Family Home Evening with the Young Adults, January 7, 2013

Every Monday we have Family Home Evening with the young adults.  Our group is usually small.  We usually have 5 or 6 young adults plus the Roberts, another senior missionary couple serving here in Rome, and us.  Gustavo is in the red jacket, and Ottavio, Melissa and Alberto. 

We always have food to eat!  Lots of food!  Daniele came a little late, so we had 5 young adults in our group!  We had a wonderful lesson and wonderful companionship and love.

We have so much to be grateful for and we have learned so much from these great young adults.  They are strong and bright and they really have beautiful testimonies!

Love to all!  The Kruegers

Baptism of Janus Silva, January 5, 2013

Janus Silva is 17 years old.  He lives here in Italy with his Mom and brother.  (Left to right) is Anziano Cardinet, Dominic (Janus' brother), Anziano Davids, Janus, Sorella Lovell, Sorella Clark, Sorella Krueger and Anziano Krueger.  (Alberto is in the back....he was baptized in October)!

Janus' Mom came here to Italy by herself from the Philippines a few years ago.  Janus and Dominic came to live with her about a year ago. 

Janus is very sweet and also very shy. 

This is Janus's Mom on the left.  He was taught by the sister missionaries.

We are very thankful to be able to participate and become acquainted with these wonderful people!  We have been able to meet people from all over the world!

Love you all,  

The Kruegers

Baptism of Martina Aquaro, December 27, 2012

One of our young adults, Martina Aquaro was baptized!!!  She is so sweet and wonderful!!!  We are very excited she has chosen to be baptized!!!

Martina's dad is a member of the Church, and Martina has come to Church on and off most of her life.  Her Mom is not a member and her dad doesn't always come.  We were so happy she started coming to Institute and participating in our young adult program!

Martina's dad baptized her!  She had many family and friends come and support her at her baptism!  It was wonderful and there was a beautiful Spirit there!
Ottavio (above) is also one of our young adults and he came to Martina's baptism.  He has decided to serve a mission, even though his family are not members.  Ottavio had to wait 2 1/2 years before he could be baptized because his family did not support him in his decision.  He has been a member of the Church now for 16 months.  Ottavio told his parents he was planning on serving a mission and they are not going to support him, but he has already seen many blessings and miracles in his life where he feels and knows that he is doing the right thing!

 This is Eugenia, Fausto and Martina.  They have become friends through the Institute program!  Lots of fun!!!

This is our Institute class December 21, 2012.  (Left to right) Gustavo, Fausto, Jeffrey, Anziano Roberts, Ottavio, Marcos, Diego, Renzo, Andrea (in the back), Alberto, Sorella Krueger, Daniele, and Martina and Eugenia in the front.
We are thankful for these strong and wonderful young people who have very strong testimonies and some of them live in very difficult circumstances!
Love,  The Kruegers