September brought twenty new missionaries to the Italy Milan Mission. One came from the Spain MTC on September 16th and the other nineteen came in on the 17th of September. These missionaries are enthusiastic about missionary work and are already doing a great service in bringing people unto Christ through faith, repentance, baptism, the gift of the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end in His restored gospel. We thank these missionaries for their sacrifice and plan to help them become the best missionaries they can be!
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| Our new Anziano from France with President Dibb |
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| and with the Assistants |
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| Some Anziani arriving from the Provo MTC |
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| A handshake with the President |
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| A happy Sorella |
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| A happy Anziano |
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| More are coming from the gate |
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| A cheerful coppia |
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| Another "glad to be here" Anziano |
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| A hug from President |
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| We are all almost here |
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| Instructions for going to get on the bus |
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| A new arrival ready to go! |
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| A tiny new sorella with the President |
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| Exiting the airport to get on the bus |
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| More arrivi after reporting lost luggage |
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| We are finally here! |
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| Filling out paper work for lost luggage |
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| The Italy Milan Mission Class of September 2014 |
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| Hurrah for Italy (and Israel)! |
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| Preparing to get on the bus to go to Cimiano Chapel for interviews, orientation and travel to Milano Centro |
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| Entering the train platform at Cimiano |
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| Talking to people at the platform |
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| Talking to people on the train |
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| This Sorella moved across the train car (see other image above) |
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| More first day finding |
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| Writing his information for the missionaries |
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| We talk to everyone we possibly can |
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| This man said he was getting off at the same stop |
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| Out of the train staion |
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| Seven of our nine arriving Sorelle |
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| Continuing to talk to people |
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| The nine Sorelle at the Duomo with Sorella Dibb |
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| Some of the Sorelle at the subway station to return to Cimiano |
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| More finding |
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| Now the Anziani arrive and see the Duomo for the first time |
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| More Sorelle waiting for the subway train |
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| The Anziani talking to everyone they can |
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| More finding |
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| More finding |
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| The new Anziani at the Duomo |
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| Another nice image with the flying pigeon in the foreground |
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| And more finding on the way back to Cimiano |
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| September 17, 2014 - What a great looking group - we love them already! |
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| Dinner at last |
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| Hungry, but also very tired |
After a night's rest, the group of twenty returned to Cimiano to receive more training, meet their trainers and depart for their cities of service.
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| The trainers waiting at the Cimiano Chapel |
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| The trainers and trainees in anticipation |
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| A trainer about to announce his trainee |
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| A trainer and trainee with President and Sister Dibb |
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| The final two Anziani being announced |
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| The final two Sorelle being announced and hugged |
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| Permesso instruction with trainers and trainees now together |
So, after the new missionaries go off to their beginning places of service, the departing missionaries come to the mission home and offices for a last precious evening on the mission. The twenty-three departing missionaries left in two groups. The first group flew out on August 22nd and the second group on September 19th. We certainly feel a void in our mission without them.
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| The August group of departers at the mission home - August 21, 2014 |
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| Same group inside the mission home |
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| The two assistants who aid with the dinner |
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| The second group outside the mission home - September 18, 2014 |
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| Departing Anziani inside the mission home |
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| Departing Sorelle inside the mission home |
Along with our young missionaries, we had a senior couple depart on September 25th. Elder and Sister Savoldi served 18 months in Verona with the Verona Records Preservation Project. They are dearly loved by workers at the records center of Verona, the missionaries of the Italy Milan Mission and the members of both Verona wards.
They were also involved in a renewal of a play in the Verona Stake written many years ago about Joseph Smith and the Restoration. Elder Savoldi was a singer and actor and Sister Savoldi was the pianist. It was a delight to view this marvelous production.
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| The Savoldis with President Dibb |
A couple of weeks after the new missionaries arrive, they are brought back together (actually two groups) for another day of training.
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| New Sorelle telling about her companion |
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| New Anziano telling about his companion |
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| Eleven of the new missionaries and their trainers on September 29, 2014 at the Lampugnano Chapel |
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| New Sorella telling about her companion |
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| New Anziano telling about his companion |
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| New Anziano telling about his companion |
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| Nine of the new missionaries and their trainers at the Bologna Chapel on September 30, 2014 |
