This Wednesday my companion and I had a fantastic time
touring around Verona! The city is very old and full of layers of history, so naturally
we toured around all of these cool sites. One of which was Castelvecchio, which
translates basically to "old castle". It's a castle that was build
hundreds of years ago and is one of the oldest buildings in the city. It was
not very busy when we went so basically my companion and I got to explore the
towers and along the on tops of the walls of this castle and feel like we were
living in the medieval times. There was also a really cool weapons room that
contained all the preserved swords and armor that they could gather up from excavations.
Unfortunately they didn't let us touch a my of them though.
We also got to explore the arena that is right smack dab in
the center of the city. It's a huge ancient arena where they preformed mostly operas
and plays. Even today they still have plays there, but unfortunately they don't
hold any in the winter haha. So basically the whole day was a blast from the
past, dating all the way back to the ancient Romans at times. There really is
some pretty cool stuff in Italy!
This week I've been thinking a lot about prayer and more in particularly
the concept of receiving answers through prayer. It's really an amazing concept
that we have the means to learn by simply asking our Heavenly Father. There is
a great scripture in the Bible, James 1:5, which speaks quite candidly about
the subject, it says, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that
giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given
him." So basically, according to this verse, if we pray and ask God a
question, then He will give us the answer without upbraiding (or in other words
without finding fault or scorning). I can say from experience that I know that
this is a real means of receiving answers. I've had lots of important questions
before like what decisions to make or whether the Book of Mormon is true or not
and as many times as I ask in faith I receive the answer that I'm looking for.
Our Heavenly Father anxiously awaits us to ask Him our important questions so
that He can give us or lead us to the answer. One of His end goals for us is to
"know the truth of all things" and He does not hesitate to help us
get there, even if it is only one step at a time. If any of you have an
important question, particularly regarding the truth of something, I invite you
to pray and ask our Heavenly Father to help you find the answer. I know that He
will help you find it!
Have a fantastic week everyone and don't forget to ask
questions!
-Anziano Jake Wilkinson
Here are some pictures of the arena and the castle!
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| Verona city center from the top of its ancient arena! |
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| There is a wall of locks representing relationships near Juliet's balcony that is absolutely full. |
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