(Anziano Wilkinson)
These past few weeks have really flown by. Already we're
doing transfers and it feels like I just got to Muggiò! I'm going to stay here
for the next month or so, but my companion is going away to, of all places,
Verona! I spent six months there and I can attest to how amazing the city is.
Needless to say, Anziano Engen is very excited for his transfer call. My new
companion's name is Anziano Farneman. He gets here on Thursday, so I'll be sure
to tell you more about him next week!
These past few weeks with Anziano Engen have been really
great and I'm excited to keep things going with my new companion. There are
some really amazing people in this area and there's never a lack of excitement.
Right now we are working with a man named Paul who is extremely faithful and
has recently decided to make the commitment to be baptized. We are working with
him to help him prepare to reach the goal and I continue to be amazed at his
faith and desires to learn. He truly has a desire to follow the example of
Jesus Christ. He's been coming to church every week and every week in Sunday
school the teacher struggles to finish a lesson because Paul asks so many good questions
haha. He's learning fast though!
On another note, we had an adventure of sorts while we were
on a companion exchange with the missionaries in Lecco. Their proselyting area
is massive and travel from one end to the other is very impractical at times,
but since we have a car, we decided to help them out. They had some visits that
they needed to make in a town called Sondrio that sits along the border of
Switzerland, over 80 kilometers away from Lecco by car. The entire ride was a
breathtaking trip among beautifully snow capped mountains and unbelievable panoramas.
Even if all of the appointments we had set up had fallen through that day, the whole
trip would have been worth it just for the beauty of it! And luckily our
lessons didn't fall through! There was one man, who's name is Patrizio, that I
got to meet who is very spiritual, as was clear by the way his home was
decorated. There were Buddhist and Christian symbols hanging from every wall
and sitting on every shelf inside his house. I guess he's both Buddhist and
Christian, which is an interesting since I didn't know that was possible, but
hey, no judging! He also just happened to be an artisan wood worker as was evidenced
by the abundance of handmade wooden furniture and knickknacks with man had.
Definitely an interesting man!
Like I said, there's a bunch of exciting stuff going on
right now, but I'll spare you the reading and just post some photos at the
bottom! Anyway, I hope you have a great week! Remember the Savior often! Even if
you're a devout Buddhist, cause I guess that's fine?
-Anziano Jake Wilkinson
Lago di Lecco
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