Jeffrey Acerson (Italy Rome Mission)Currently Serving
Via Cimone 103
00141 Roma
ITALIA
Phone: 011-39-0686-800-123
Jeffrey Acerson, 51, Lindon 11th Ward, Lindon Utah Stake; counselor in stake presidency; former stake executive secretary, high councilor, bishop and counselor and missionary in the Italy Milan Mission and Italy Padova Mission. Mayor of Lindon, Utah. Born in Murray, Utah, to Donald Alfred and Birdie Thorum Acerson. Married Karen Lynn Cozzens, six children.
A ward choir director, Sister Acerson is a former ward Young Women president, counselor and adviser, counselor in a ward Relief Society presidency, and teacher in Sunday School, Relief Society and Primary. Born in Moab, Utah, to Richard Oliver and Mary Jane Parkison Cozzens.
Howard C. Anderson, Jr. (Italy Padova Mission)
8071 Mountain Oaks Circle
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
Phone: (801)944-4443
Email: hcanderson2
msn dot com
Howard Anderson served among the very first missionaries to be called to serve in Italy. At that time there was no MTC or Language Training Mission, so he was sent directly to the Mission Headquarters in Florence with no formal training in Italian. He served for 30 months with Pres. John Duns, and was acquainted with some of the "pioneer" members of the church in Italy during his mission. He was called to return as Mission President to the Padova Mission in 1992 and worked with the sons of several of his former colleagues and companions as they served as missionaries in Italy under his direction. Pres. Anderson and his wife Claudia live in East Sandy. He works in the Real Estate Division at Zions First National Bank and is currently serving in a Branch Presidency for inmates at the Uinta Unit (maximum security) of the Utah State Prison.
Giovanni Ascione (Italy Catania Mission)
Via Degli Scaglieri, 12
37012 Bussolegno (VR)
ITALIA
Ralph A. Barnes (Italy Rome Mission)
Deceased.
Ralph Barnes served as President of the Italy South Mission from April 1973, which was renamed to the Italy Rome Mission during his tenure. He passed away several years ago, and was survived by his wife, Hattie Barnes, with whom he served in Italy.
Rodney B. Boynton (Italy Milano Mission)
Email: vickiboynton@yahoo dot com
(from LDS Church News): Rodney Beck Boynton, 56, Hillcrest 4th Ward, Orem Utah Hillcrest Stake; high councilor, former counselor in stake presidency, bishop and missionary in Italy. Associate director of David M. Kennedy Center at Brigham Young University. Born in Long Beach, Calif., to Harold Oscar and Carol Beck Boynton. Married Vicki Jeanne Greenall, seven children.
Sister Boynton, Serving in family record extraction, she is a former ward Young Women president, counselor in the ward Relief Society, Young Women camp director, Primary president, Relief Society instructor and Young Women adviser. Born in San Luis Obispo, Calif., to Edward and Velma Amelia Hilbert Greenall.
Lester D. Call (Italy South Mission)
Deceased.
Leter Call served as President of the Italy South Mission from March 1972 until April 1973 when Ralph A. Barnes was called as Mission President. President Call passed away in the spring of 1997 at a Utah Hospital after a short illness. A memorial service was held in Utah, and another one in California. He is buried near Roseville, California.
Craig A. Cardon (Italy Roma Mission)
Quorums of the Seventy
47 East South Temple Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84150
Phone: 801-240-1000
Sustained to the Second Quorum of the Seventy April 1, 2006, at age 57. Former president of Italy Rome Mission, stake president and counselor, high councilor and bishop. Received bachelor's degree in accounting from Arizona State University, mater's degree in public administration from Harvard University; was co-owner of family business, primarily in real estate development. Born Dec. 30, 1948, in Mesa, Ariz. to Wilford Pratt and Vilate Allen Cardon. Wife, Deborah Dana Cardon; parents of eight children.
Leavitt Christensen (Great Italy and Italy South Missions)
Deceased (see obituary)
Sister Christensen can be reached at:
Box 204
Kanosh, UT 84637
(street address: 160 West 100 North)
Phone: (435)759-2445
Leavitt Christensen was a Counselor to Pres. John Duns, and served as President of the Great Italy Mission from March 1969 until July, 1971, when during his administration, the mission was divided. The other former counselor to Pres. Duns, Dan Jorgensen, was called to return to Italy and preside over the Italy North Mission with headquarters in Milan. President Christensen continued as President of the Italy South Mission until Lester D. Call was called as the new President in the Spring of 1972.
