Hello everyone!
This has been one of my busiest weeks yet. We had tons of work on top of Zone conference in Pordenone on Thursday, a full Venice pday last Wednesday, my birthday on Sunday and new missionary training in Milan yesterday! So many fun things!
First off, a big thank you to everyone who made my birthday so much fun on Sunday!! I felt so loved and happy by people in America and Italy and was super grateful throughout my whole day to the people who reached out to me. I woke up Sunday morning with my desk full of balloons and chocolate put there by Sorella Tullis, and so many sweet members kissed both my cheeks at church and said "TANTI AUGURI!!!" that night, we had dinner at our senior couples house which we used as an excuse to invite a less active couple to come and celebrate my birthday but really we were so excited to talk to them about coming to church again.
During zone conference, we got the opportunity to learn more about technology in our mission. Every missionary here now officially has an iPad or Samsung tablet, the newest Samsung smartphone, and an active Facebook account. It's so hard sometimes to comprehend that technology can be a part of the missionary proselyting process, but after our training and experiences this week, I'm starting to believe it's true! As the world changes, God has made it possible for us to reach out to those who wouldn't be able to talk to us otherwise. Our friend, V}, for example, can usually only talk on Skype for our lessons because she lives further away and is busy, but it totally works! We finished teaching her all the lessons, she came to conference, and we are hopefully setting a baptismal date tomorrow! How cool is that!!!!
Anyways, I'm attaching photos of our pday in Venice, some birthday celebrations, and other random happy things:) I'm grateful for you all!
Vi volgio bene!
Sorella McConkie
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| Sorella McConkie and Sorella Tullis |
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| Sorella Johnson and Sorella McConkie |
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| Sorella Tullis and Sorella McConkie |
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| Happy 20th Birthday! |
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