I know that Jesus Christ is our savior, the Book of Mormon is true and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord’s kingdom once again established on the earth, preparatory to the Second Coming of the Messiah.

October 30, 2017

  It's been a good week! We ate 15 pizzas so that was good. There is a really good pizza place right next to our house so on the way home for the night if we're feeling it -which we usually are- we'll get ourselves some pizza.

  I'm not sure if I've talked about President Bruno before. He is the branch President of the Battiglia branch. He gave us a referral a while ago so I've done some missionary work with him and he really likes me. Anyway he called me this last week for another referral. There is a family from Argentina and they are members who have been living here in Italy for about a year but haven't been to church because they don't know where it is (it's like 50 min away by bus). The dad, Marco,  is actually not a member and grew up in Napoli. So we called them right after we got off the phone with pres. Bruno then set an appointment for them the Next day. We taught them the Restoration and it was awesome! Marco understood everything really well and they are going to read and pray together! We invited them to church and they all came besides the 16 year old son. It was sweet! They seemed to really like it! And their little girl had an awesome time in primary. We are going to meet with them this Wednesday and are excited for that.

  Other than that we have just had a lot of finding this week it's been really good just going out and spreading the good word with a lot of people! This week my testimony has grown a lot of the Promise found in the Book of Mormon, Moroni 10: 4-5. I know that anyone who asks God in the name of Jesus Christ with a sincere heart, real intent and faith in Jesus Christ can receive a witness to the truth of all things through the Holy Ghost. I know that Jesus Christ is our savior, the Book of Mormon is true and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord’s kingdom once again established on the earth, preparatory to the Second Coming of the Messiah. I know this because I have received a testimony thanks to the Promise found in Moroni 10. 

Vi voglio bene!!

Anziano Ruiz 

There were two roads just filled with sweets

An old mission AP who can to visit with his family Anziano Battaglia.

 Napoli views

This is what made In Italy looks like. We will just walk by places and see people making stuff. If we tell them we are American they get excited and take pictures.

 I'm not sure if this is normal in America but you can always find some raw meat hanging in stores here in Italy.

More pizza and more pizza!

We broke out the sweaters this week!

Nutella pizza

Canolli straight out of Sicilia! They were super good. There is a really big food market going on here in central Napoli, there is a lot of good food!

Fabio Serino. This guy was so good!

We went to Sorrento for pday.

 It was a good one!

 

Sorrento has the best lemon in the world.

Mom I feel like you would like this place.

I know that when we read and apply the word from General Conference that we can see blessings and miracles in our life.

October 23, 2013 

  

  Another great week! Last week was transfers, I'm staying here in Napoli with Anzaino Wagstaff! I'm super happy about that.  I love Napoli and would be okay if I just stayed here and trained for the rest of my mission. I think I had pizza everyday last week again. 

  Last Wednesday we made our way up to Rome for a mission conference and that was sweet! It was super good to see old comps again then walk through the old stomping grounds. The conference was really good and very spiritual. We had the opportunity to listen to and meet Elder M. Russell Ballard from the 12, Elder L. Whitney Clayton from the 70's President and Elder Massimo De Feo and their wives. They are truly men of God. It was awesome to feel the spirit testify as they spoke.

  While I was in Rome I got to see Jomar and Shayla who are two great friends I made when I served there, it was really awesome to see them. 

  Other than the conference I feel like not much happened this week. Thursday was pretty stacked making sure transfers went smooth. Everyone goes through Napoli so that's fun.       Another day this week we went to another basketball court and the rim was like at 9'10" so it was super easy to dunk haha it was sweet, my comp was doing some off the backboard dunks and I was doing 360%s it was sweet haha people were going crazy. 

 We were invited by President Pickerd to listen to General conference talks recently. Every talk I turn on is just great and full with the spirit. I like the scripture in John 15 "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you" I know these man are called and ordained of God.  I know that when we read and apply the word from General Conference that we can see blessings and miracles in our life. 

Vi voglio bene!!

Anziano Ruiz

October 2017 General conference talks here https://www.lds.org/general-conference?cp=eng-nz&lang=eng

Train to Rome. We were going

 about 180 mph the whole time

When in Rome

 More Pizza 

Free English. Advertising for their English classes.

 Anziano Ruiz and Anziano Wagstaff. Matching pizza and ties. 

This understanding came as I have studied the Book of Mormon with intent this week. I love that book and invite you all to read It!

October 16, 2017

  This week was sweet! Another transfer it already over and it's just crazy that every one goes by faster! I'm pretty sure I'm staying here in Napoli to finish up training Anziano Wagstaff so I'm happy about that! More pizza for us haha This last week we spoke only in Italian so that has been really fun!

  One day while finding we saw this guy in the park on some rings. So we went up to him and I started talking to him about how I did polevault drills on those, then showed him and then he asked us why were here and we end up teaching him the restoration. It was really cool because he grew up in a split religion family and decided that none were God's church. He was so prepared to hear the restoration. We're going to meet in the park again this week, it will be good.

   Right after that we were walking in the same park and we both got impressed to talk to two women on a bench, they were also so prepared to talk to us! It was so awesome We showed them a church video that talked about Jesus Christ and how through him we can receive a second chance in all things, it turned out that they were just talking about that.  At the end of the video they were both crying it was just a super spiritual experience. They said that we were angles like 10 times, and just kept saying how there was so much light coming from us. It was just an awesome experience!

  This week I studied the Christ like attribute hope. Which is one that I never really understood until now. In preach my gospel is says that hope  "is believing and expecting that something will occur." I was always confused because I thought hope came before believing. And in the world these days that is what it is but hope in its nature of being a Christ like attribute is when you have so much faith in something that you expect it. As I have had this new understanding in my missionary work I have seen more miracles. I am happier through the day and feel more accomplished. This understanding came as I have studied the Book of Mormon with intent this week. I love that book and invite you all to read It! Have a great week!

Vi voglio bene!!

Anziano Ruiz

District picture before we get transfer calls

Branch game night was fun

 I tried a fried pizza this week,

 I think I'll be sticking to the normal for now.

There is always time for pole vault practice.

Sam, our ward mission leader, likes to bring Sunny his pet parrot around with him.

 We get calls from this member from the Philippines

 and she says come over, so we go to her window

 and she gives us food.