Humble Witnesses

With the Home and Church program focusing on Helaman Chapters 7-14 this past week, we chose to study the Christlike attribute of humility. The missionary manual Preach My Gospel defines humility as the "willingness to submit to the will of the Lord and to give the Lord the honor for what is accomplished. It includes gratitude for His blessings and acknowledgement for our constant need for His divine help. Humility is not a sign of weakness; It is a sign of spiritual strength." 

We feel so blessed to be a part of the Lord's army in this part of his vineyard and witness his hand guiding His work through the miracles these missionaries report every day while they find, teach and baptize.

Invitation: Listen to BYU speeches "Are Ye Stripped of Pride?" by  Kim B. Clark, September 29, 2009

While attending a beautiful baptism of a friend from Lecco, Steve was surprised to be reunited with Brother and Sister Pelucchi whom he helped teach over 30 years ago. Brother Pelucchi continues to 'pay it forward' by serving as the ward mission leader.

Laura is still a sucker for the children. Here she was caught sneaking treats to a few of them before the baptism.

We took a quick getaway to visit Verona which included breathtaking scenery around every corner. We even attended the opera Aida written by Verdi in 1870 in the open air arena (smaller colosseum) that was built back in 30 AD ... when Christ was on the earth 🤯

While in Verona we had to visit the balcony inspired by Shakespear's Romeo and Juliet which was set in Verona. We are fairly certain that is not the real Juliet on the balcony, but rather someone confused to see so many people gathered outside her apartment

When Laura pulls out her shears, not only do people line up to get their haircut, but a crowd gathers just to be around her. Not seen in this picture is Steve trying to get someone / anyone to play ping pong with him

Missionary work can be physically hard and sometimes require an adjustment. In this case, Sorella Chadwick is tending to Sorella Chambers on the soft Italian floors

Can confirm, Steve is still loving every opportunity he gets to go to the carwash

Rain tends to come quickly and in heavy amounts... Especially the day after we wash the car 🫠. The drains in our garage area could not keep up with all the rain last week requiring us to park on the street for a day. We now understand why the Sorelle in Piacenza had the inflatable swan in their apartment last week.