HBD MURICA

Ciao tutti! First, I just would like to say Happy 4th of July and happy birthday to America! I had a really great 4th of July p day here in Italy but it's not the same as being in the great nation of Murica. Well this last week has been a good one, and a really busy one. I have a new companion! Her name is Sorella Tafur, she's from Spain, and is a convert of only 6 years. She's the only member of the church in her family, and she has a giant testimony! And she's helping me learn Spanish as well (even though I refuse to use all the weird words they use in Spain haha).

We set a baptismal date with Maria!!! And she came to church! Finally!! She will be baptized July13. We were in a lesson with her on Friday, and Sorella Tafur asked her if she wanted to be baptized. And Maria just started weeping. She pulled out the book of Mormon from her purse, held it out, and said, "This book is true. I know it's true." She thought she couldn't get baptized because she doesn't have a regular work schedule and can't come to church every week. We told her that she could still get baptized, and she was so happy! So we set the date, and her family is coming to Italy from Peru this Friday! She wants them to come! So we are really excited too.

Antonio is still doing solid after his baptism. We are so happy with his progress. Right now we are just working on trying to find people, which isn't too hard when you have a comp that speaks Spanish and was born in Peru. So we're both super pumped about this transfer. 

Moroni 10:32 
Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in nowise deny the power of God.

This scripture at the end of the Book of Mormon describes perfectly the purpose of this book: to become more like our Savior, Jesus Christ. I love the Book of Mormon! And if you don't love it, I can tell you with 100% confidence that you just don't understand it yet. Have a great week everyone! 

Sorella Henderson

new companion Sorella Tafur

comp study time

gelato with new member Mily

Navigli Sorelle on July 4th at Lake Como

with Sorella Stolk

with companion Sorella Tafur

Happy Independence Day! Milano east and west zones

views of Lake Como

July 2 Consiglio

Anziani - Halterman, Baker, McCuen, Johnson, Calton, Simkins, Ross, Ochs, (President Allen) Haws, Kjar, Montalto (AP) Christenstn, Laudert (AP) Gilette, Douglas, Hendry

Sorelle - Mineer, Bowthorpe, Ewing, Dean, Dawson, Henderson, Tafur, (Sorella Allen) Berrey, Santoro, Pacheco, Epps, Pope, Button, Dominguez