Hey! The enter key works on this computer! anyways, I've loved receiving all of your letters, and I hope they keep coming.
This week, our fireside was Bruce C. Hafen, and he talked about the pillars of a testimony. It was pretty cool. He talked about the fact that mormon scholarship has turned the balance of the intellectual argument in the church's favor. That was pretty cool.
During our discussion of the devotional on tuesday night, I quoted from Jeffrey R. Holland's most recent conference talk, "None of these frankly PATHETIC excuses" come close to debunking the Book of Mormon. That talk was so powerful that as I quoted him, I felt the spirit just as strong as when he actually gave it.
My italian is coming along, but I still have no idea what I'm doing. In TRC this week, we had an italian part, and my companion and I really struggled through it. But it'll come. I already have started misspelling english words with italian spellings. Example: Profet. Profeta.
Ever since the second day I was here, I've been sick with some unknown disease. I went to the doctor last monday, and they took a strep and flu test. They both came back negative. The doctor diagnosed me with an "unknown viral illness." I'm finally starting to come around. It was pretty bad though. But... I'll live.
Before we start the day in class, we always sing a hymn and say a prayer. also, during every devotional, we sing like a bajdrillion hymns. I was particularly touched this sunday by one of the hymns we sang. It was the Army of Helaman, but they changed the words. "And we will be the Lord's Missionaries" changed to "And we are now the Lord's missionaries." I was particularly touched. I had the thought.... HEY! I'm actually on a mission. I wear that nametag thing.... yeah! whoa!
I love you all, and I may send more later.
Benjamin Jolley
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