Bari Reunion at Hansen's Cabin

September 10, 2016


Coppia Hansen invited the returned missionaries who had served with them in Bari to a reunion at their cabin.

It's a Miracle

June 5, 2016


We attended a special Europe West Conference while in Bari.  After the conference, one of the sister's in the audience came up to me and introduced herself as the aunt of one of our sister missionaries who had just returned home.  The miraculous part of the conversation was that she wanted me to know she was getting baptized the end of the month.  Her niece had never served in Bari, but she had had been introduced to to some of the other missionaries who were serving in Bari.  She had been inspired to read the Book of Mormon and had gained a testimony and now wants to be baptized.  It's a miracle.

Training Trip

June 4, 2016

We are taking the mission office couple with us on our final transfer trip so they can get a better feel for the distances the missionaries have to travel and the challenges of getting supplies and packages to the various areas.  They handle the travel and supplies for the mission.  The logistics for the mission can be fairly daunting since the mission is so large and includes three islands.  We are continually striving to streamline and make everything more efficient.

It takes about five hours to drive to Bari.  Luckily it's a beautiful drive and we see some interesting things along the way.  One of those things is a water bufalo dairy where stopped and got some fresh mozarella di bufala.

Mozarella di Bufala hood party

Watch out for the Water Bufalo

Svevo Castle

Mopping the road in Bari

Bari Duomo

St. Nicholas Cathedral

Statue of St. Nicholas

Designated Sacred Door of St. Nicholas Cathedral

Wedding in St. Nicholas Cathedral

St. Nicholas' Relics

Bari Zone Conference - May 2016

May 10, 2016

Bari Zone - May 2016

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Teach Repentance and Baptize Converts

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Thanks for working hard when no one else is watching.

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Listen closely today -- not to what we say but to what the Holy Ghost whispers to you.

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God has restored His true church on the earth today and it is our responsibility to help share that truth.

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The gospel is the happy word.

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Ordinances are what set our church apart.

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As missionaries, we are 1 in 100,000 who can fill the missionary purpose.

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 Concentrate on key indicators every day.  Key indicators represent real people.

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Is what I am doing right now leading to progress on the key indicators.  If not, I need to rethink what I am doing.

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Happiness is a choice.

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Beginning Testimony

Beginning Testimony

Beginning Testimony

Happy Birthday

Departing Testimony

Departing Testimony