Sometimes You Just Need To Put The Pick To Work Before Getting To The Diamond

Yeah so I ran into Nick Blair last Saturday along with his brother.   That was a surprise to run into him in San Remo.

 So far San Remo has been perfect. It's really warm all day, but being very close to the ocean there is a nice breeze wherever we go. It's a bit humid but in the end there are more positives than negatives. We are riding our bikes almost everywhere we go until we come across the hills. The main part of the city isn't super hilly. It's a sliver of a city so once you get going more towards land is when we meet the vertical inclines and dismount from the bikes. We were thinking about asking President Wolfgramm about getting roller blades...eh eh?

Anziano Free is from Mesa, Arizona and just started his 11th transfer. He's been
here in San Remo already for two transfers and speaks really well. He speaks better than me anyway. I like him a lot and we get a long really well. The district is just us and Savona. Right now there is a senior couple and sister Jones and Baker. I'm not really sure how many people come to church every week but they are very consistent. There are a lot of families and quite a few children in the branch. I'm not super sure about the amount of less-actives but there are a few we want to try and work with.

We are currently in need of new investigators seeing as how they all got baptized before I got here. We are still working with Ivano. He came to church this last week again and is really great. He is 52 years old and living with his mom and younger brother. Apparently he was divorced and was sort of going off the deep end. Since they've been teaching him though he's made a really big turn around. He's slow to accept a baptismal date but he's making lots of progress. This last Sunday we had stake conference but we all stayed here because they had a broadcasting. We got to listen to Henry B. Eyring and Elder Nelson speak to us(in Italian). A lot of the conference was based upon parents teaching their children the gospel and teaching them to pray, read the scriptures and other things to help them stay strong (being the future foundation of the church).

Ivan really liked the conference and there was a lot of things that hit home. Elder Nelson talked a lot about 2 Nephi 31 and we had just talked about that with Ivano. There were a lot of things said that attended to the needs of the new converts, Stefano and Stefania. I wish I didn't have to translate for the fratelli di Ghana (the brothers from Ghana) because I could have learned more. I'm definitely not the best translator that's for sure. It was fun though all the same.

We've really been trying to focus lately on utilizing our time especially for finding work. We seem to get lots of lessons and find people to talk to but we can't get any investigators. We feel the spirit with people and then in the end they say they aren't interested. We are thinking we need to touch better on peoples needs but we also feel like we are already doing that....boh.. I learned in Verona that sometimes you just need to put the pick to work before getting to the diamond.

Nothing too exciting has happened this week though. We are expecting and praying for some big miracles in this next week to help us reach our transfer vision. I want to keep the success going in this branch. They've been great though and got a lot of great members who talk with their friends. The elders quorum leader is a stud. He used to be a pro soccer player 'til he blew his knee out. Anyways he does all these small little jobs and so he knows tons of people and is always sharing the Gospel with them. It's through him that Stefano and Stefania got baptized. The members are close and just one of the most united I've seen thus far. It's great.

There really isn't much more to say haha sorry....I hope everyone is doing well. How are the less-actives in the family doing?.......Happy Anniversary Saturday!!!!Love you guys so much. It's because of your love and support that I'm here now so thanks so much. I'm grateful for all you've done and all you're doing for me now.