Wednesday, February 10, 2016

The Most Beautiful City in Italy

(Anziano Wilkinson)
So after only a week of being here in Verona I have already fallen in love with the city! I heard from everyone before I came here that the city was beautiful, but I had no idea just how right they were. Verona is a picturesque city, the kind you'd expect to see in a movie, and it's full of amazing people! The members here are very nice and super helpful for the missionaries; we have had no shortage of their assistance while I have been here.

This P-day I went to go visit the famous tourist trap, Juliet's balcony, where allegedly the original Juliet talked to the original Romeo (however, sadly, the story of Romeo and Juliet was completely made up by Shakespeare). The site is nonetheless pretty cool and total worth seeing as it is free of charge (aka a missionary's dream)!

My new companion, Anziano Skinner, is a really good kid and he and I are getting along well. He is from Utah and he loves motocross racing, country music, and the outdoors. I'm excited to serve with him and learn from him and make this transfer a great one. This week he and I made a big effort to seek for service opportunities and now we have found some potential organizations that we are trying to sign up for. We're hoping to be able to find new people to teach more effectively through these opportunities rather than conventional methods of stopping people on the streets. The idea is that we will be able to build the trust of these people before we invite them to learn about what we believe. And at the very minimum we will help many people out though our volunteering, even if no one takes interest in what we want to share with them!

Well, have a great week y'all and look for opportunities to serve in your lives!


-Anziano Jake Wilkinson




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