Battaglia, Campania, Italy

Wow! What. A. Week. 

Where should I start this time? It felt like we were moving 100 mph. This week we were able to go to the hospital and meet up with one of our investigators. His wife just had a baby and they are so excited. We weren't able to see the baby but we were able to meet his wife and she is a very nice lady. Then we had a meal appointment with one of our good friends, Mario. He has known the missionaries for ever, and he is just a riot. He fed us his Napolitano lasagna, which was sooo good. Saturday was a day to remember....  We started getting ready for the baptism, setting up this tiny font in the primary room, haha, mamma mia it isn't the easiest thing to build, but we got the job done. Then we proceeded with the baptism, which was amazing. The spirit was so strong, the changes our investigator has made has been amazing. He really is such a good guy. Then right after the baptism we had our branch party! It was a blast. We had a ton of games and of course a ton of food. We ended up getting an investigator who came and loved it! The potential investigator even came to church the next day. Tons of miracles came from this branch activity and it was so cool to see the branch really bond! 

This week I was able to study a little bit about hope. Hope is an interesting word. In a worldly sense we use the word "hope" for something we want to happen, but we know most likely will not. Using the word hope in more scriptural sense or I guess you could say "spiritual sense", it takes on a much stronger meaning. Hope means "we have an abiding trust that the Lord will fulfill His promises to you" (Preach My Gospel).  We are confident that everything will happen for the best. If we have hope we can approach trials and problems in our lives knowing that everything will be okay. I encourage everyone to have hope in Christ and His Atonement! 

I Love you guys! 

Anziano Andersen 🚀
Romans 1: 15&16    🌍

Great Friends!