Eventful week, great time to serve the Lord, it was hot.
Sincerely, Anziano Berg
Aug 1-So last P-day [preparation day] we went to the Milano duomo, or main church there, and played some basketball with other missionaries and some members. The duomo was super cool, hard to imagine they built it so long ago, and the ceilings inside are so high with giant pillars supporting them. Cost money to take pictures inside, and it was mostly just huge stain-glass windows, beautiful, but didn't bother.
And ate at McDonalds in Milano, got 2 big macs, super expensive but really good, haven't had that type of food for a while.
Then that night gave our investigator who is getting baptized on Saturday a blessing of healing, and he said he was feeling better already before we left the house. A miracle, but that's also expected, he has so much faith. President Wolfgram used to say we needed enough faith for both us and the investigator when we begin teaching them, other way around with him.
Aug2- So saw the juggler again, and we were closer this time and it turns out he chooses a really long stop light and then does a minute act, then goes car to car with his hat collecting money before the light turns. And funny because gypsys go car to car asking for money, but when he comes they leave since they don't have a chance of competing. Anyways, asked him if I could juggle his clubs, (that sounds pretty eloquent, I really said "Can I?") and did some tricks and made his and my day, that was nice to feel the proper weight in my hands again instead of pens or sticks.
And then doing strada [street contacting] in Arcore which is down the tracks, took the wrong train home and ended up almost in Bergamo, and took 3 hours to wait for trains to get back, since they don't run regularly at 9:30 at night. But good day, even with getting completely lost.
Aug3-Funny highlight of the day was we set up an appointment with a potential, and he lets us in but tells us he forgot and is having friends over in 20 minutes and we'll have to go. But 20 minutes is better than nothing, so we teach a little bit of 1st lesson, and I'm in the middle of the closing prayer when his friends call, he gets up and starts talking to them, but finished off the prayer fast with Anziano Locklear, so still counted as a lesson. First time that's happened, but there's a lot of first time happenings going on in these parts. (Don't know what kind of accent was that was intended to be read in, maybe western)
4-E., our golden investigator bears his testimony for the first time, even before his baptism. Definitely felt the spirit when he gave his simple testimony. Kind of like me, the spirit works through really simple statements of truth.
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5- Running out of time. Another scambio [companion exchange], this one with an anziano [elder] one transfer above me, so we had fun struggling trying to communicate. I got for the first time 2 numbers of potentials on my own, since Anziano Locklear usually helps me out and adds things in. But it wasn't me at all, if the Lord prepares them, then they'll stop and listen. And I know I can't take credit because I also stopped some people who listened to me just because they couln't understand me. But a great scambio overall.
6-set a baptism date with our eternal investigator who's been to church 17 times! And I think we surpassed teaching her 40 times last week. Miracles!
Most of the shops are closed from August 5-14, everyones on a vacation to who knows where. I think they have a nation-wide travel month, but they're currently all gone.
That's it for now folks. Thanks for the prayers and letters!
Anziano Berg
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