Buona Pasqua a Tutti!
Well, last Thursday, I met Sorella Pace, my great new companion from Holladay, Utah. She came with a great sense of missionary work and we are getting along really well together. It has been so interesting to see the Italian missionary life through her eyes. Her first pizza, first double kiss greeting, first time going to someone's house and realizing that, no, they aren't in the middle of an argument, that's just how they talk with one another. Also, to see how much the mission becomes a part of you and how much I have changed. The other day, we were walking to the metro, when I saw it coming and automatically started running. After arriving, she said that her initial thought was wondering I was running because someone was about to shoot us. We laughed a bit, but let's say that sprinting skills are an asset in a mission with no set transportation schedule and buses that may or may not pass every half-hour. A fun twist, her dad actually served his mission in Argentina and her grandparents were mission presidents there. At their time, all Argentina and Chile were one mission. How times change! I may learn some Argentinian food, so we'll see how it goes.
One thought I had from this week came from reading over D&C 88, which talks about light. The verses describe the Christ as the light that is in us. It is a light that shines into the darkness and the darkness does not understand it. For my whole mission, I have looked to understand what it means to let your light shine. It comes steady and constant, so matter what is around you. Whether those around are dark or light. When it is dark, it may take more courage to allow your light to shine, yet it in of itself is enough. It's source: your testimony of Jesus Christ and all that his gospel entails.
Everyone keeps asking us what we think about the new pope. He seems like a good man that will do good. However, I know that nothing is more than having a living prophet, President Thomas S. Monson, of whom I have the humble honor of representing for 18 months of my life.
I love this work. I love all of you. Your photos in the package were lovely!
Sorella Lovell
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