My Torino Trio - Torino, Italy

Ciao! 

Sorella Spencer, Sorella Graver, Sorella McConkie

I am loving Torino so much! This first week has consisted of a lot of fun and losing keys and making runs to the fresh markets by our apartment. I have been continually grateful, time and time again, by Heavenly Father's willingness to hear and answer prayers. Torino, our investigators, and my DARLING new companions are answering my prayers right and left. 

On Thursday when we accidentally got locked out of our apartment for the day, we decided to make the best of it and go get a kilo and a half of strawberries and eat it with the nutella that Sorella Spencer had in her bag for lunch. Sitting on a bench and laughing as a not-so-subtle trio was the good beginning of a week that only got better. 

Sometimes doing missionary work reminds me of the scripture in 2 Nephi 5 where it talks about "living after the manner of happiness." As a companionship, we talked this week about how joy is a choice and that being a missionary or a member of this gospel isn't so much a way of living perfectly, but is a way of enhancing the joy in living. 

One of my other highlights was teaching a recent convert couple named Anna and Simon from Nigeria and Jamaica. They are so awesome and still find such joy and clarity in learning about the gospel. We read 2 Nephi 2 with them and talked about the ability to choose righteousness through the laws that God has set forth. It was a really heartfelt lesson and it ended with Anna offering to make us all handmade, matching African dresses. We said yes, obviously. 

I'm grateful for this mission transition and for the wonderful people in my life. I love you all!  

Lots of love, 

Sorella McConkie