Eleven New Anziani!

We received eleven new Anziani!

They are wonderful!

We took the opportunity to sing a hymn we don't usually use:

Hymn # 324

Rise up, O men of God!

Have done with lesser things.

Give heart and soul and mind and strength 

To serve the King of Kings.

Rise up, O men of God, 

In one united throng.

Bring in the day of brotherhood

And end the night of wrong.

Rise up, O men of God! 

Tread where His feet have trod.

As brothers of the  Son of Man,

Rise up, O men of God!

They sang it well.

We are a blessed mission to have them.

The sun was shining bright...

but they were shining brighter!

Welcome Anziani!

They have been "matched" and will serve in their first area.

A grand day of firsts.

We introduce their great companions and locations:

Welcome Anziano Hibbard!

Trainer - Anziano Melchin

Serving in Lecco

Welcome Anziano Dimassimo

Trainer - Anziano Cako

Serving in Trento

Welcome Anziano Cadono

Trainer - Anziano Russbuelt

Serving in Lampugnano MI

 Welcome Anziano Albright!

Trainer - O'Riordan

Serving in Bolzano

 Welcome Anziano Rossi!

Trainer - Anziano Stratton

Serving in Ferrara

 Welcome Anziano Parke!

Trainer - Anziano Nordgran

Serving in Vicenza

 Welcome Anziano Brase!

Trainer - Anziano Hatt

Serving in Trieste

Welcome Anziano Higham!

Trainer - Anziano Burkert

Serving in Mestre

 Welcome Anziano Wickizer

Trainer - Anziano Rios

Serving in Navigli, MI

 Welcome Anziano Downs

Trainer - Anziano Elwood

Serving in Sanremo

Welcome Anziano Escalante

Trainer - Anziano Crowther

Serving in Cimiano MI

Thank you for sending your great sons.

We are indeed blessed!
Here are pictures from their arrival and proselyting opportunity
to Duomo di Milano.

First - Our missionaries from the Spain MTC...

Awaiting the next wave of our Utah MTC group...

Finely fed and then put to bed...

Training the next day.
I introduced them to our
Perfect Milano Missionary.

We listed the characteristics of Christ to the right...
their opposites on the left.
To become like our Savior we must
"Forget ourselves and go to work"
The essence of "Sono Secondo"
which means ... I am second.

They are going to be great missionaries!
Thank you for your love and support.

July Zone Conferences - 2018

There is always a row to hoe.

Always a weed to pull.

Always some gloves to wear to get it done.

"For behold, the field is white already to harvest; and lo, 

he that thrusters in his sickle with all his might, the same layeth up in store

that he perished not, but bringeth salvation to his soul;"

~D&C 4:4~

Welcome to the Family Farm...

The Milano Mission Family Farm

There is a lot of work needs to be done 

and every single family member is needed.

Every . Single . One

We welcome to our July 2018 Zone Conferences!

Our theme was, 

Increasing Spirituality.

Word-on-the-street says it was the "best yet".

Time will tell.

Pictures of our Zones:

~Genova Zone~

 Front to Back,  L-R

Sorelle - Bowthorpe (STL), Dominguez (STL), Parker, Dent, (Sorella Allen) Graver, Spencer, Michelini

Anziani - *Dalton (ZL), Gleave, Aglaure, Lombardi, Bona, Austin, Moody, (President Allen) Larsen, Elwood, Simkins (ZL), Johnson, Michelini, Giles, Abplanalp

*Jackson, Fisher, Thomas, Ariante, Moss, Shill, Hepner

~Toscana Zone~

 Front to Back,  L-R

Sorelle - Shumaker, DeAngelis, Cheney, Anderson, Williams, Delle Foglie, Snow, (Sorella Allen) Mitchell (STL), Dean (STL), Frandsen, Devonas, Evans, Ringo

Anziani - *Shumaker, Ruiz, Mcewen, Sanchez, Garofolo, Hendry (ZL), Goold, (President Allen) Davey, Wilson, Harrison, Workman, Walker, Wood,

*Christensen, Gillette (ZL), Cuthbert, Gomez, Nogues, Marte, Van Natta, Wilks, 

~Venezia Zone~

 Sorelle - Bodily, Ewing, Dawson (STL), (Sorella Allen) Trevor, Mays, Haisman, Okimoto

Anziani - Burkert, Paskett, Nordgran, Hatt, Haws (ZL), Kjar (ZL) Hackanson, (President Allen) Peterson, Johnson, Rappleye, Dixon, Garner, Okimoto.

~Milano Est~

Sorelle - Pacheco (STL), Epps (STL), Sharp, Button (Sorella Allen) Nelson, Cafagno, Russo

Anziani - Crowther, McCuen, Eusebi, Welch, Cutgrinelli, Johnson (ZL), (President Allen) Castillejos, Bowden, Miller, Melchin, Cedeno, Russo

~Bologna Zone~

 Sorelle - Johnson, Stepherson, Santoro (STL), Berrey (STL), (Sorella Allen) Walker, Stanton, Johnson, Larson, Griffiths

Anziani - Davidson, Douglas (ZL) Giles, Stratton, (President Allen) Young, Halterman (ZL), Ruger, Schow, Tenney, Griffiths

~Milano Ovest~

 Sorelle - Stimpson, Reeder, Pearson, Nelson, Roderer, Boome, (Sorella Allen) Mason, Henderson (STL), Taufe (STL), Stolk, Henson, Peterson

Anziani - Montalto (AP) Rios, McKinstry, Traeden, Ochs (ZL), Christensen (ZL), (President Allen)

Blom, Russbuelt, Heidemann, Laudert (AP) Tumblin, Llerena

~Office Anziani~

 Anziano Favro, (Sorella Allen) Anziano Leavitt

(President Allen)

(The Office Anziani were kind enough to take the previous picture and had to miss

being part of their own zone trainings to meet responsibilities

so we chose to give them their own picture. We appreciate all they do.)

~Verona Zone~

Sorelle - Merl, Riley, Pope (STL), Button (STL), (Sorella Allen) Miller, Flores, McConkie, Ashcraft, Neilson,

Anziani - Cako, Beaujeau, Rogers, O'Riordan, Kewene-Hite, Wilson, (President Allen) Baker (ZL), Ewell, Wright, Ross (ZL), Elliott, Tingey, Neilson

What wonderful missionaries we serve with!

After each conference opening President took time to introduce the theme.

D&C 107:99,100

"Let every man learn his duty that he may stand blameless before God."

Three spirit-boosting things to focus on this transfer:

1-Listen to only sacred music this transfer, but do listen every day.

2-Write a meaningful testimony and send it to your family.

3-Pray nightly as a companionship.

Samples from our conferences.
We are sorry there are not more pictures!
There will never be enough pictures.

New Assistant - Anziano Laudert

Welcome Anziano Laudert!

We are excited to work with Anziano Laudert, from Wendell, Idaho 

who is joining

Anziano Montalto, from Sciacca, Italy.

Together they will serve as Assistants to the President.

We have been blessed to have many wonderful missionaries

who have come as dedicated servants of the Lord

and are willing to do all that is asked and more.

These two have created another great companionship

and we are grateful for their example.

"The best leaders don't train followers...

they train other leaders."

~The baton is passed on~