Well it was a lovely week. Being a missionary is a very life
changing experience. I am learning so much about myself... I am realizing all
of my weaknesses and the things that I need to change about myself to be a
better person, companion, and missionary. It's interesting how we get placed
with certain people to learn certain lessons.
This week we finished up senior comp week. I no longer have
to figure out the map or answer the phone and make awkward phone calls. There
were a few special moments of answering and beginning to speak but mixing
different itlain and english words so badly that the person on the other line
just ended up vastly confused. Senior comp week happens every transfer though.
Every fifth week the junior comp becomes senior comp for the week. SO hopefully
by the end of this next transfer, things will go smoother.
I can't believe my first transfer is over. It's crazy to me
that I've been on my mission for 3 months now.. The time is just flying by. I am so grateful to be here and I am grateful for the
lessons that I get to learn and the experiences I get to have.
I am also SO excited for general conference!!! It's going to
be wonderful. I am so glad that we have a living prophet and that we get
to hear his words and learn from him and the apostles and other leaders of the
church this weekend. I am just so excited!
There are so many amazing people here and I love the people
we're teaching. We don't have any progressing investigators right now. Our one
progressing investigator is moving to southern italy this weekend. We are SO
sad!!!
We taught a lot of new people this last week though and I am excited to
continue to teach them and learn from them. One of the girls that we are
teaching is so cool. She had no idea who God was before coming to Italy. But
when she got here, she found the bible. She fell in love with it and has seen
the blessings of reading the scriptures in her life. She is excited to read the
book of mormon and continue to learn more about the restored gospel of Jesus
Christ. We are teaching her again tonight after english class and I am so
excited!!!
Oh yeah. and for p-day today we put together little lunches
and had a picnic, and then we took a cool train up to this incredible old
church called Superga. It was so beautiful and the views were incredible! The
pictures truly don't do it justice.
Sorella Condie (darker hair) has been in different areas of
torino for a year of her mission. She is finally being transfered to the
Firenze zone (florence) (the most beautiful city ever) and She'll be serving in
a city there. We will miss her sooooooo much. But we're very excited for her.
My district was awesome... Only half of us are staying and
the rest are being transferred to other places.
The gospel is amazing. It is such a huge blessing in my
life. My knowledge of my Savior and my Heavenly Father are what keep me going
when I have hard moments or difficulties.
So che questo vangelo é vero. Sono molto grata per tutto le
benedizione me da. So che il libro di mormon é vero e che Joseph Smith erà un
profeta.
Questa esperienza è difficile a volte. Ma, so che questo
lavoro è veramente il lavoro del Signore. Io amo Italia. Sono molto grata per
le personne cui. Sono molto grata per l'esempio di mio fratello Gesù Cristo e
spero che un giorno posso essere più simile a lui.
Vi voglio bene!!!
Ciao ciao
Sorella Tokarski
