Commozione Cerebrale

(Anziano Wilkinson)

This week has really been an interesting one. You know what they say,

it's all fun a and games until someone gets hurt! We believe my

companion has a minor concussion (hence the title of this blog post)

from playing a little too much soccer a few days ago. As a result, we

are confined to very few options for the next few days while he

recovers, Sorella Dibb's orders. I'm perfectly fine though, so don't

worry about me!

We met some really cool people this week on the streets, on the

trains, and just about anywhere else you can think. It's kinda fun to

just go and talk to people that you've never met before, especially

for me now that I can mostly understand them with a bit of effort!

However, I still say some pretty goofy things like when I mispronounce

the word for "suffered" and say something to the effect of "Christ was

deep-fried for our sins". Fun stuff!

We tend to have the best conversations with people at the oddest

moments, like when we go to snag some pizza (it's super cheap and

super tasty here, it's amazing) before heading back to the apartment

at night! In that specific instance we ran into a Sri Lankan couple

who was vacationing in Italy for their 48th anniversary and they were

very interested in our message about Christ. They spoke English too!

It's always neat to run into people who are prepared to receive our

message, even if they are tourists!

I've learned a lot about talking to strangers about the gospel just in

the past few days, in particular I realized that you can look all day

and you will never find a perfect moment to talk to someone. Something

will always make every situation sub-optimal, like a car horn going

off or a dog barking. When it comes to perfect moments, they are

nowhere to be found, perfect moments can only be made. And the only

way to make perfect moments is to just jump in and trust in Heavenly

Father! And that's the case for talking with anyone about the gospel!

If you take the leap of faith, the moment will be made perfect for

you, because Heavenly Father really, really wants that person that

you're talking to to hear the gospel and get the chance to receive it!

He loves them and he will make due with whatever nonsensical sentences

come out of your mouth. Trust me, I am well acquainted with

nonsensical sentences!

So I challenge you all to go and talk to someone about the gospel! The

best part is you don't even need to worry about what to say; the words

will be given to you through the Holy Ghost as you take the leap of

faith! So go try it, because there is great joy in doing so, in being

an instrument in the hands of the Lord!

Have a great week everyone!

-Anziano Wilkinson