaching are super excited to get baptized. If all goes
well, they will be baptized within a month or so. Then another one of
our baptism dates said that he really wants to be baptized too. He's less
ready though. Then another investigator told us that he felt like he
has to be baptized, so we set a baptismal date with him yesterday. On
top of that, we got in contact with two new families that members
brought. It was awesome!!!! Ravenna is on fire!!!!
In
sadder news, Anz Polson is leaving us. (He says hi back Mom.) I'm sad to
see him go. He was a lot of fun. My new companion is Anz Cardullo. He
was actually Anz Parker's MTC comp, so I've met him once or twice. He
kinda reminds me of Jason. I'm excited to continue the work forward here
in Ravenna. The Lord has high expectations for us here.
Now, about the title. It was obviously a play on words on the scriptures, "broken heart and contrite spirit", found in D&C 20:37.
The reason I said that is because Anz Polson wanted me to always
remember him, so he broke my toe the other night. Don't worry. It wasn't
on purpose and we weren't wrestling or anything. it was actually really
dumb. I was standing at the bathroom door talking to him as he brushed
his teeth and as he came out of the door he kicked my foot and snapped
my pinky toe. It's kinda black and blue right now. It doesn't hurt
anymore, but it's just annoying and I kinda limp right now. Oh well,
pazienza.
We had a really fun bowling activity
with our branch the other night that went really well. We had a ton of
nonmembers show up. I won with a 120, which was really pathetic if you
ask me, but oh well. It was really nice to just kinda relax and enjoy
being with people for an hour or so, because this past week has been
really stressful for many reasons. Basically, it's safe to say, that
being a missionary is the most stressful thing that I've ever done,
but I love it so much. It is a blast.
Totally
random question, but do you still have that pinata head, or did you throw
it out? I hope you didn't. I thought about it the other day because
that actor just died and one of our south American investigators was
really sad.
Well, thanks for the sports report
dad. I love this time of year. College bowl games are so much fun to
watch. Let's hope BYU wins this year.
That church mosaic that Tim was talking about it sweet. I've seen it twice.
It's super cool. I'll definitely take you guys there. As for looking at
hotels, I haven't been doing that, but I'll start I guess. What if I can
grab up a spot in someone's house? I know of a couple of members who
offered to give us a place to stay if we came to visit. I don't know.
I'll keep my eyes out. It will probably be easier for you dad to just
look online because we never have time to go into hotels and get
quotes. haha.
Please keep reminding me about
BYU deadlines. Those are important. I'm trying to talk with my friends
via email to get some ideas for housing when we get back, but they are
usually slow to respond.
Mom, I am currently
on the lookout for a nativity for Linda, so I will get you one as well. I
love Italy during the Christmas season. I wish you could see it. It is
so beautiful. I don't think I need anything from America, but I still
like gifts if you want to send something. It's not necessary. If I think
of something, I will let you know.
Don't lose the faith. Keep on working hard. I love you all.
Anziano Langlois
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