Serving An 18 Month LDS Mission

In the LDS church, when a girl turns 21 she has the opportunity to choose to serve an 18 month, self-funded mission. I have wanted to go on a mission since I was a little girl. My parents both served a mission in Rome in the 1970's. In 2001-2002, my sister Letty served as a missionary in Hong Kong and my brother Algot in the Philippines. As soon as I turned 21 I submitted my papers. The Prophet and 12 Apostles determine through inspiration which of the more than 300 missions worldwide each missionary will be assigned. I was overjoyed when I opened my mission call and discovered that I was called to Rome, Italy! I feel immensely blessed and I feel that God has been preparing me to serve the Italian people. Each week, while I am on my mission, I will send my sister Letty an email and pictures to post on the blog. I won't see this blog till I come home, so I will be unable to directly respond to your comments until then. However, the sidebar will always have a current street address for me, and I promise I will respond to your letters! If you would rather write via email, just email your letter to my sister and she will print it out and send it me with her weekly snail mail!

Friday, October 5, 2012

Rose Arrives in Italy!

Dear Families,

Just wanted to share this photo! I'm sorry that it's taken my a couple of days to get it out. We've had a busy week with 18 new missionaries and 16 returning to their families! We are so thankful for this great group of missionaries. Thank you for sending them to Italy!


 We have a great mission here. Our vision is "to fill the Rome Temple with God's children"! What a great time to be a missionary here in Italy. Wednesday is preparation day and so they will be emailing you soon.
Warmest wishes,
Sister Kelly

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