Sunday, January 8, 2012

Christmas 2011 Rome Italy

Elder & Sister Krueger join us in Rome as Senior Missionaries.  We enjoy having another senior couple in Rome.
December Rome zone conference with missionaries singing in the program.  We are grateful to be a part of this incredible experience for all of us.
 
 The Rome Zone in front of the mission home after a Christmas luncheon
We hosted a Christmas Eve luncheon for the Rome missionaries.  The Sister missionaries including Sister Valentine, Sister Krueger, and  Sister Kelly
 These two sister missionaries are native Italians from Northern Italy who are serving their full time mission in the Rome mission.
 Missionaries singing Christmas songs at our luncheon.  When the luncheon was over they went to St. Peters Square at the Vatican and sang too all the tourists!
 The Kellys, Kruegers, Valentines after a Christmas day lunch at the mission home.
 December 26th we visited downtown Rome.  Sister Valentine at the Colosseum.

St. Peters square with a life size nativity scene and very large Christmas tree.  Truly a wonderful day after Christmas.
Our children sent us a Christmas package that included gifts to us from them and gifts they bought for us to give to each other.  No time to shop when you are on a mission.