Well I've just begun the last week of my first transfer! I've already been here for almost a full transfer! Isn't that crazy? I'm almost not the new guy in the Italy Milan Mission!
Last week's P-Day was pretty fun! We went to the Torre dei Lamberti. This is a tall tower in the middle of Verona, and it gives you a way cool view of all of Verona from within the city! It's way cool! I got some great pictures! Next we went to Castello Vecchio. It is a really old castle here in Verona. It's mostly just a museum now filled with lots of really old paintings and statues, but you can walk around the castle and it's really cool. I got lots of cool pictures of it as well.
So last week was a tough one for me. It is was what we call "The Fifth Week". The roles of the senior companion and the junior companion switch! So last week I was in charge of making calls, leading us on the bikes through the city, and guiding us through daily and weekly planning. I tell you what...I was stressed out! I learned a lot about how much my companion does and it has made me realize how much I need to start helping! I learned a lot about where things are in the city. Listening to Italians gibber on the phone and trying to understand what they say is even getting easier! I'm just glad to be the junior companion again.
This week, not a lot happened...probably because I didn't know where I was going most of the time. But I did have one miracle that happened! I was on an exchange with my district leader, Anziano Haglund. While he was here, he interviewed a young man for baptism (which is something I am excited to report about next week). After we got done with the interview, I felt like we should go see a less-active that lived nearby. Anziano Lovett and I had been trying to go and see this guy for the past month! We had planned to teach him the same lesson for the past month as well! He never answered his phone and whenever we would drop by, he was never home, so it was very hard to get ahold of him. But after this interview, I felt like Anziano Haglund and I should go see him. Guess what? He was home! We taught a great lesson about church and the importance of it. Unfortunately it was in English because he's from Ghana...maybe that's why the lesson was so good. But he is preparing himself to come back to church and we're very excited...of course, Anziano Lovett was a little disappointed that he didn't get to meet with him after a month of waiting...but all is well.
Well that's my report of the week! Hope you are all doing well back in the States! Love you all! Ciao!
-Anziano Cody Petterborg
A view from Torre dei Lamberti
The Staircase at Torre dei Lamberti
Cody and Verona!!
Strange statue at Castello Vecchio
(New Italian Slacks and his side bag :)... awwww yeeeah!)
This museum was just full of statues and old paintings. It is crazy how many pictures there are of the crucifixion and scenes of christs' life. This is definitely catholic country.
Lots of armor and midievil stuff
Verona City straddles the Adige River
Castle Vecchio
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