Hey everyone!

So it's been snowing a bit here in Reggio! At some points it reaches above my knees! I've learnt that snow is NOT a Missionary's friend! The Italian people do not like it and are very likely to refuse to even open the door when it snows. On the upside the people who DO open the door see how important the message is to us just by the fact that we are standing at their door, and not in front of a fire, which has made it alot easier to be able to share the Gospel with those that are willing to listen to us! Yesterday we had specialised training in Verona, it was really good! We talked about the Spirit, and Anziano Jenson said something that hit me, about how there is very little that we learn about in most situations, other than what the Spirit has been trying to tell us our whole lives. And it's true. We had new rules put into place, and it's true. On every point I've been thinking about things wanting to improve, for example speaking Italian outside of the apartment, I feel that's something that the Spirit has been urging me to do since the beginning of the Mission, but while I've mentioned it a couple of times, I've not been strong enough to enforce the idea, and so we've reverted back to English. Now it's a rule, and it was a relief! We also have seen many Blessings! We spoke Italian on the train home from Verona, and had two people come up to us, and start speaking to us! One was really interested in the Gospel too! God is so willing to bless us when we are obedient!

I love you all!

Anziano Nelson