P-day in Rome and Zone Conference

Our little ghosts

Pumpkin carving from Halloween

 
If I had a nickel for every time I was asked if I was a nun.
I'd be rich.

Seriously I get asked if I'm a nun all the time. "Do you live in the church?" "Can you get married?" "Do you pray all day?" Nope, I'm not a nun. Haha although to some creepy guys I just tell them straight up that I'm a nun and then they leave me alone :)

So this week was great! But there's not a lot to tell because we went to Rome 2 times and that took up a lot of time. We had Zone conference and Stake Conference which were both awesome! Also last P-day we got to spend in Rome so guess what...I saw the Coliseum and the Trive fountain (I have no idea how to spell those in English). And they were so awesome and beautiful!!! We had to go in the night...so the pictures aren't that great, but it was still fun! 

 

 

Also Italian apartments aren't that great...so guess who's bathroom got covered in mold! Whoo mine! So that was fun cleaning up. 

Okay so Zone conference was amazing.  We learned about the BOM and how important it is. We had some great lessons and enjoy learning more to help us all be better missionaries.  Here are some pictures from Zone Conference.

After Zone Conference I felt like that was the main thing our investigators need right now to help them progress is to read and have a testimony of the BOM! So that was our goal this week! We went over to Famiglia Dintino and taught them the Restoration (we've already taught it...but that was a few months ago) with the invite that they really need to read and pray about it. We've never been able to teach the mom before, but she happened to be there! She had a ton of questions and said how it's hard for her to believe in the BOM and Joseph Smith. I asked if she has ever read it. She said no. We told her how she needs to read it first before she can decide and we testified of the BOM and the spirit was seriously so strong when we talked about it! So the whole family committed to reading and praying about it! And they all want to go to institute this Thursday where our Bishop teaches about the BOM, which we are so excited about. It was one of the best lessons I've had in my mission, not because they all committed to be baptized, but just because we knew that no one can really be converted in the long time unless they read the BOM and I know that they're all going to read the BOM, have a testimony, and then remain strong in the church. This family is going slow and steady. I just know that they're all going to get baptized and be a great family in the church! 

Okay I wanted to share a quick thought about the BOM that one of our members shared with us. He was saying how he doesn't need to ever pray if the BOM is true, but he needs to pray if He is true to the BOM. The BOM will always be true, but it's us who stop reading it and stop believing it. The BOM is full of answers and information, but it's up to us to read it to find those answers. People who lose their testimonies, don't read the BOM. So read it tutti! Every day I am so amazed at everything I find in the BOM and all the answers I get! It is true. I know it! I love being a missionary! Love you all! 

Sorella Knudsen