The month of May was an exciting one for missionaries coming to and returning from the Italy Milan Mission. Because of a fire in the Chicago airport control tower, the missionaries from the MTC in Provo were delayed from a Wednesday arrival until a Saturday arrival time. We had a very abbreviated training, dinner and departure to the first city of service for the new missionaries. We love our new missionaries and their fine trainers and know that they are prepared and not delaying in preaching the doctrine of Christ to the people of Italy.
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| Receiving our first Sorella from the Madrid MTC |
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| Then, on Saturday, the other missionaries arrived in two groups |
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| Say "hello" to President Dibb |
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| The first group of arrivals from the Provo MTC together |
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| Friends for life |
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| Lots of luggage |
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| Meeting Sister Harmer at the mission office |
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| Sister Harmer training the first group |
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| Arrival of the second group at the airport |
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| Meeting President Dibb for the first time |
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| Sister Dibb with the Sorella from the second group |
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| Missionari arrivi |
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| Glad to finally be in Italy |
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| Second group awaiting last two missionaries |
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| Last two without some luggage |
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| Shaking hands with the President |
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| President meeting the final Anziano to come |
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| President and Sister Dibb with the second group from Provo |
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| Awaiting dinner outside the restaurant |
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| More trainers and trainees awaiting the match up at dinner |
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| Sorelle "bonding" |
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| Match ups beginning |
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| Salve to your new companion |
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| Trainer welcoming their new companion |
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| The "hug" at match ups |
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| The Anziani awaiting the announcement of their trainees |
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| Smiles all around for the announcements |
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| More anticipation |
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| More hugs |
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| And again |
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| The final match up |
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| Missionaries talking with their new companions |
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| The other table all smiles |
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| And back again for more smiles |
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| What a fine looking group of missionaries makes up the "Class of May - 2014" |
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| And here they are with their trainers - tired but ready to go! |
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| New Missionary Training ten days later |
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| Sister Harmer explaining the practicalities of mission life |
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| Elder Lee giving timely instruction |
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| Hard at work at New Missionary Training |
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| New missionaries and their trainers prepared to return to their cities |
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| Great companions |
Again, it was hard to say goodbye to departing missionaries. This time we bid farewell at the mission home to nine amazing Anziani.
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| Returning after much learning |
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| Last photo at the mission home |
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| Dinner at the mission home with the departing missionaries and office Anziani |
We also received two new couples and said sadly said goodbye to another.
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| The Pedersons |
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| The Frys |
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| at dinner with the Lees and the Harmers |
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| The Burgers ready to go |
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| The Burgers with the Lees |
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| and with President Dibb |
We truly appreciate the service of our couple missionaries. Anziano and Sorella Burger worked long hours diligently acquiring, preparing and upkeeping apartments for missionaries of the Italy Milan Mission. We love them and will miss them greatly; not only for their missionary service, but also for their wonderful attitude in working with people from many different walks of life in northern Italy. They will long be remembered by people of all faiths here in our mission.
