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The Worth of Souls is Great!

 

We had the privilege of helping the APs pickup 3 of our 6 new sister missionaries at the airport who arrived a day early while President and Sorella Wood were at the temple with the departing missionaries. These 3 incredible sisters came from Mexico.  Vamonos! The emotional video of being matched with their trainers can be seen here: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1A4V3QyzNx/

During our Come Follow Me study this week, we were reminded that "the worth of souls is great in the sight of God" (D&C 18:10). We feel so humbled to be able to share this message of love and belonging to the good people of Italy. We are witnesses of the promise that "if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father!" (D&C 18:15)


For PDay, Laura gave the office Anziani haircuts while Steve helped them do some grocery shopping at a store similar to Costco. Their moms (or mum, in Anziano White's case), would be happy to know they followed shopping safety protocol by maintaining a hand on the cart and were rewarded for good behavior with a treat... peanut butter!

Can confirm that saying goodbye to missionaries in our district each transfer is not getting any easier. This past transfer we lost 1 missionary from each companionship. Ouch! 

We continue to experiment with new Italian cuisine. After trying this Italian Salt Cake, Steve declared Focaccia to still be the undisputed bread champion.

Apparently it isn't just people coming to Italy from South America.  We saw (from a safe distance) a handful of these cat-sized rats hanging out in the grass near the mall. We consulted AI to learn that they are nutria (coypu) - semi-aquatic rodents native to South America. Yuck!

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