John Derek/Italian Saints

John Derek made cookies for family home evening. He really wanted them to be snowmen. Maybe he is hoping for things to cool down a little. He is a good kid. He turns 8 this week and will be baptized in September. Derek has been reading a book with him about Baptism. When asked at school what his favorite book was he replied: The Baptism Book. What a great kid.

I read this article about the Saints in Italy and their heritage. I am just amazed at how the Lord has His hand in everything. In the article Elder Snow talks of the Waldensians who did not conform to the beliefs of the Roman Church and hid themselves away in the Alpine mountains. How some of these families joined the Church and migrated to Utah. When I hear that people don't believe God exists and am amazed because I constatly see Him in my life and in the world all around me.

Pioneers in Every Land Latter-day Saints in Italy—a Legacy of Faith By Lia McClanahan

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