Riunione 2005 JRHIMM

This last weekend was busy. We had a work party and a couple of get-togethers for our Italian Missionary Group. The last time we re-united as missionaries was in Italy in June of 2002. I should post some of my account of that marvelous trip. It was fun this weekend to see some of the Elders I haven't seen in a while. Pres. Lane Henderson who was one of our group and also was serving as president of the Milan Mission when we returned in 2002 (which greatly facilitated our festivities there) spoke to us and recounted how the lives of at least four members who were acquainted with our group were turned around because of our visit. He reminded us that Elder Custer of our group who served as branch president in the town of Asti and met his wife, Monica Berube', there had a son who was one of his Elders and was serving in Asti when we visited in June of 2002. We had two super missionaries who were just ahead of me in chronology who served as assistants to President Halliday together. This was very unusual because you would hardly ever get the chance to be companions with someone who entered the mission the same time as you. President Henderson told us they both had sons who were called to the Milan Mission and at one time served together as companions. We saw Elder Beus whom I haven't seen in a long time and we spent some time visiting with Blake Ostler who is a very deep thinker and philosophizer. We could have talked with him and his wife all night.