tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806743704853080892024-03-05T06:26:19.657-08:00England London South MissionChauncey and Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06433199876818200474noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580674370485308089.post-66488507966324301882014-12-12T07:47:00.001-08:002014-12-13T13:25:16.782-08:00<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Christmas is coming soon, and sadly we haven't updated our blog since October. We get busy and the time slips away. It will be different not being around our family this holiday season, but we are so enjoying our service here. We truly are involved every day in sharing the Christmas message of God's gift to us of His Beloved Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. It doesn't get any better than that!</div>
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We are occasionally able to get a free day or two and visit nearby beauty spots or historical sites. Here, just about everything is “nearby”. We particularly like visiting places where our ancestors lived or visited. One of these places is the Isle of Wight. This isle is just off the south coast of England and it is in our mission. Another senior couple invited us to go over with them for a few days. We booked a lovely B&B with delicious full English breakfast every day. The body of water separating it from the mainland is called the Solent. Historically, this location was very important to England’s defence because of its strategic location to possible invaders from Europe. It has a lot of old military locations and ruins. In the 1960’s and 1970’s England had a top secret programme to build rockets there to launch satellites into space. We saw some very interesting geology and beautiful seascapes including the “Needles” rocks that jut up from the sea. To travel to the Isle of Wight, you must book a Ferry across the Solent.<br />
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Atop the windy white cliffs of the Isle of Wight with the Needles in the background</div>
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<span class="s1">When we arrived back home, we had a birthday party that evening at our place for one of our ward members. We regularly hold FHE at our flat for the mid-singles in our ward as well as other single members. </span>We now have a new counselor in the Wandsworth Common Ward Bishopric. It is great to have the bishopric now with 3 members.</div>
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<span class="s1">A nice thing about a senior mission is that we are allowed to have visitors, including our own children. We would love to have them all come if they had the time and money to make the trip. Fortunately, Anne and Dan live in Boston, just on the other side of the “pond” and were able to schedule a visit. They were here for 9 days. We were able to give them a great London experience, as well as travel to some of our ancestral areas.</span></div>
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We love the many green spaces very close by. London has preserved these spaces much to the benefit of the residents as “commons” or grounds that belong to the public. The largest enclosed green space in all of London is Richmond Park, within our ward boundaries, and it is 2,360 acres, about 3 times the size of New York’s Central Park. We drove through with Dan and Anne to see the deer and the beautiful forested and grassy area. Two varieties of deer live there — Red and Fallow deer. Afterwards we all enjoyed delicious Fish & Chips at our local chip shop on Franciscan Road.<br />
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London, it seems, has an unending supply of attractions, all very close to where we live. The London Eye (giant ferris wheel) provides great views of London. Harrods is a well known upscale store, visited by many London visitors. Everything is super expensive. We spotted some Caviar — one tiny jar was £1,725! Mostly we just looked. It’s like a museum itself inside. We were able to afford some excellent Dosaunts and Cronuts there. Then we went to the Hyde Park Chapel located on Exhibition Road near the area many famous Museums are located. Our Stake President works for the Church in Security, and is often sitting at the front desk near the Christus Statue. We entered the Science Museum and later had a picnic lunch on a bench nearby. We fed a few pigeons, and then traveled to the Tower of London to see the marvellous Poppy display. There were 888,246 ceramic poppies, each one made to represent one fallen dead from WWI. It was very impressive and moving.<span class="s1"></span><br />
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Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and the River Thames from the London Eye.</div>
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We drove to Woodstock and nearby Blenheim Palace, by Oxford. We walked around the quaint town and went in a local museum. It was quite modest compared to the London museums, but still very interesting and reflected the lives of the local people over the last few centuries as well as displaying a number of other interesting artifacts. We ate Welsh Rarebit at the Woodstock Tea Rooms, then visited a few lovely little shops. </div>
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<span class="s1">The next day we traveled to the Salisbury area and visited Old Sarum. People have lived in Old Sarum for over 5 thousand years. We passed by Stonehenge on the way. We returned to Salisbury where our ancestors, the Blake and Hollis families, lived before joining the church and emigrating to the US. We enjoyed a visit to the Salisbury Cathedral where we saw the worlds oldest working clock and the best of 4 surviving copies of the original Magna Carta.</span><br />
