Savona!!

Dear Family, 

Thank you so much for all the letters and support. It sounds like you have had a great week and it's fun to see everyone together again. 

This week has been kind of crazy! We've been pretty busy moving into our apartment and learning about our area. Luckily we have an amazing senior couple, the Hauks, to help us out. They've done an amazing job preparing our new apartment for us and helping us know our branch better. It's been fun working with them and gaining a better perspective on what Grandma and Grandpa's missions were like. 

Our branch is pretty small. It has a few really strong families and lots of inactives. It's hard because the branch covers a huge area of small towns outside of Savona. Lots of people don't have cars so it's hard to get to church. Anziano Hauk was just put in as Branch President this Sunday and we want to really strengthen the branch and reactivate some families. We spent some time the other day going over the member list trying to figure out we should visit. 

We've already seen miracles here. We've been going through the area book and lists of potentials to find people to teach. We set up an appointment with a man named Joseph yesterday at the church. It turns out that he was a referal from a member a year ago, but hadn't been really interested at that time. We taught him the restoration and asked him if there was a time in his life when he had felt the Holy Ghost. He described an experience he had and said he wanted to always have that feeling with him. We both felt prompted to give him a baptism challenge with a date and he accepted!! We're very excited for him. 

I read a scripture this week that I really liked. It's in D&C 123:17 ''Let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance, to see the salvation of God, and for his arm to be revealed.'' That is so powerful. When we do our part, we can have complete faith, complete assurance that God will be working with us and will magnify our efforts. I have seen this so much on the mission. There are times when all our efforts seem wasted, but then we reach the miracle fence, and the blessings flow from heaven. 

I love you all! Have a wonderful week!

Love, 

Sorella Pace

We tried to find where Dad lived, and I think this is it!

Sadly, the front of the building was under construction but here's the main doorway leading into the courtyard.

Sorella Hansen (Karen's new companion) and I