J. Halvor Clegg (Italy Milano Mission)
339 East 1655 South
Orem, UT 84058
Phone: (801)224-1637
LeGrand Curtis, Jr. (Italy Padova Mission)
1837 E. Moorecrest Court
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
Phone: (801)943-8318
Email: padova4hotmail dot com
Upon our return from Italy we moved back into our home in Salt Lake County. We stay busy with church assignments and the practice of law. Family events have been numerous: Our daughter Jessica was married in July. Jon left on his mission to Russia in September. Our first grandchild, Thomas, was born to Tom and Steph in December. Matt was married the week after. Sam is finishing his senior year at Brighton High School and will attend BYU starting in September.
G. Robert DeWitt (Italy Catania Mission)
1732 West 540 North, #124
St. George, UT 84770
Phone: (435)673-1104
Email: ilcapoinfowest dot com
I served as President of the Italy Catania Mission from 1992 - 1995. As a convert to the Church in mid life, I did not have the privilege of serving as a young man. As a matter of fact, Sister DeWitt and I were called on our mission without benefit of the language; we presided over 4 districts - there was no stake in the south of Italy at that time. The brethren assumed that in as much as we are both half Italian, we could speak the language. It was an a real challenge for that first year. We still hold an annual summer mission reunion at Sugar House Park in Salt Lake City. Our mission has remained very close.
Cleve Dibble (Italy Padova Mission)
2463 West Gentile St.
Layton, UT 84041
Phone: (801)544-3825
Email: cdibblecomcast dot net
Since returning from Italy, Pres. Dibble has returned to his career as an educator, currently working as an elementary principal. He has also continued with his farming interests, working with Sister Dibble and family members to produce hay, grain, fall ornamentals, and fresh vegetables for local markets. He is currently serving as stake president of the Layton Utah South Stake. He and Sister Dibble are the parents of seven children and thirteen grandchildren.
J. Scott Dunaway (Italy Milano Mission)
Currently Serving
Via Gramsci, 13/4
20090 Opera (MI)
ITALIA
Phone: 011-39-02-5760.0860
J. Scott Dunaway, 52, Italy Milan Mission; Windsor 5th Ward, Orem Utah Windsor Stake; stake president; former bishop, high priests group leader, high councilor, ward mission leader and missionary in the Italy Rome Mission. Assistant dean for the College of Family, Home and Social Sciences at Brigham Young University. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to James Bryant and Ruth Eloese Anderson Dunaway. Married Ruth M. L. Malmfeldt, five children.
A ward Sunday School teacher, Sister Dunaway is a former counselor in a ward Relief Society presidency, ward Primary chorister, ward enrichment leader and gospel doctrine teacher. Born in Binghamton, N. Y., to John Arthur Malmfeldt and Roberta Louise (Nopper) Jackson.
John Duns, Jr. (Great Italy Mission)
1238 East Ave., R-2
Palmdale, CA 93550
Phone: (661)947-0691
Christian Euvrard (Italy Milano Mission)
Paris, France
Phone: 011-331-487-13588
Richard H. Favero (Italy Roma Mission)
3122 South 4700 West
Odgen, UT 84401
Phone: (801)731-1463
Leone Flosi (Italy Roma Mission)
1017 Sheppey Ct.
Naperville, IL 60565
Phone: (630) 428-1686
Email: TheFlosiscs dot com
I did not serve as a missionary in Italy prior to being called as President of the Italy Rome Mission in 1996. I was baptized at age 34, after I was married and had a child. I did however get transferred to Rome with my work in 1980 and while there served as a counselor to four different mission presidents (Coletti, Gillespie, Cardon and Williams.).
