Sorella McCune Italy Rome Mission 2024-2025

  Kylene shared her testimony and experiences from her mission in the Silverleaf Ward Sacrament Meeting on Sunday, August 17. Many people came or tuned in over Zoom to listen to her speak. Here is her talk:   Homecoming Talk - 17 agosto 2025 Good morning brothers and sisters, it is such a pleasure to be with you this morning in my home ward. This is the biggest and fullest chapel I’ve been in for the past 18 months haha so I’m a little overwhelmed as I look at all of you but as I see you sitting here I’m filled with so much love and gratitude. I just want to take a second to thank each of you. Thank you for the support you gave me and my family the past 18 months. Your prayers were felt and all of the supportive emails were so appreciated. I also want to thank you for the support you gave to my brother Spencer as he prepared for and began his mission to Honduras last month. Shoutout to you Spencer:)  I’m going to be doing things a little backwards this morning but as I ...

 Kylene arrived home around 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 13! She flew from Rome to Chicago, then Chicago to Boise. After her originally scheduled flight through Dallas was cancelled, they rerouted her, but she made it home only about an hour later than originall planned. What a joyous reunion!   

 Wednesday, August 6: Catholic trek & the last hurrah🤠  CIAO!  we made it!!! 18 months serving God in the bank baby ️ ...only a lifetime to go:)  First of all s/o to y'all. You guys are the best for following along my whole mission! I love you guys I'll be home next wednesday and would love to see you at my homecoming talk on sunday, august 17th @1:30!  Someone asked me this week what the biggest lesson/change I saw in myself was on the mission. A hard question to answer but after a year and 1/2, I'd have to say God has increased my capacity in so many things. My capacity to love. My capacity to feel joy. My capacity to have patience with others and God's plan for me. I could go on. Missions are simply the best and I loved every second. 10/10 recommend;)  This week an estimated 1 MILLION youth from the catholic church traveled to Rome from all over the world for the Jubilee. The Pope spoke to them on Sunday at an event center about 20 minutes...