Zone Conferences - 2019 - A New Year!

What will this new year bring?

That depends on many things...

Us  

Our faith - our works - our obedience

The People

Their hearts - their humility - their repentance

The Lord

His response to our faith - pleas - efforts

This year we pledge 

more faith - more works - more obedience

We pray for the Lord to soften the hearts of the people here.

We ask for His help.

We would like to introduce our new mission scripture 

D&C 75

Our Lord has spoken to us. 

Goals for first half of 2019:

1- finish Milano 321

2- Increase net activity by 150 members in first 6 months

(through baptisms and reactivation combined)

YES - WE - CAN!!

We enjoyed wonderful time with your missionary during Zone Conferences.

It was a busy time.  I could/should have taken 100 more pictures.  

Sorry for those that should have been taken but were not.  

Thank you for your loving support.

A sample agenda of each zone conference:

Pres Allen

New transfer focus:

1- recored in your journal everyday a spiritual experience or a miracle

2- write a letter to someone who comes to mind who could benefit from your letter

3- reaffirm your gift to the Savor and resolve to give it.

Alma 5:12, 14 Have you had a change of heart?

Can we feel so now?  Today is the day that matters most.

 The Music of the Gospel

April 2015 by Elder Wilford W. Anderson

Learn the dance, but especially... listen to the music.

The Spirit is the music.

Sorella Allen

The scriptures are very nutritious spiritually, just like oranges are nutritious physically.

Extracting the nutrition takes hard work.

After we get all that we can out of them 

we must internalize the principles to get the benefit of the nutrients...

 just like drinking orange juice.
Then share.

Breakaway:

President Allen with Anziani...

Adhere to the law of chastity

What is the dress code?  Be obedient.

Be leaders in obedience.

Sorella Allen with Sorelle...

Slacks are now OK.

Guidelines given - visual sample modeled.

Act in them like you would in a dress.

Sempre una donna.  ALWAYS a woman!

Pictures by Zones

~Bologna Zone~

Sorelle - Stepherson, Roderer, Flores, Carlson, (Slla Allen) Hollander, Trevor, 

Nelson (STL), Graver (STL)

Anziani - Wilks (ZL) Abplanalp (ZL) Rossi, Tagg, Humble, Hatt, Mosteller, Hibbard, Schow, (Pres Allen) Calton, Eusebi, Elwood, Thomas,

~Firenze Zone~

 Sorelle - Mitchell, Wright, (Slla Allen) Simpson (STL) Pearson (STL)

Anziani - Eden, Darrington, Fry, Brase, Hackanson, (Pres. Allen) Moss (ZL) Cako (ZL) 

Heidemann, Wright, Ewell

~Venezia Zone~

Anziani - Thorstrom, Melchin, Higham, Ariante, Larsen, Russbuelt(ZL) McKinstry, (Pres Allen) Van Natta (ZL) Harris, Parke, Weight, Landon, Gomez, Keefer

 Sorelle - Thorstrom, Larson, Parker, Spencer, Drent, (Slla Allen) Ringo, Ala-Jaaski, 

Boome, Stanton, Keefer

~Verona Zone~

 Sorelle - Nelson, Peterson, Maddison, Button (STL) (Slla Allen) Williams, Wengert, 

Santoro, Dent, Neilsen

Anziani - Shill, Bass, Haws, Favro, (Pres Allen) Buckner, Rios, Cedeno, Downs, Neilsen

~Milano Est Zone~

 Sorelle - DeAngelis, Pacheco, Panah, Ashcraft, Torgeson, Mason, (Slla Allen) Henderson, Merl, Dominquez, Morris, Southard

Anziani - Miller, Escalante, Bowden, Reynolds, Ruiz, Ruger (ZL) (Pres Allen) Bona (ZL) Judkins, Ross, Casper, Ochs, Gillett

~Milano Ovest~

Sorelle - Delle Foglie, Cheney, Dean, Messina, Pereyra, Bodily, (Slla Allen) Frandsen(STL) 

Walker (STL) Tafur, Devonal, Gale, Russo

Anziani - Halterman (AP) Griffiths, Kjar (AP) Nordgren (ZL) Cahoon, Tenney (ZL) Llerena, (Pres Allen) Wickizer, O'Riorden, Harrison, Albright, Gale, Russo

~Genova Zone~

 Sorelle - Snow, Reeder, Anderson, Miller, (Slla Allen) Smith, Ewing, Sharp, Haisman, Michelini

Anziani - Cole, Davey, Work, Bailey, Welch, Lombardi, Christensen (ZL) McCuen, Davidson, Elliott, Argon, Burkert, Christensen, Castillejos, Michelini

Thank you for your patience.

Thank you for your wonderful sons and daughters.

Thank you.

Going Home ...

It happens all too frequently here...

Our great missionaries finally come to the end

of their hard work and dedicated time serving the Lord

in the

Italy Milan Mission.

What will we do without them!?

They were indispensable.

We are sad to see them go

but we are very excited for what the future 

has in store for each.

We predict very good things.

They ended "up"...

and life will certainly continue that way for them.

 Bidding farewell to

Anziano Wilson, Sorella McConkie, Sorella Johnson

Ci vediamo!

And God's speed.  

Senior Couples Christmas Conference

Christmas in Italy!

WOW!

  

There is cultural wonder everywhere

and we enjoy

spending time with our Senior Couples

eating - shopping - site seeing

but 

mostly just getting to know each other.

We appreciate each one of them so greatly!

We welcomed them to the mission home
to enjoy the decorations and a hearty lunch.

The Seniors gather.
I do not know how this mission would run without them.
They are truly indispensable!
We are grateful for their sacrifices to be here.
The missionaries love them.
(We are missing Sorella Griffiths and the Gales.  Both had family conflicts.)

Around the table clockwise... Sorella Allen, Anziano & Sorella Keefer, Sorella & Anziano Russo, Anziano Griffiths, Sorella & Anziano Michelini, Anziano & Sorella Nielson, Sorella and Anziano Thorstrom. (Photo cred - President Allen)

  After a luscious lunch of salad, minestrone soup and apple fritter with gelato
we took the metro in to see Duomo di Milano.

Christmas booths at Como

Crooked NH Hotel on our way in to RHO Fiera

Booths in RHO

We ended our day with a fireside in the Lampugnano chapel.

Our special thanks to all who serve here!

New Assistant to the President

We would like to welcome 

Anziano Halterman

who joins Anziano Kjar

in the assignment of Assistant.

He brings so much heart, testimony and talent to the table.

We are grateful for his willingness to serve and enjoy his ever-ready smile.

His great example and love was felt by all even before 

he came into the office. 

It will now continue.

Anziano Kjar, President Allen, Anziano Halterman

December Consiglio

It is time for our last Consiglio of the year.

Where does the time go?

I doubt there are any faces below

(Excepting President and I)

that are in this leadership meeting at the first of the year.

When you consider the constant revolving door that is in every mission.... 

when you consider that this is a first opportunity 

for leadership for many...

they are quite incredible.

It is true....

"whom the Lord calls, He qualifieth".

We all certainly wouldn't want to try to do this without His help.

 STL's - Williams, Button, Reeder, Snow, Parker, Larsen, Simpson, Pearson, (Sorella Allen) Nelson, Walker, Frandsen, McConkie, Graver, Merl, Dominquez
ZL's - Rios, Cako, Christensen, Wilson, Ruger, Welch, Bona, Wilks, Moss, (Pres. Allen) Favro, VanNatta, Russbeult, Nordgran, Tenney, Abplanalp, Kjar (AP) Halterman (AP)

We finish the year with a great group.

We love them all!

~Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!~