FORTZA ITALIA

i was looking forward to starting this email off with FORTZA ITALIA! but italy lost the Eurocup to spain........ well.......... anyway.........................

also you know how in utah you have to go to the gym to get to the sauna? here.. its not the case. its just all around you. :) haha yeah.. okay enough complaining.

last week we went and saw the vatican for pday. and it was probably the single most amazing view i have ever seen. we went all the way to the top dome, which was insane cause when you get higher the walls start curving in and you are literally walking sideways up the stairs cause youre in the dome. its crazy. and at the top you can see all of rome and man....... im just pumped for you all to try this one day!!

i had my first zone conference this past thursday. i bore my testimony, prayed and sang (with 7 others) in italian. so that was pretty fun. it was nice to hangout with other missionaries too and learn together. i LOVE president and sister kelly. they are the best..... seriously. so funny and so sweet. i just love them. 

i get to see my first baptism this saturday! in the SEA! and she is the cutest little girl! she's 10 and we starting teaching her cause her mom is a member but hasnt been to church in years and years.. but she knows the church is true and has the strongest testimony so she wants her kids to take the lessons and be baptized. its so sad cause she is such a good person but has made some mistakes and doesnt feel worthy to come back to church. we're really hoping that elisa's baptism will push her in the right direction cause it would be good for her but also for elisa, to have that example in her life. 

anyway.. i have to play the piano for the baptism and....... i cant play the piano... haha so we go to the church for at least 30 minutes during lunch so i can pratice. its coming......... 

well... i love our ward. we seriously have the best ward. our members are so great and something i realized this week, after a lesson with this cute girl in our ward was that the stuff we teach our investagators isnt something for just them. its for everyone. for me too. the gospel of christ applies to everyone. not just people preparing for baptism. its something we need to apply in our lives daily. 

-faith in christ

-repentance

-baptism (taking the sacrement)

-holy ghost (listen to him!)

-endure to the end (REPEAT!!!)

its a cycle! and when we apply and reapply and really LIVE it is when true happiness is present.

man...... this gospel is so sweet...... and it can bless lives SO MUCH. we just need to  accept it and live it and then life will be beautiful and rich.

side note.. 

i want everyone to read helaman 5. 

it is seriously so epic. haha. do it.

i love you all. vi voglio un sacco di bene!

sorella sudweeks

pics:

first 3 are of the vatican

the last one is the piazza in my town. yeah. we have fish and turtles in our fountain!