Departing Missionaries - January 2015

January 19, 2015

D&C 15:6

And now, behold, I say unto you, that the thing which will be of the most 

worth unto you will be to declare repentance unto this people, 

that you may bring souls unto me, that you may rest with them 

in the kingdom of my Father. Amen.

Twenty-five missionaries successfully completed their missions and have returned home to their families where they will face new experiences with new challenges and much more experience to help overcome them.  Each of them is unique and has different talents.  They came into the mission field as young men and young women.  They go home 18 to 24 months older as men and women.  It's a marvelous transformation.  We have watched them learn and grow, talked them through frustrating moments, held their hands during hard times, shared in their joys, and learned to love them.  It's always difficult to see them leave, but their hearts and eyes are facing the future and that's where they should be.

They will no longer be serving in the Italy Rome Mission, but we will always pray for their success in the Kingdom of God.

Dio vi benedica!