Conference on conference.....
Hello everyone! It has been a fantastic week here in Napoli. We are all getting pretty excited for general conference, it is like the super bowl for missionaries. We also have zone conference this week as well, so we have a solid line up. This week we did a solid amount of finding, which means we did two things: we walked a lot and we met a lot of people. Everyone we met had different views on God and how they see the world. I have really learned a lot from the people of Napoli. Though our belief in God may be a little different and our backgrounds and interests completely different, when you take the time to talk to someone new, you can see the world through their eyes. On Sunday a lady in our ward gave her farewell talk and it kind of reminded me of when I did my farewell talk. It seems like just yesterday. In a way I am kind of jealous that she is just barley starting her journey, at times it seems like mine has just flown by. Then today for pday we were able to do zone soccer!! Ya know, Pompeii, Vesuvius, the Amalfi coast and all of the breath taking sites I've been able to see have been amazing, but some times you just need a good old zone calcio for pday. Always a favorite of mine!
Hello everyone! It has been a fantastic week here in Napoli. We are all getting pretty excited for general conference, it is like the super bowl for missionaries. We also have zone conference this week as well, so we have a solid line up. This week we did a solid amount of finding, which means we did two things: we walked a lot and we met a lot of people. Everyone we met had different views on God and how they see the world. I have really learned a lot from the people of Napoli. Though our belief in God may be a little different and our backgrounds and interests completely different, when you take the time to talk to someone new, you can see the world through their eyes. On Sunday a lady in our ward gave her farewell talk and it kind of reminded me of when I did my farewell talk. It seems like just yesterday. In a way I am kind of jealous that she is just barley starting her journey, at times it seems like mine has just flown by. Then today for pday we were able to do zone soccer!! Ya know, Pompeii, Vesuvius, the Amalfi coast and all of the breath taking sites I've been able to see have been amazing, but some times you just need a good old zone calcio for pday. Always a favorite of mine!
This week in my personal study, I came across a popular verse in Heleman that I think we all know. In chapter 5 verse 12 it says:
And now, my sons, remember, remember that is on the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind , yea , when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.
Like a building, our faith needs to built on a solid foundation so that when the mighty storms and trials come into our lives we, too, might become steadfast and immovable. The foundation of our faith is Christ. If our foundation is built upon Christ, then surely we "cannot fall"!
And now, my sons, remember, remember that is on the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind , yea , when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.
Like a building, our faith needs to built on a solid foundation so that when the mighty storms and trials come into our lives we, too, might become steadfast and immovable. The foundation of our faith is Christ. If our foundation is built upon Christ, then surely we "cannot fall"!
Well guys I hope you all have a fantastic week!
Love you all,
Anziano Andersen
Zone soccer. He's in his element in Italy. I love that he refers to General Conference as the super bowl for missionaries. We'll know that he's truly converted when he refers to it as the World Cup for Missionaries. I also love that he quotes this verse in Helaman, what an inspiration he is to me.
ReplyDeleteZone soccer. He's in his element in Italy. I love that he refers to General Conference as the super bowl for missionaries. We'll know that he's truly converted when he refers to it as the World Cup for Missionaries. I also love that he quotes this verse in Helaman, what an inspiration he is to me.
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