God Loves All His Children

Our prophet Russell M Nelson taught: "We are all brothers and sisters, each one a child of a loving Father in Heaven. His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, invites all to come to Him, “black and white, bond and free, male and female” (2 Nephi 26:33). Every son and daughter of God deserves respect, no matter what their color or beliefs are. Let us show love for all of God’s children."

In the Italy Milan mission we show and share our Heavenly Father's love by talking to everyone. At first we were shocked by this cookie monster coat of just one color, but then Steve took a moment to meet a wonderful young man pursuing his dream of modeling. C - is for charity.  We see you _deng from Nigeria!

We had the wonderful opportunity to celebrate President Wood's birthday by going to dinner with the Woods and Simpsons in Milan at Eataly and then sharing a tres leches cake (made by Laura) and presents with the office elders.

Steve took a moment to demonstrate the multi functionality of a solid crepe pan. Not only is it non-sticking, but an excellent form of defense (shoutout to Rapunzel)

We have been blessed to work with some very special missionaries in the office. This past week we got choked up as we walked into the office and found these special ties waiting for Steve from 2 missionaries that had just been transferred.

Steve has the same reaction giving a talk in Italian as he does in English. Notice the children crying in the audience, the adults bored and looking down, and what appears to be an extremely young bishopric member cross legged and focused on his giant bag of popcorn. 

As Laura continues her search for a special gift to bring back from Italy, she and Sorella Simpson were drawn to these two extremely popular modes of transportation. Although a fraction of the cost of the earlier post with Laura in front of a pink Ferrari, this macchinina (small car) may actually fit in her luggage. Notice the added advantage of being able to find unique parking spaces by parking sideways.

Once a month we have a dual Stake Young Single Adult church with quite the colorful spread of food afterwards. Dennis Marrone is one of our amazing GANS (YSA) that also chairs the stake GANS committee. 

Steve has mastered the proper turkey slicing form... apron, disposable gloves, straight back, bent elbows, straddling the corner of the table (🤔). Notice the green garbage bag behind him. There are 4 different types of garbages in our kitchen as Italians recycle over 80% of their garbage. The green garbage is called 'umido' where we put our compost garbage

Not accustomed to the high sugar level of American sweets, Anziano White from Great Britain has been a swell champ sampling our desserts. Whipped cream, caramel, and a 'Cherry-O'!