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<span class="s1">A misty day at Salisbury Cathedral with Dan and Anne. It has the tallest spire in all of England.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Elder Adams cooked us a nice English Breakfast at home the next day, and then we went off on a double decker public bus; we got seats right at the front sitting on the upper level so we could get a great view of the sights. We went to the British Library to see their rare documents collection, including a number of very early Bibles, initial Beatles music scores, etc. One example of what we saw was a letter written by Michelangelo to his father, telling him he had finally completed the painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Later we went to the British Museum, which was absolutely spectacular, though we could only see a small fraction of the numerous displays. It was filled with antiquities from all over the world. Truly it was a fascinating place. The British Museum is free to enter as are most of London Museums. We went to St. Pauls Cathedral where we attended evensong, a common practice held in many cathedrals in the evening. </span><br />
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Another day, Dan & Anne wanted to go to Camden Market to buy English gifts for their boys, then we went to Brick Lane to eat Indian food at one of the many ethnic restaurants there. We ate at Aladin, a famous Indian restaurant. The restaurants all compete with each other for business. People from the restaurants come into the street and offer free drinks etc to entice passers-by to eat at their places.</div>
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<span class="s1">Sunday we attended our Wandsworth Common Ward with Dan & Anne. They enjoyed meeting many of our ward members. Elder Adams taught Priesthood Meeting. We then took a trip to the always lovely London Temple grounds. We went to the Visitors Centre and took lots of pictures. Later we visited our Bishop's home where they had invited us for dinner. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">To wrap up the trip, we took a journey to Windsor Castle. This is a large active castle, like a little town of its own. 500 people work there. We enjoyed St. George’s chapel and Queen Mary’s Doll House. St. George’s chapel on the site is where many of the Royals are buried including Queen Elizabeth’s parents and Henry VIII. Queen Mary’s Doll House is a famous doll house made for Queen Mary in the 1920’s. We enjoyed the train ride to and from Windsor Castle.</span><br />
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<span class="s1">The visit ended all too soon. We loved having family close by, but we know the Lord wants us to serve our brothers and sisters here as well. They are starting to seem like family too, and we will miss all of them when our time comes to finally leave. We drove Dan & Anne to the Heathrow Airport to drop them off. It took us less than an hour to get there, much quicker than we anticipated, so we just sat in the car and had a most pleasant visit. They flew home to 4 waiting little guys who missed their folks. They had a suitcase full of English treats, so we know it all ended in the best possible way.</span></div>
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We had a senior missionary outing at the Temple Visitor’s Centre. We drove down and had a “get better acquainted” session. Everyone then had lunch at nearby Fayre & Square, a local pub & eatery. We returned to the Visitor’s Centre where Elder Fowler taught a very interesting lecture on Gospel Symbolism. He had a career as a Seminary & Institute Teacher and showed his love for the scriptures. We attended a temple session, and then returned home. We were all a bit hungry, so stopped at our favourite COSTCO for a quick inexpensive meal.<br />
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Most of our wonderful senior missionaries here in England London South Mission.</div>
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<span class="s1">The Holiday season is coming on us. Sister Adams and several of the ward sisters went to a presentation of the Nutcracker at Wimbledon Theatre. Elder Adams went to the Stake Priesthood meeting which was part of the Stake Conference. That evening, we attended the Adult meeting where the mission president and his wife spoke. We learned that both of the Wandsworth Ward missionaries were moving elsewhere. We are to get new missionaries — one has been here before and one is new. Both are English (one actually from Wales). </span>Sunday was Stake Conference. Lots of emphasis was given to living by the spirit, and on members and missionaries working together.</div>
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Sister Adams takes lots of eye drops, but we are grateful that despite limited vision, her eyesight has been preserved enough that we can serve this mission. We went St. George’s Hospital for a check with the Cornea Specialists. This is a very large and world class hospital that is close by. We were pleased to see that Sister Adams transplant still has some healthy signs, and hopefully will last a little longer. Sister Adams also gave blood for tests to get ready for her upcoming eye surgery at Moorfields Hospital. Two days later, she went for glaucoma surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital. A procedure to reduce the fluid produced in the eye was performed. The wait was the worst part of the whole thing. We were there at 11:30 am, and soon on the gurney, expecting a call any moment. However, everyone else went first each time, and we eventually saw the workers begin to clean up the surgery for the next day. Finally after a very anxious 6 1/2 hour wait on the gurney, we got the call. She was the very last one summoned. Because she was able to talk them out of using general anasthesia and doing an eye block instead, she was moved to the back of the surgery queue until all the generals were done. Sister Adams was alert and awake when she came out. We were able to take the subway home instead of the anticipated taxi, and the surgery seemed to be effective, but left a very bloody red painful looking eye. The next day we stayed home so Sister Adams could recuperate from the surgery.<br />
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We went shopping for the Wandsworth Stake multicultural evening where our ward was to represent the USA. We bought hot dogs and buns along with a number of other food items with a USA theme. We found some cowboy hats and had some US flags etc. Others in the ward offered to bring brownies and pumpkin pie. We planned a quiz with USA trivia, and put together a large bag of treats for those guessing the answers. The next day we went to the Multicultural evening. Several of the other wards had cultural dancing, particularly those from Africa and South America. We were surprised at how popular the hot dogs turned out to be. We later learned they were the most popular food item of the evening.<br />
