January 7, 2009

Today we had a great day at La Reggia which is an hour and a half from us. It is one of the 7 wonders in the world and i now know why. The palace is incredible. There are 2,700 rooms in that palace with at least 3 miles of gardens with one of the worlds largest fountains in the world. It was beautiful. Because it was gloomy and rained there was no one there so it was a nice peaceful time for us 4 missionaries. The mission flies. Wow! Like you said, every day counts. I need not to stress out but rather take advantage of little opportunities that come every day, like serving others and then teaching them, smiling and making someone's day. I have finally come to realize how blessed and happy we are. I look at these Italians and i dont see happiness in them. I see it for a moment or two but there is that emptiness that they are waiting to be filled. They have this emptiness because they try to find happiness from the world rather than the gospel and worldly things will never last. we were talking at La Reggia about these amazing sites and things that everyone wants to see and they are great and beautiful and all but they dont give you that spirit and incredible sensation like the gospel gives. Today was our Pday ('fun' day) but i can firmly tell you that i felt much happier and filled in apointments this week that i did seeing one of the world wonders. THe gospel is so incredible and too often we take it for granted. I love my savior and am so grateful for Him. I am excited for our apointment tonight. We are going to give a baptismal invite to Leonilde for the second time. The first time, the spirit was so strong and she said that she would think about it, pray about it and decide with her family. She then faced so many trials and went on vacation. On sunday night we gave her a blessing that was incredible. the words flowed and came from the heavens to my heart and my mouth was open. She knows what she needs to do and she will do it! Tonight we are bringing two members and we are going to talk about our conversions and testimonies. Please pray for us. I love you very much. I have seen so many miracles when i followed the spirit and trusted with all of my heart and put my action into practice. On moday i felt to do little things and i ignored them or justified saying maybe its not the spirit and afterward i felt awful, without the help of the Lord in our work and nothing got done that day. Yesterday and sunday on the otherhand were incredible because i put myself in the Lord's hands and He guided me. I love the mission. I know that this time in my life is going to bless and help me for the eternities. Love Elder Brewster