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Week 50: happiest 1/20 of my life!

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Ciao a tutti!!!!! Sto qui in Italia! After an EARLY morning, 3 flights, 3 covid tests & running across the airport to catch my connection...i made it! My MTC companions and I met up in NYC and all flew over together:,) it was such a tender mercy to be with them. We couldn't believe it. We had been talking about this day for a YEAR! I am here serving in Genova. Literally the prettiest place on earth, and right by the ocean. It's like God knows me or something?? I am experiencing major culture shock. With the new country and the new mission. Everything is so different but I'm just trying to go with the flow like I have for my entire mission so far! The language is basically wrecking me and I feel so bad when I can't respond to people who try to talk with me:/ Also, Italians talk so dang fast I'm lucky to pick up on a few of the words they say. But truly God is helping me & eachday gets better and better! I had the opportunity to share my simple testimony in ch...

Week 49: I'll go where you want me to go...

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Ciao a tutti!! Hey everyone! PSA: If you read any of my emails this is the one to read:)   So about 2 weeks ago I was having a really rough time. Sister Tia & I both just felt like Satan was throwing punches at as. Most of our lessons fell through, we had to drop some people we love but aren't progressing, no one answered their doors or gave us the time of day to talk with them, and pretty much we just felt like the worst missionaries in the world. So yeah, not super fun!! I remember getting on my knees at night and just praying for God to show me if He was there, and if He even cared about what I was doing out here.   And BOY did He answer my prayer. In so many ways! On Monday, I was so ready for a new week. Fresh start. In my studies I studied the section in PMG called, "Talk With Everyone." And wow. I decided I needed to be better. Let me tell you something, I struggle talking with everyone! You all remember that 12 year old Maddy who would bawl everytime she had t...