Anziano Ruiz in the Italy Rome Mission: This is truly Gods work! We see his hand in it every day!

January 16, 2017

This week was good and very quick! We did a lot of traveling this week with exchanges and zone conference! So Wednesday night we went over to Pescara to do an exchange then Thursday night we left from there to Rome for zone conference, then Friday night we were back in Ascoli doing some good ol’ missionary work! It was good.

This week we had a lesson with Silvano and just talked about baptism and it was super good he really wants to get baptized but is a little hesitant about it. So we talked about a date and during the lesson told him that we don't want to make him choose this date but that he should seek help from God. At the end of the lesson he gave a beautiful prayer thanking God and asking him if this was the right date from him. After the prayer he said that he felt really relaxed and then told us to invite Vescovo Teodosi to the baptism on this date! We were really happy that he is learning to have so much faith and for his decision to be baptized! It's amazing to think of the change that I have seen in his life in just this short time that we have been meeting. It's just a testimony builder to me of how much happiness that comes from applying the gospel of Jesus Christ to your life.

Zone conference was great we talked a lot about the Holy Ghost and its influence on the work. There were a lot of sweet mission stories told and it was over all good! It's interesting that we talked about this because that's something that I have been focusing on lately and really just all through my mission. It's cool because there is so much you can learn just from one aspect of the church. Growing up with knowledge of the gospel you don't always realize how special the Holy Ghost it. A mission goal for myself is I want to follow the promptings of the spirit 100% and really just let God guide me in his work. There have already been so many miracles from this goal. I just know the Holy Ghost is so real. I have felt it before it has manifested truth to me and because of it I have the knowledge that we are all children of God and he truly loves us like a perfect father.

This is truly Gods work! We see his hand in it every day! Thank you all for all the prayers love and support. I hope you all have a great week!

Vi voglio bene!

- Anziano Ruiz

Rome East zone