Hello my dearest family and all,
Another great week in the MTC. It has been a hard one, but thus is the life of a
missionary! I've learned that going through trials and having patience doesn't just
meaning hoping that they'll be over one day and THEN you'll be happy...truly enduring to
the end means being positive whenever the hard things are thrown your way! The Lord
promises that when we submit cheerfully, we will be blessed. Find joy in everyday...in
the little things! God gives us little gifts each day that we can find joy in. Everyday
is such a blessing...we can truly learn and grow so much daily. It takes hard work, but
that's why we're here! I'm so incredibly grateful for the hard days, because those are
when the most growth happens. (Easy days rock too though! It's nice to have a break :))
My Italian is coming along really weak. Questa settimana, Io ho insegnato che Io posso
capire molto Italiano! (This week, I learned that I can understand a lot of italian!)
Questo e un benedizione...it just makes teaching so much easier! We gave our second
lesson in Italian yesterday in the Teaching Resource Center, and it went really well. At
first I was really struggling, but then the spirit just came so strongly. I'm so
grateful for the hard lessons, because I always feel the spirit because i'm trying so
hard and praying constantly. I realized yesterday when we taught the
"investigator" that had become athiest when his mother died when he was little,
that these are real people who I will be helping. Real people with real pain. I'm
learning empathy, and seeing that everyone is a daughter and son of God.
This week during companion study, we were studying the Christlike attribute of charity.
I realized at every time i've been hurt in the past, or any time a member of our family
has been hurt by someone, it's because that person has been hurt themselves. People
don't act the way they do for no reason. But I realized that to get offended, just hurts
one person- and that's you. Rather than get offended, why don't we reach out and help
those who are hurting? Who have been dealing with painful things their entire lives. We
are all children of God, and everyone deserves happiness. I've realized that the answer
to everything is love and charity. Imagine how much better this world would be, if
everyone just showed a little more love. I only hope that I will be able to love the
people if Italy. Sometimes it's so much easier to believe, than to put that faith into
action. But I know with help from our heavenly father and christ, he will make anything
possible through us.
This morning we woke up at 4 am to take Sorella Nelson to the bus so she could fly off to
Rome! Elder Olsen walks out of the MTC today, and onto the streets of Provo. Elder
Miles recieved his flight plans this week, and will be leaving next monday or tuesday for
Colombia. FLIGHT PLANS ROCK! I'm 2 weeks away from getting mine!! Today we are getting
2 foreign Sorelle. One from Austria, and the other from Canada (both going to Rome!!)
and then tomorrow we get one from the US, going to Milan. WE LOVE getting new
sisters!!!!! Can you tell by all my exclamation points? We also love flight plans and
packages. We are kind of ridiculous and scream and jump up and down every time someone
gets one. Little things bring us so much joy...and sanity. ;)
Love,
Sorella Jenessa Miles
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