karen | October 23, 2008
The current Mission President in the Rome, Italy area is President Jeffrey Acerson, from Lindon Utah. He himself served as a missionary in the Italy Milan and Italy Padova Missions.
Prior to his calling to preside over Saints and friends of other faiths in the Rome area, President Acerson served as a counselor in the Lindon [...]
karen | October 20, 2008
Matt Durazzani served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Rome Italy mission from January 1999 to January of 2001. During his two-year service as a Mormon missionary–whose time is committed to teaching about the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ to the earth–Matt (Elder [...]
karen | October 13, 2008
The Italian press attended the Sunday session of the 178th Mormon General Conference in Rome, Italy, and news of the building of the Rome, Italy temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is beginning to spread throughout Italy and worldwide.
karen | October 13, 2008
President Acerson shares the Lord’s hand in the preparation and selection of the land designated to hold a House of the Lord–or Mormon temple in Rome, Italy.
Apparently, to qualify for a building permit, the land must be free of any ancient Roman ruins. To check the land, the city officials actually dig trenches across [...]
karen | October 13, 2008
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the location of the Rome, Italy temple.
“In Rome, the temple will occupy part of a 15-acre Church-owned site near the ring [...]
karen | October 13, 2008
Karen Acerson, wife of Mormon Mission President, Jeffrey Acerson, journaled her thoughts as they flowed during the historic announcement of the Rome, Italy temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:
On Saturday morning in Utah (Saturday evening in Rome), our prophet, President Monson announced that five new temples would be built. As he [...]
karen | October 13, 2008
The Rome Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon temple) is the 12th European temple to be erected. Its coming was announced during the opening session of the 178th Semiannual General Conference of the Church by Thomas S. Monson, prophet and President. There was an audible wondrous reaction to the news [...]