Lino Pablo Gambarotto (Italy Catania Mission)
Argentina
Email: norevituol dot com.ar
Clinton G. Gillespie (Italy Roma Mission)
9348 Solena Way
Sandy, UT 84093
Phone: (801)943-8407
Email: cggillespiecomcast.net
Clinton G. Gillespie was called as President of the Italy Rome Mission in July 1980 and served until July 1983. This assignment was one of the finest experiences in all of his and Sis. Gillespie's Church service and the missionaries were the best in the Church. While in the Air Force, he had previously served as Branch President of the Vicenza Servicemens's Branch from 1964 to 1967 during the period when the first missionaries were brought into Italy and when the Great Italy Mission was finally formed, with Pres. John Duns as president. He also served as District President of the Naples Italy District from 1975 to 1978. After returning from the Rome Mission, Pres. Gillespie worked at the Church Office Building in Temples & Special Projects for 11 years, during which time, he helped organize and served as the first president of the Italy Missionary Association. After working for the Church, he and Sis. Gillespie served a two year temple mission to the Swiss Temple and a second two year mission to the Seoul Korea Temple. Pres. Gillespie served a one year service mission with the Temple Construction Department at the Church Office Building before leaving on a mission to the Spain Temple with Sister Gillespie in 2001. As with all their other missions, serving in the Spain Madrid Temple was a great and enjoyable experience. Upon returning home from Spain, Pres. & Sis Gillespie were called to serve a two year mission in the Salt Lake Temple with the Church Translation Department, a unique and interesting mission. Sister Gillespie passed away on 19 December 2006 from cancer but Pres. Gillespie still resides in Sandy and continues to work as an ordinance worker and sealer in the Jordan River Temple.
Kenneth R. Goodman (Italy Milano and Italy Catania Missions)
1185 N. 160 E.
American Fork, UT 84003
Phone: (801)763-7842
Email: goodmankraol dot com
Since our July 1996 release from the Catania mission, Carol and I have been living in Utah County. I served in the Mount Timpanogos temple for three years and as a patriarch in Highland until we built a home and moved to American Fork in November 2007. Carol has been teaching in Relief Society and primary. In retirement from the US Foreign Service, I have been working part time as a contract consultant. Carol has been enjoying teaching elementary school since our return, a love she abandoned for most of our married life. We are both enjoying reasonably good health and, since our return from the mission, the number of our grand children has increased from 6 to 15. They keep us young!
John Grinceri (Italy Padova Mission)
14 Cranberry Gardens
Stirling
Western Australia 6021
Phone: 08-9440-4848
Email: jagrinceribigpond dot com
I was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia. I joined the Church along with my family when I was 14 years of age. I received my mission call to Switzerland, but when I arrived in February 1966 I was advised that Italy was a part of the Swiss Mission, and it would be my field of labor. The Italian Mission was organised six months after my arrival, with John Duns Jr. as president. I was also present on Mount Brigham when Ezra Taft Benson rededicated Italy. I had a wonderful mission and had many great experiences.
In 1975 at the age of 29 I was called back to Italy to serve as the president of the newly created Italy Padova Mission, my wife Vicki was just 26. When we arrived we had to start almost from scratch as there was no mission home, no mission office, not even a Phone or a desk. Nevertheless, with the help of some wonderful missionaries we soon began to see the fruits of our labors and the Italy Padova Mission became the highest baptising mission in Europe. President Spencer W Kimball visited the mission in 1977, and a number of chapels were built during this period. Our fourth child Todd was also born.
After returning home to Australia 2 more sons were born making it a total of 6 sons. I taught high school for a few years before turning to business. I have been blessed to serve in a number of church callings including that of area authority seventy. I currently serve as the multi stake director of Public affairs. Our six sons have all served missions, the first five in Italy, and the youngest in New Zealand. We are now grandparents several times over. We continue to have fond memories of the missionaries and the members with whom we served, and our love for the Savior and His gospel is still as strong as ever. May the Lord bless you all.
J. Lane Henderson (Italy Milano Mission)
143 W 400 North
Salem, UT
Phone: 801-423-7992
Email: hendersonsinitalyhotmail dot com
Daniel O. Jensen (Italy Rome Mission)
2726 NE 159th Circle
Ridgefield, WA 98642
Phone: 360-852-8200
Email: danjenetek dot com
Website: www.daniel-jensen.com
Daniel O. and Beverly Jensen were called to the Padova Mission in 2001. Their assignment was changed to the Rome Mission in 2002 where they served until 2004. "The Villa" in Rome is where President Jensen spent his first night in Italy on his mission in 1972 so it was a surreal experience to return 30 years later to preside over the Rome mission and live in the same home. President and Sister Jensen have 5 children, all of whom were married in the temple before their missionary service. They now have 10 grandchildren. President Jensen works as a consultant for Direct Selling Companies and loves his calling as a Gospel Doctrine teacher. Sister Jensen loves the time she has to be a Nonna. They live in Washington State but will always have a love for Italy and the special missionaries they served with.
