Missionary Stories

Caro Famiglia, 

Well we finally fixed our bikes, so we were able to use them yesterday! The funny thing is that Sorella Bringas returns today, and since we only have two bikes we'll be on feet for the rest of this transfer. But since we had our bikes yesterday, we decided to really use them and go find a less active in a small town up in the mountains. It was steep, it was hot, it was humid, and our bikes aren't really that great so it was hard. But after an hour we finally found this tiny town and started asking for directions. It turns out, that there are two little towns with almost the exact same name and we of course went to the wrong one. The write town was in the complete opposite direction along the coast. In the end all we were able to do was give out a few pass-a-long cards and head back to Savona. 

Then that afternoon we had an appointment out of town with a member. Most of our strong members don't actually live right in Savona. We usually take the bus, but we decided to save the money and take the bikes! We had a great lesson and left with more than enough time to return to the church for an appointment that evening with one of our amazing progressing investigators. We wanted to be sure to arrive on time because he hadn't been answering the phone for four or five days and we were feeling more than a little worried. But we had a while, so we stopped and talked to a lady on the street. It turned out that she was having a really hard day, so we ended up talking with her for much longer than planned. When we ended, we realized that we only had twenty minutes to get to the church, and the bike ride would take thirty to forty mintues! We took off peddling as fast as we could and praying as hard as we could. By the time we arrived at the church we could barely walk because our legs felt like jelly, but we were only five minutes late. Unfortunately, he wasn't there yet, so we collapsed on the chairs and just breathed. Five minutes later, our investigator walked in the door! I don' t think I've ever been so happy in my life. 

We meet people everyday with a huge variety of problems. I never realized how blessed my life was until I really saw how hard life can be. And yet I'm here working hard everyday to bring people hope that dispite all the hardship, dispite all the sorrow, we can have joy. Now and forever. I remember in the months before I left talking with Mom and Dad about the Plan of Salvation and how people really don't understand it. But when we do come to understand, everything makes sense. Every commandment, every doctrine, every trial clicks into place and we see our full eternal potential. When people see and understand the Plan, their lives change and their desires change. 

I love you all! 

Sorella Pace