Another Transfer

This was just an informal discussion with the missionaries in the mission office. We love to hear comments from missionaries that show some real thought about life in general or about the gospel. We are blessed with top-notch missionaries. They are eagar to be obedient and serve to the best of their ability.











Ahhhh, another group of wonderful leaders from our mission depart. This is by far the hardest thing to do. I love new missionaries coming, but I sure hate to see the other ones go home. I am comforted in that a good portion do go to the Y or live in Utah. So we will have a chance to see them again in the future.

Anziano Tilini (from Hawaii) is the new assistant. We are thrilled to have him here and to serve with him. He and Anziano Belforti will do great work together.

Life Around the Mission

I see this "spontaneous conversation" happen all over the mission. Two missionaries stop to talk to each other and in the process put an arm around each other. Pretty soon another missionaries joins the group and then another. I love to see their love and concern for each other.
We have "mold issues" here in warm southern Italy. Here you see Anziano Allen with an invention to help with the situation. He taped a spray bottle (with a bleach solution) to PVC pipe and attached strings to the "squirter" part of the sprayer. Then he simply points the spray bottle in the right direction and pulls on the strings. Amazing--now he doesn't have to get out the ladder to tackle the problem!! It is a science project in the making!
Directly outside our driveway there has been a dead palm tree in the middle of the road--until yesterday. Yesterday the "tree crew" from the city came and cut the tree off and then proceeded to cut it into pieces to hopefully be carted off at some future time. It has been in a problem spot because it makes it difficult to back the car out of the driveway. Now the tree is gone, but the stump is still sticking up about 18 inches out of the ground. So we will still have to be careful about backing up--but at least the tree won't fall on us in some wind storm!!

Missionaries are Amazing!

This was zone conference in Catania. The assistants and President all showed up in purple ties. So I guess they all got a memo!!

Here you see Anziano Develter with a huge knot in his tie. When I asked how he did it. He pulled his tie out and showed me (see below).
We love our creative missionaries!!