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A couple of cowboys, a popular hot dog server, and some members of our ward.</div>
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Thanksgiving day is not celebrated here. However, we celebrated the day with another American senior couple. We went to the River Thames and enjoyed a river trip between Westminster and Greenwich Pier. We had a nice lunch, then returned home to get dinner ready. We had a very traditional menu including turkey and stuffing with cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, yams, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding etc. It was all very nice. We finished up with several pies including mincemeat pie, which has become one of Elder Adams's favourites.</div>
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We attended the joint Stake RS & Primary Christmas Party. This went well and we did some carol singing. We then went to a baptism. We participated by offering prayer and welcoming Helena into the ward. Later in the week we went to the Ronald McDonald house at St. George’s hospital to attend an annual recognition meeting. Our missionaries were singled out for the volunteering they have been doing there for sometime. We have a Church member who is employed there and she facilitated the volunteer work. The officials indicated that they wanted to forge the same relationship with the Church at another of the Ronald McDonald homes they administer. We met the Mayor of Wandsworth who also favourably mentioned the Church in his remarks.</div>
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Our senior mission is so very enjoyable and fulfilling. We always have lots of things to do, and we love them all. Whether it be visiting or helping members, supporting our local leaders, helping the younger missionaries, or participating in the community, there is never really a "slow day." We have become very attached to the members of the ward, and welcome every opportunity to be with them in one capacity or another.<br />
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In our spare time we have been able to do some Familysearch indexing as well as reviewing our own family tree. We learned that Benjamin Frederick and Harriet Hollis Blake, Elder Adams' great-great grandparents, joined the church in the Salisbury area, later emigrating to the United States and settling in St. George. Benjamin was a furniture maker and replicated his business in St. George, building a successful factory that made much needed furniture for the early southern Utah settlers. The Salisbury plain is not far away; its most famous landmark is Stonehenge. We took an overnight trip to visit the little villages where they lived, and also to tour the magnificent Salisbury Cathedral (repository of an original Magna Carta), Old Sarum (one of the oldest populated sites in England, and site of an older Cathedral used prior to construction of Salisbury Cathedral), Avebury (city built in an ancient stone circle, not far from Stonehenge), and other nearby sites such as Durdle Door (a natural bridge on the south coast). They would have been familiar with all these areas. Despite the impressive magnificence of the cathedral, a successful business, and an all around beautiful place to live, they forsook it all because of their testimonies of the Gospel and went to Zion. We are so indebted to these faithful progenitors.<br />
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Inside Salisbury Cathedral<br />
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The Magna Carta is 799 years old. How exciting to view the original document. (Sister Adams could actually read some of the Latin after her many years of Old English and Latin extraction and indexing.)</div>
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The younger missionaries meet weekly in District meetings and every month or 6 weeks in Zone Meetings. Senior missionaries enjoy preparing and serving a Pancake Breakfast for them all, then attending the meetings and presentations. The missionaries love to use role play and demonstration to show how to approach and teach people. They know they need to be obedient and dedicated in order to find people and make opportunities to teach them the gospel.<br />
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General Conference was a special time here. Although many members now watch conference in their homes over the internet, the meetings are still shown in the chapels. Many members come, and bring a lunch to eat between sessions. They love gathering together at the Stake Centre and renewing their friendships. Our leaders are always encouraging the members to bring friends to the meetings, where they are very likely to have a very significant spiritual experience.<br />
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We have two of our young people making application for full time missionary work. It has been sometime since our ward has had a missionary, and now two at once! One sister has been a long time member of the ward. She was weighing her choice to serve a mission, but after a particularly moving musical spiritual fireside by Paul Cardall at Hyde Park Chapel, she knew she would go. Another young man moved in with his family after a year away at school. He has been a member less than one year, but his testimony is so strong, he wants to serve the Lord. We have been helping them both with their applications.<br />
