April 12, 2019

At first the MTC was great, then day 4 hit and I just wanted to leave to Italy. Fortunately, the past 6 weeks have felt like a couple days. We had a devotional and the speaker who came was Elder Rasband who spoke only about the new temple in Rome and the missionary work in Italy. Elder Rasband hyped all of the missionaries going to Italy. Days have started to mesh together so I don't really know what happens on what day, it just seems the same. Although, I've had two very cool experiences with the gift of tongues already. The first time my mind seemed to flood with words about the whole first lesson and i was able to speak Italian when i, myself, didn't know the words that I spoke. The most recent time was when I had to teach (fake teaching my teacher) an interested person. I took the initiative which never happens and I just started creating sentences in Italian that I couldn't say after the lesson was over. The language has been a constant struggle and often times a wall. I'm thankful for the help I receive from Heavenly Father every day. I know the gift of tongues is real. I know there is a specific purpose for me in Italy. I know our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love us beyond mortal comprehension. These are the last days and the work is hastening. I know that God makes everything possible and that it I'd up to our prideful selves to reach out and ask him for his grace. We are all called to the work. We are all representatives of Jesus Christ, whether we have a name tag or not. This is my testimony, I leave this with you in the name of Jesus Christ, amen. 

I love you all, I am grateful for the support and definitely need it. You all are taken care of by the Lord. The next time we talk, I will be in Italy.

Vi volgio bene,

Anziano Brady