Outgoing Missionaries - September 2018

It hurts to say good-bye.

One thing that helps salve the inevitable departure is knowing

there are so many others looking forward to seeing them the next day.

We taught them, guided them, assisted them in their individual challenges, 

and, especially, cheered them on.

We also loved them to pieces!

Thank you for supporting them in this challenging call

to serve the Lord Jesus Christ,

by sharing them with the people of Italy

and us.

It was certainly our pleasure to serve with them.

We wish you could have heard their closing testimonies.

You would be proud.

They know who they are "working for".

President and Sorella Allen, Sorelle Mays Henson, Berrey

Anziani Douglas, Wood, Jackson, Baker, Workman, Walker

Bowden, Montalto, Nogues, Blom, Cutrignelli, Marte, Hendry, Austin

~Ci Vediamo~

 (Take good care of them)

New Assistant

We would like to welcome

Anziano Kjar

to the office as a new Assistant to the President.

He is taking the place of Anziano Montalto and

will be joining Anziano Laudert

in the leadership, training and plain hard work

of the Italy Milan Mission.

Assistanti Laudert and Kjar

Anziano Kjar is from Utah and has been serving

for over a year.  

We look forward to working with them both.

New Missionaries - September 2018

Safe and sound.

I am reminded of words from the song: 

Come, Ye Thankful People

"All is safely gathered in Ere the winter storms begin."

From your home to ours, they are safely gathered here

and we will watch over them.

More importantly, the Lord will watch over them.

We are grateful to have them here.

They are needed and we will rely on them

to do their best.

Here they are...

Duomo di Milano

The Match

 Welcome Anziano Bawden

Serving with - Anziano Abplanalp

Merate

 Welcome Anziano Buckner

Serving with - Anziano Cako

Trento

 Welcome Anziano Fry

Serving with - Anziano Hepner

Brescia

 Welcome Anziano Humble

Serving with Anziano Cedeno

Bergamo

Welcome Anziano Landon

Serving with - Anziano Gillett

Bergamo

 Welcome Anziano Mosteller

Serving with - Anziano Welch

Reggio Emilia

 Welcome Anziano Tagg

Serving with - Anziano Leavitt

Pesaro

 Welcome Sorella Smith

Serving with - Sorella Ewing

Collegno

 Welcome Sorella Drent

Serving with - Sorella Graver

Treviso

 Welcome Anziano Darrington

Serving with - Anziano Ruger

Montevarchi

Welcome Anziano Brown

Serving with - Anziano Ewell

Prato

A glimpse into our first 24 hours...

(Some action shots are blurry - sorry!)

Safely gathered.

Thank you for your loving support.

Ci Vediamo - the Okimoto Couple Go Home

Time flies by so very quickly on a mission.  

The cliche "it seems like only yesterday"

applies constantly.

We have just received this bubbly, energetic and generous couple

not so long ago, and now it is time

for them to go back to Utah.

They worked hard with both the Italian ward

and military ward in Vicenza.

Family back home certainly are glad to see them.

THIS family "back home" misses them.

Ci vediamo!

(see you again)

Thank you - thank you!

Senior Couples Conference/Adventure September

We enjoyed a full schedule seeing the sites of NE Italy.

Special thanks to the Shumakers and Okimotos 

for their hard work in organizing our activities.

It was all greatly enjoyed!

The Senior Couples are wonderful people.

They have left their families to adopt new families.

We are so grateful.

 Couples - Griffith, Okimoto, Allen, Keefer, Michelini, Shumaker, Gale, Neilsen

Candid dinner shots in Camisano Vicentino

The amazing Scrovegni Chapel

(Rainy day)

Duomo di Padua

Marostica Chess Game

Couples - Griffith, Neilsen, Gale, Shumaker, Allen, Michelini, Okimoto.

Mission - Keefer and Russo

We ended with a fireside.

It was a wonderful opportunity to spend time together.