Week 71:Il libro di mormon

Ciaooo cari amici!! Come state voi? I am doing well here in Trieste:) haven't gotten blown away by the wind yet so that's a plus. I got a new companion and she is a beast. Rolls out of bed and does 100 pushups every morning kind of beast. God knew I needed to get in shape before I come home😂 These last two weeks have been awesome. We have been working really hard and seeing tender mercies everyday!

The other day we were walking to an appointment and accidentally ended up taking the long way there. We ran into an 80 year old lady who was riding her bike back from doing her grocery shopping (the italian women here are incredible)! We started talking to her and helped her take her heavy bags up to her apartment. We ended up sharing a message with her about Christ and praying with her! She was brought to tears with gratitude and kept telling us what a miracle it was that we met! So cool knowing that God helped our paths to cross that day and we were able to bring her closer to Christ.

Yesterday we had a mission conference in Bologna with half of our mission! Elder Kopischke came to speak to us! (He's the one that spoke about mental health at conference). It was incredible. So inspired. So many of my questions were answered! The spirit that was in the room was indescribable. We talked a lot about the power of the Book of Mormon. The importance of knowing the truthfulness of it for ourselves and asking God again and again for that sweet confirmation.

I want to take a minute to bear my testimony of this precious book. When I first started my mission, I had read parts of it, I knew it was a special book, I believed it was true but I honestly didn't know for myself. I made it a goal at the beginning of my mission to gain a personal confirmation that the Book of Mormon was true. As I have spent the last 17 months reading, studying, searching, praying, pondering, and teaching this book, my testimony has grown more than I ever thought possible. I have grown closer to Christ, I have been filled with the spirit each day, and I am truly a happier person. For a long time I was waiting for a big and grand confirmation from God, but I felt like it never came. Until just a few weeks ago when I found myself teaching a lesson and testifying of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon. The spirit poured into my heart and the words came so easily from my mouth. It really just hit me right there that this was my answer. In fact, I realized that I had already received my answer. Many many times. Everytime I felt the peace of the spirit while I read, everytime I had one of my questions answered by it's powerful words, everytime I got to testify of it's truthfulness, God was giving me my confirmation.

I know the book is true. I have many questions but I have no doubts. I have never seen God or Jesus or gold plates like Jospeh Smith. But like Jospeh Smith, "I have learned for myself."

(JSH 1:20)

Thank you for your constant support! I felt such an outpouring of love from many of you this last week & I appreciate it so much. Missions are hard but so so worth it! This is such a precious season of my life and I'm grateful for every day:)

Tantoooo amore,

Sorella Pitt