Dan Jorgensen (Italy North Mission)
4043 Quail Ridge Drive
Provo, UT 84604
Phone: (801)226-5473
Dan Jorgensen was a counselor to President John Duns, Jr., and was later called by the First Presidency to serve as the first mission president of the newly-formed Italy North Mission. He and his wife Elaine joyfully returned to Italy in July 1971, to serve with the missionaries called to that part of the Lord's vineyard. The name of the mission was changed to "Italy Milano Mission" at about the time when the new president, Ivan G. Radman, arrived at the Milano mission headquarters in 1974. President and Sister Jorgensen have a home in Provo, and he continues his work in finance at locations around the world.
Leopoldo Larcher (Italy Roma Mission)
Via XXII 13 Quartiere La Famiglia
25126 Brescia
ITALIA
Phone: 030-314311
Frank Lombardo (Italy Milano Mission)
1224 Valhalla Driive
Clearfield, UT 84015
Phone: (801)776-3776
Email: falombardodeseretonline dot com
Craig N. Pacini (Italy Roma Mission)
837 Juniperpoint Court
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Email: presidentpacini dot net
President Craig N. Pacini was called to serve in the Italy North Mission (1972 - President Dan Jorgensen) and finished after the name change in the Italy Milan Mission (1974 - President Ivan Radman). He and his wife Julie were called to preside over the Italy Rome Mission and commenced there service in July of 1999. They have 7 children, four of which are currently with them in Italy. The mission home remains "the Villa" in Via Cimone with the mission offices next door. Pres. Pacini was released on July 1, 2002 and anticipates returning to Salt Lake City. More information will be here when it becomes available.
C. Gerald Parker (Italy Roma Mission)
Deceased.
(More information will be posted when available.)
Giuseppe Pasta (Italy Roma Mission)
Via Magellano, 5I
24050 Grassobbio (Bergamo)
ITALY
Phone: 035 335251 - Fax 035 4522780 - Cell. 338 4569017
Email: pastagildschurch dot org
Ivan G. Radman (Italy Milano Mission)
4384 Park View Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84124
Phone: (801)278-8480
Terrence G. Rempel (Italy Catania Mission)
4325 Goodison Road
Kelowna, British Columbia
V1W 4C6
CANADA
Email: rempelonishaw dot ca
Robert Rhien (Italy Rome Mission)
(from LDS Church News): Robert Clare Rhien, 52; Italy Rome Mission; Farmington 7th Ward, Farmington New Mexico Stake; former stake president, high councilor,
bishop, high priests group leader and missionary in the Italian Mission. Physician. Born in Farmington, N.M., to Robert Edward and Maxine Webb Rhien. Married Rebecca Anne Taylor, four children. Sister Rhein, A ward Young Women president, is a former stake Young Women president, counselor in a ward Relief Society presidency, Young Women adviser, Blazer Scout leader and missionary in the Chile Santiago Mission. Born in Farmington, N.M., to Hiram Merrill and Miriam Ailsie Mumma Taylor.
Madison U. Sowell (Italy Milano Mission)
872 Osmond Lane
Provo, UT 84604-5229
Phone: (801)426-7659
Email: madison_sowellbyu dot edu
Madison and Debra Sowell served from 1998-2001 in the Italy Milan Mission with 434 missionaries. From 2001-2006 he served in Provo MTC branch presidencies with over 1200 missionaries. Currently he is the Honors Program Director and an Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education at BYU, and she is an associate professor of humanities at BYU.
James A. Toronto (Italy Catania Mission)
Currently Serving
Via Corsaro, 84 "Parco Inglese"
95030 S. Agata Li Battiati,
ITALIA
Phone: 011-39-095-411-009
James Albert Toronto, 56, Italy Catania Mission; Pleasant View 6th Ward, Provo Utah Sharon East Stake; former stake president, teacher in Primary, Sunday School and priesthood quorums, and missionary in the Italy Mission. Faculty member at Brigham Young University. Born in Indio, Calif., to Robert Felt and Clara Rogers Toronto. Married Diane Gillett, two children. Sister Toronto is a former gospel doctrine teacher, seminary teacher and leader in Primary, Young Women and Relief Society. Born in Burley, Idaho, to Joseph Andreas and Maida Ingram Gillett.
Norman C. Turner (Italy Catania Mission)
225 East 1000 North
Orem, UT 84057
Phone: (801)225-2663
Arthur R. Watkins (Italy Padova Mission)
907 East 200 North
Orem, UT 84057
Phone: (801)225-6250
Dwight B. Williams (Italy Roma and Catania Missions)
6011 So. Lake Placid Place
Holladay, UT 84121
Phone: (801)277-3125