Torre Pelice

WOW was this ever a busy week.  Last week was transfer week with the new missionaries coming in and the departing missionaries leaving.  This week we had to outfit several apartments that now had 4 elders living there instead of 2.  This meant buying a bunch of stuff at Ikea taking it to the apartments and helping the Elders assemble it and get situated.  We did this for an apartment in Milano and an other one in Torino.  We also had to make a an emergency trip to Pavia with a new refrigerator because the Sisters old one died.  We had forgot several items for the apartment in Torino, so we had planned on going there on the weekend to see the people Peg knew 42 years ago one last time before we go home.  Then President Dibb asked if we would like to go to Torre Pellice on Saturday with them and the Office Elders and Assistants.  They all went in the Presidents car and we drove our car.

Torre Pellice is the location when Lorenzo Snow had some success when he came to Italy on his mission in the 1850s.  As we pulled into town we pulled off at this sign to take pictures.  Besides it was right in front of a quilt shop that Peggy and Sister Dibb had to check out. The mountain behind us in the picture was named Mount Brigham by Lorenzo Snow.  And the Rock knob that is right above my head was called the "Rock of Prophecy", which is where Lorenzo Snow dedicated the land of Italy for preaching the gospel in this dispensation.

So the plan was to go on a little hike and get up as close as we could to the rock knob and then read the dedicatory prayer.  We drove as far up the mountain as we could and then began walking up an old road.

It was very scenic.  There were several old houses and sheds along the path.  

And we even saw some sheep.  All of the sheep and cows here have large bells on them.  You could hear the bells ringing from quite a ways away.

Nice creek

The Rock of Prophecy

Peg and I walked about a kilometer until the trail became very steep and rocky.  Elder Simcox who was recovering from a knee injury came back with us to the car to wait.  The Dibbs went on for another kilometer before they turned around.  The three remaining Elders continued up to the base of the rock knob.

When the Dibbs returned we pulled out all of the picnic stuff we had brought and had a delightful lunch on the side of the tiny winding road.  Durring lunch President Dibb called the  Elders up on the mountain and had them read the dedicatory prayer over the cell phone so everyone could hear it.

This is an old wood fired outdoor oven that was near one of the old homes that was abandoned on the trail as we were walking.  

After we had lunch we left the group and drove up the main road towards France until we got to the end of the pavement on that road.  It was a very nice valley.  We then went back to Torre Pellice and checked out the town then drove to Pinarolo.  After that we decided to go to an Stupiningi near Torino.  

While driving out of Pinarolo we saw this sign.  Of course you can read the bottom two lines that say to turn right for Cuneo or the Pellice valley.  The top line says turn right for all directions or to go everywhere.  Not quite sure where you go if you turn left.