Hello everyone!   So, I've packed my bags again, I'm leaving for Udine, which is near Venezia! Reggio has been so fun, working with the members, learning Twe (mg peh pah!) and Spanish (como estas hermanos?), and generally working hard! A less active we've worked with just became the second counsellor in Young Mens, and taught his first lesson sunday! I'm so proud! Rita our new convert is going through a hard time, but is coping well! Krishna and Anamaria the other new converts are doing well as well!   I've changed alot, according to the Ward. The Mission changes you so much. Each city you go to changes you, forms you, and leaves an everlasting impression upon your life. Reggio will always be the place where I took responsibility, and saw that I really can do Missionary work. I wish I could have stayed another six weeks, but I know that something new in Udine is awaiting me and that I have things to learn from them too. I don't think I'll be recognisable when I get home! If you haven't served a Mission, and thinking about it, do it! It is a lot of stress, especially when you have to race around the city looking for your "kidnapped" Sister Missionaries, and when Baptisms come, but that is all part of the fun. When you leave a city, and you see how you were at the beginning compared to how you are when you leave, you just have a great feeling of satisfaction, and growth. The impact people have on you, and that you have on others is tremendous. There is nothing like it! So, go serve Missions, and see how many Blessings there are instore for you!   I love you all!   Anziano Nelson

Hello! So we had a Baptism this week! Rita got Baptised! It was a great journey, getting her from that first moment we knocked on her door, all the way through to the waters of Baptism! The ceremony was great. There was a slight hiccup in the plans though, the person who filled the font didn't think to put cold water in, it was boiling! There wasn't any time to fix the situation, so we just put some cold water in (which escaped immediately due to the font being too full) and hoped it would cool a little! It did a little, but not as much as I'd have liked. When Rita entered she kept saying that it was burning her. Knowing it was then or never, we encouraged her, and told her we'd be really quick. She came in, and was Baptised. She felt so great that she didn't want to leave the water! Didn't even feel the heat! That feeling of being Baptised is so powerful, it overrides pretty much everything else! Rita hasn't stopped talking about it ever since! She's now busy working on her family to get them to make the same step. All I can say is that she's an older Missionary than I am! I hope that you all remember that feeling you had of Baptism, and if you don't, dig out your old journals and remind yourselves! It is so powerful! There is nothing like it. It is a powerful experience, and I wish that everyone would have that experience in their lives. I love you! Anziano Nelson

Hello! So this week....wow. A lot of new experiences! The one I want to speak about is what happened Monday. We have a Baptism coming up, and the investigator called me, they'd had a bad day, and wanted to back out of the Baptism. My companion got the gist of the conversation and started having kittens. We were on the other side of Reggio at this time from our investigator, so I spent the whole time trying to calm down my companion. The Sorelle had told me to keep her as unstressed and calm as possible, and that was my game plan. She didn't need two panicky and stressed Anziani turning up on her doorstep. It was one of the longest rides I've ever done. Trying to simultaneously calm down my companion, slow him down, and figure out what our game plan was going to be. We arrived, prayed, discussed our game plan (literally, just be all smiles and laughter) and went in. I saw the investigator, smiled, and just started talking. It was a bit surreal, and I'm sure I didn't think of any of the things I said, it just came out. By the time we left, she was complaining that she had to wait for the Gift of the Holy Ghost. I have no idea how but the situation just completely reversed itself. It's so interesting how much a smile does for people, and what the Holy Spirit can do. He just turned everything about and made the situation from bad to being the best ever! Remember to smile when things go bad, because it does things that gives you a reason to smile! It really works! Anziano Nelson

Hello everyone! Well, it's been an interesting week. One of our investigators passed her Baptismal Interview (apparently one of the most ready investigators he's ever interviewed) and is being prepared for her Baptism!. Her Baptismal Date also got moved to 12th May instead of 5th so that her family can all come. The good news is that they're coming (15 of them apparently), so that'll be great! She asked me, "You must come and convert them all like you converted me!" seizing the opportunity, I smiled, said "Deal!" and extended my hand to seal the deal. Thinking maybe that we wouldn't want to, she said to my companion "I don't think he understood what I was saying?" My companion replied "Oh, I think he understood perfectly, he's just very furbo (sneaky)!" We left her with a great big smile on her face! I love you all! Anziano Nelson