HaPpY HaLlOwEeN

Ciao tutti! I survived my first week of motherhood!!!! We almost died a few times (jk) but we both survived! Having a greenie is so fun because you get to do all of their firsts with them, like their first pizza, first gelato, first spesa, first p day, first appointment... It's so fun! And Sorella Morris and I are getting closer every day and she's getting more and more adjusted and comfortable, so that's good. 

We didn't get to see any of our investigators this week again because they were all really busy, but we got to have the youth activity as usual, teach English class, see some members, and teach some less actives. Yesterday we taught a less active member, Evelyn, in Spanish, and poor Sorella Morris was so confused with all the languages going on. Being a new missionary is difficult and I honestly feel like I was one just a couple months ago. I also got to see all my friends at new driver training/consiglio! It was so fun!

So funny story. On Thursday, doing Sorella Morris' permesso stuff in the post office, we accidentally left her passport there. So someone rings our doorbell on Sunday to tell us that we needed to go to the post office the next day to get it. So Monday we were in Milano and didn't get back until 3. And we go straight to the post office, and they said they gave it to the police station. And they didn't have it there either! So we were kinda freaking out. After a while of sitting in the police station, they located the passport and everything was fine. But to top it off we had to run for 15 minutes to our car in POURING rain. Italy was on flood alert on Monday in some cities so you can just imagine how much it was pouring haha we got soaked. It was lovely and we feel blessed to have made it out with all our dry documents.

This week I've been studying the story of David a lot (I'm not quite to his downfall yet). In 1 Samuel 17 we read about the famous story of David and Goliath. Goliath was a pretty big guy, skilled, strong, with a lot of armor. And David was just a little guy with some stones and a sling. But his faith was incredible. In 1 Samuel 17:45 we read: 
"Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied."

David knew that the only thing that mattered was that he was on the right team, the Lord's team. Sometimes as a missionary it's hard to feel success, and even in real life too. I think I often feel like the world is beating up on us all and winning. But from the story of David and Goliath we learn that evil will never prevail. God will always win. And it is just up to us to decide if we are going to play for the winning team or not. I may not baptize every transfer here in Italy, but I know that I am on the winning team and that the Lord is guiding His work.

Vi voglio tanto bene! Have a great Halloween!

Sorella Henderson

with several but not all Sorelle from the MTC group