January 30, 2008

Hello everyone!I know, i am awful! I didnt write last week and i am sorry for that but i was out of time... molto. Ok, i could type for hours about the experiences i have and all that i am doing but i dont have all of the time in the world so i will get to the most important things. My investigator Manolo was doing well with the stop smoking program for the first 2 days but then when i came back from 3 month conference (which was so great) he had smoked and was having a hard time. He was really sick again because he gets really dizzy and when he is having a hard time spiritually, mentally and is stressed his body freaks out. We met with him yesterday after he cancelled a few times because of scheduling and sickness. We taught him and it went really well. he looked like he was doing much better. the lesson went well, not perfect but really well, i noticed that it cant be perfect but if we do our best and improve a little at a time it will be great. He still wants to be baptized on the 16th of Feb. This surprized us because we have a lot to do before then and he has to be taught and stop smoking by feb 9 when he has his baptismal interview. We have faith and are trying to exercize it more. Faith really can move mountains but we truly have to believe with all our heart, might, mind and strength. We cant fake it. It has to be a part of us. We are also teaching Rachele from Gabon, Africa and her little boy davide. It is going well with them. They live just like the movie In Pursuit of Happyness. They live in a home that is basically for homeless and she is going to college. She is very religious and is the best mom, very patient and has the cutest son. It is very hard for her to pray and read the scriptures because of her home with the noise and little space. On monday we did a lesson at a little piazza with benches and it was really cold and dark outside but went so well. One played with davide while one taught Rachele and then we switched. It was great. We learned a lot about her and we are working to find her a place to live. On sunday we had a great experience at our investigators house in rome. They are in the rome 2 area but they are friends of the wanyama family who are members in our ward. They havent been in church for 3 weeks because jane has been sick (on bed rest basically). She had a surgery in june and now it came up again but she was praying with all of her heart and great changes appeared. We gave her a blessing and had the best conversations, laughing and love. Their appartment was very small and poor but the spirit in that home was so rich. I felt like i was home. There was such a great love and peace in that home. I felt like it was summer and sunny all day with the sun beaming down on our faces. I know that this gospel is true and that our Heavenly Father loves us so very much. I am very grateful for President Hinckley and the many things that he has taught me and what a great example he is to me. We found out monday morning before zone conference and we prayed as a companionship, individually and as a district. I know that he is so happy right now and that he is being welcomed with much thanks, gratitude and love. We are so blessed. i learned so much this week at my 3 month conference and at my zone conference. I am learning about the missionary that I want to be and the missionary that i am striving to become. I know that if we work as hard as we possibly can, that God will help us and bless us so very much. President Gordon B. Hinckley is a great example of that. He worked so hard and he was greatly blessed and strengthened. I know that God loves us and that our Savior loves us. That is what matters, and we often forget that. We need to never forget this and live the way that He wants us to and we will be blessed. Love, Anziano Brewster

The Colloseo

January 16, 2008

Hello Everyone! I dont have a lot of time, what else is knew! But i wanted to tell you the results of the transfer call we recieved on monday. Could i get a drum roll please....(louder)....(wait, a little softer)....(perfect, now crescendo....).... Ok, I am getting anoying... but its funny to me.......ok the results are:.....We are all staying for another transfer together. I am very glad and am excited for this next transfer. Besides that i want to remind you again of my beautiful sister's birthday which is today! Bonnie Jean Brewster is 15! Can you believe that! Wow... so, if you could wish her a happy birthday that would be much appreciated. I want to let you know what a great difference one person can make. We can have a little chat on the metro with a person and it really can affect them in a way that we dont imagine. Never forget the importance you make and the great effect you have in others lives. I love this mission and love the great people in Italy. they are wonderful, crazy, and teach me much. I love my Savior and all that i He gives me. Love, Anziano Brewster

Pictures from Italy

January 9, 2008

Sorry but i dont have a ton of time... I LOVE YOU! I went to rome today early in the morning so i am short on time. It was so great to be at the ruins and at the Colosseum (colosseo in italiano). To let you all know, my sister Bonnie Jean Brewster's birthday is a week from today on Jan 16th, wish her a happy birthday. I love her very much. I am so grateful for all that i have. We have seen a great miracle. We were able to get ahold of Manolo and we didnt speak with him for 3 weeks. But now he is doing so much better. He knows that this is what he wants. He is having a hard time but is so strong and is incredible. He will be baptized in a month or two. I am so blessed and am so grateful for all that i have. I will write again next week and tell you the results of the transfer! Dun, dun, dun, we will find out on MONDAY! I hope that i stay but i am ready to go anywhere. I love you all.Love, Anziano Brewster

January 2, 2008

Hello Family and Friends. New Years here went really well. We were asked to stay in from 6pm on New Years Eve because it is crazy with people, fireworks, bombs, drinking, you get the picture. It was fun. We played Monolopy and i was killed. Then yesterday we had our Festa di lavoro which means deep cleaning all day and we cant go outside our apartment. Most people hate festa di lavoro but i didnt mind it. I like it. I cleaned the bathroom and I infested it full of 5 different cleaners so now it is spotless... as much as an italian apartment can be. You should have seen the stuff i was cleaning. Lets just say that my sponges were totally black when i was finished. I went through 7! Yeah, i know! After we played Monopoly and Phase 10. I didnt play monopoly but i did play Phase 10, and it was really fun. We still havent finished our game but the two elders who have never played are winning, but we will see what happens. I was being easy last night, trying to give them a chance! :)! Who am i kidding, i was playing so hard that when i was skipped and didnt finish my phase... it got brutal. I was super fun. I am loving it here. I have realized a lot about myself. I am growing a lot because i am relying on the Lord rather than myself. Remember to never counsel with the Lord but to take counsel from His hand and you will always be happy. He knows the best for us. I often forget this, but i need to remember it. I love you all and may you have a great week.Love, Anziano Brewster(Ps. If any of you want to be kept off this mass email, please let me know. It is anoying when you are sent an email every week and dont have time to read it. I wont be offended, just let me know)