The end of November and December have been filled with all kinds of conferences. Zone Conferences for the eleven zones were held in six locations. A specialized training (Couples' Conference) was held for the fourteen married couples of the mission. We also had special "firesides" with Spencer Nelson, a professional basketball player in Italy, President Osguthorpe, General President of the Sunday School, President Ridd, a Counselor in the General Presidency of the Young Men, and Elder Kearon of the Area Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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| Spencer Nelson talking to an investigator after speaking to a group in Siena |
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| The missionaries with most of the Nelson Family |
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| December Consiglio |
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| Sister Training Leaders December 2013 |
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| Zone Leaders December 2013 |
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| Getting ready to begin the Couples Conference |
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| Discussions of materials given at the Couples Conference |
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| Taking pictures at the viewing of The Last Supper |
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| Some of the couples in front of the Duomo |
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| The fourteen couples in our mission |
The first Zone Conference was held in Milano for the Est and Ovest Zones.
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| Milano Ovest Zone |
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Milano Est Zone
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The next day was the Firenze Zone Conference.
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| Role play at Zone Conference |
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| How to Begin Teaching Role Play |
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| Zone Leaders teaching at the Firenze Zone Conference |
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| The Firenze Zone - December 2013 |
Two days after Firenze we went to Rimini for their Zone Conference.
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| Rimini Zone - December 2013 |
The next day we held the Venezia and Bologna Zone Conferences.
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| Sister Keeffer preparing the tables for the fabulous lunch |
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| Some great ward helpers at the lunch |
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| Bologna Zone - December 2013 |
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| Venezia Zone / December 2013 |
Special musical numbers and caroling were held after the meeting.
These four hatted Anziani pictured above live and sing together. They brought a lot of joy to many people at Christmas time with their caroling.
