Catania Zone Conference

November 14, 2013

"In a world ever more dangerous . . . the Book of Mormon:  Another Testament 

of Jesus Christ has the nourishing power to heal starving spirits of the world.  

--Elder Boyd K. Packer

We continued teaching about the Book of Mormon at the zone conference in Catania.  The more the missionaries understand about the book, the more their testimonies grow, and they are more willing to share that testimony with the people of Italy.

"The purpose of the Book of Mormon is to convince all people that Jesus is the Christ." 

(Preach My Gospel)

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It's difficult to get supplies to the islands of Sardegna and Sicily.  Everything we take has to be packed in suitcases and we can only take one suitcase each and it's limited to 50 pounds.  The missionaries need pamphlets and copies of the Book of Mormon and various other supplies.  In addition to this we try to take as many packages that have come in the mail for missionaries as we can.  It's a huge undertaking.  Invariably we aren't able to fit everything in, but we do the best we can.  We fill our suitcases with supplies which means whatever we need as far as clothing and personal items are concerned have to be limited to one very small carry on.  When we are gone for a week at a time, we pretty much have to wear the same thing every day and hope it doesn't get too dirty.  It's an interesting way of life.