SLANCIO

 

Rather than an isolated city-by-city mission feel, Sorella and President Wood have done an outstanding job of creating a mission-wide culture of continuous improvement summarized in the mantra 'Slancio' (Italian for momentum). We kickstart each week with a mission-wide video call named Mezz'ora Miracoli (half-hour of miracles) where companionships talk about the amazing individuals recently baptized while other companionships share some of the incredible miracles they witnessed during the previous week. During the week we are inspired everyday when every companionship shares a vocale (voice message) in their zone messenger channel of a miracle they experienced that day. Together we seek, expect and testify of the miracles in this work. The result is a mission that is unified in the work with a tangible positive spiritual momentum that continues to build. When one companionship has success, we all have success! 

We are honored to be witnesses of the urgency we see in these young missionaries as they consecrate themselves in order to live up to the divine potential our prophet President Russell Nelson sees in them:

“Every child of our Heavenly Father deserves the opportunity to choose to follow Jesus Christ, to accept and receive His gospel with all of its blessings. 
… You were sent to earth at this precise time, the most crucial time in the history of the world, to help gather Israel. There is nothing happening on this earth right now that is more important than that."

Invitation: Read or listen to the talk by President Russell M Nelson, "The Power of Spiritual Momentum" and apply the 5 actions he suggests to help us maintain positive spiritual momentum. 

1. Get on the covenant path and stay there
2. Discover the joy of daily repentance
3. Learn about God and how he works
4. Seek and expect miracles
5. End conflict in your personal life

Steve with his best Chim Chim Cheeree moves while we clean the church

This man is becoming very handy in the kitchen as he makes Pico di Gallo.  (Ignore his missionary uniform neatly hung in the corner)

Here is what 5 lbs of dried pinto beans looks like in order to feed 46 missionaries at the Mission Leader Conference

Laura's favorite part of the six week transfer schedule is a lunch and shopping trip in Milan with the office sisters.

Mission Leader Conference lunch where we made Cafe Rio salads with Tres Leches Cake 🤤
Steve is getting so comfortable in his apron that he forgot he had it on.

After Steve continued to lose in Ping Pong to Guido Cobelli his wife took pity on us and had us over for a  wonderful Sunday dinner.  Wally Bonafé is an incredible artist and was so kind to gift us this incredible water color painting.  Steve's losing resulted in a win