March 28, 2012
Dear Family and Friends,
I will mostly be sending pictures, and I'm also attaching some of the miracles that we saw this week from my letter to President Wolfgramm. Yesterday we were in Milano all day with ALL that's right, ALL of the Sisters\Sorelle in the mission! It was SO neat to learn from their experiences and hear all of the miracles happening around the mission. And I got to take some fun pictures... The first is me with my Jacob and Joseph... that is 'first and lastborn in the wilderness.' Or literally Sorella Hanks and Sorella Forbes. Then the 2nd is a photo of all of my companions (except for Sorella Noteware and Sorella Snodgrass who already are finished with their missions). SO much fun! I have learned so much from EVERYONE here, and wow, has it changed me!
We have been being very specific about who we want to find this week, and God has been putting these people in our path. Ever since we got back into our city last Wednesday, we have been faithfully doing Red Zone (finding work from 6-8PM), and every day we run into a person that we planned to meet the night before. What really got us going was on Thursday night when we had planned earlier to meet a woman in a purple sweater, and the first door opened was a woman (same age that we planned) with a purple sweater. She actually listed to our message, asked for he address of the church, and took a pamphlet. We were a little sad that she wouldn't give her number or a follow-up appointment, but she said that she would read about he restoration for sure, and that "who knows?", one day she might come to church. Then we proceeded to get in, get in, and finally that night, we met Giuseppe and Clara. Clara (85) fell in love with us instantly, but Giuseppe (82), was a little hostile. We were a little worried that he might throw us out, but when we went back for the return appoitnement on Saturday, he LOVED and ATE UP EVERY WORD!!! He dived into reading the Book of Mormon, and then rode his bike to church the next morning! Unfortunately, he was a little scared away by the members so he left, but he said he'd try again the next week, and he's already read all the title page, intro, Testamonies, and explanations. When we saw him on Monday, he said he's just finally starting on 1 Nephi 1, and he said, "Once I start reading, I just don't want to stop."
God is really preparing these people, and as long as we turn to Him, having done all that we can do, He will help us to find success and those who are searching. Sorella Wolfgramm, yesterday in the training, as a last minute thought, refered to prayer and having a plan. She said, "When Nephi was tied up, he didn't pray that God would break the bands for him. He prayed that God would give him strength so HE could break the bands that held him." I know that we can do anything that the Lord commands us to do, but we also must DO something and have a plan to receive His power unto the fulfilling of it. He gives us agency, and we must USE this agency and ACT in order to receive the promise, the testimony, and anything else that will bless our lives.
I love you all, and I hope you enjoy the pictures!
Love always,
-Sorella Willey
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Sorella Willey
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Sorella Willey
Sorella Elizabeth Willey
Missione Italiana di Milano
Via Gramsci, 13/4
20090 Opera MI
ITALIA
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