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Our beautiful little BMW bit the dust! (We actually killed it!) We felt it died at just the 'right' moment, however, as we had been taking departing sister missionaries to the Mission home and bringing new ones back earlier in the day, and it had been running "like a top." We also had been out earlier in the evening for a home teaching/visiting teaching visit. The coolant light had been coming on and off, but the temperature never changed, and the coolant level was always up. We thought we would take it in for a check later, to see if the sensor was faulty. Then suddenly, just a few hundred yards from home, in very busy London traffic, late in the evening, it heated up and shut down the engine. We managed to pull it to the center of the street. It was a miracle that there was a little island where we could sit without having to move the car. The narrow roads in London rarely have spots like this, but that is exactly where we broke down. We sat and talked for about 2 1/2 hours, calling and calling to get a tow truck. Buses and cars whizzed by, and even the police came, but they said they couldn't call tow trucks due to possible allegations of taking bribes. We finally did what we should have done earlier and prayed. Finally a fellow named Brush came with a very old tow truck, and got our car to a nearby garage for the night. The next day, after being informed of the extensive damage to the engine, we decided to just sell the car for salvage rather than have a very expensive repair, and sold the salvaged car to Brush. When he was pulling out of the auto mechanic shop, our beautiful car fell off his tow bar, hit a pole and was wrecked. He hadn't paid us yet, but he did anyway, and restored our faith in mankind. We were blessed to find another car within just a few days, and are back on the road. Elder Adams passed the very difficult English driving test earlier with flying colors, so we knew we needed to have something to drive!<br />
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We took the train just outside London to Staines to attend the tri-zone conference. Our mission is so large, there are 9 zones. Logistics require that three tri-zone meetings are held periodically, rather than an "all mission" conference. This time we had Elder Adler from Germany, an area authority Seventy preside. He and his wife, as well as our mission President and his wife gave amazing talks to inspire the missionaries. Afterward Elder Adler wanted to shake hands with every person in the meeting. We came down first; Sister Adams told him we were from St. George, and he told us he had visited there and loved it. It seemed to un-cap his trove of stories about St. George and the early settlers there. We were fascinated, but then realized there was quite a line behind us, so we thought we had better cut the conversation short. <br />
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Having a car helps us to be able to take members to the Temple from time to time. We recently took a trip with two members, only to find the route we selected was completely blocked in the direction we wanted. We took the diversion route, and thought we were really making progress, when we realized we had been looped right back to where we started. Even though we were just 15 minutes from the temple, it took an additional 1 1/2 to 2 hours to get there. We missed the session we had planned to attend with the ward, but were able to see some new countryside and get to know the members better. We attended a later session.<br />
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One of the many side benefits of serving here in central London is the opportunity to be so close to so many cultural and historical places. London is full of outstanding architecture, churches, castles, museums, and parks. There are many green spaces, and despite the millions of people that live here and throng the streets, we see squirrels, foxes, and birds. Each month, senior missionaries gather for an outing and have lunch together. This month we enjoyed a visit to Westminster Abbey. The Abbey was opened in 1090 as the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, and became a Cathedral in the mid 1500’s. It was built mainly in the Gothic architectural style. It is a fully functioning Cathedral of the Church of England, located in Westminster, London. Henry the VIII broke ties with the Catholics and destroyed many of the abbeys in England. This one was spared, and eventually through later construction became a significant cathedral in the Church of England. Many famous people are buried there, and it has been a site for a number of royal weddings, funerals and burials.<br />
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We always thrill when someone makes the choice to enter the waters of baptism. This month a young man in a part-member family was taught and was baptised. It was a very spiritual time. He and his mother brought some of his non-member friends to see the ordinance, and it was clear these children were moved by what they felt. One wanted to be baptized too! They were very rapt as they heard brief talks on Baptism and the Holy Ghost. We gave them copies of the Book of Mormon and asked them to share them with their parents.<br />
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Another thrill was to obtain a high security pass and tour the Houses of Parliament, and view from the galleries the House of Commons and the House of Lords in session</div>
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Each year church members in London join the greater community in participating in the Poppy Appeal, similar to the American Legion Poppies in the U.S. People donate to workers on the street and display a little paper poppy ontheir lapels as an emblem of their donation. We enjoyed a stint on the street, participating in this worthy endeavor which benefits disabled veterans, helps with gravesite maintenance, and many other good uses. We spoke with several people who thanked us for spending our time helping out.<br />
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A big thank-you to the Vets</div>
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The greatest benefit of a mission is the 24 hour contact we have with each other. What a great experience we have had as missionary companions, sharing and treasuring each moment and strengthening our love for each other. The Lord has truly blessed us beyond any expectations we may have had. We feel His loving arms around us as we are busily engaged in His Latter-Day work.<br />
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Lots of love, Elder and Sister Adams</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We still remain very busy with our ward duties and slogging around London looking for lost sheep. We have fallen in love with the members here, and are apprehensive about ever having to leave. London is a huge city of over 8 million people, and they all seem to be in a hurry to get somewhere, fast! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This sign symbolises many of our treks to find our beloved members. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sister Adams really enjoyed the Womens' Live broadcast from Offenbach, Germany on September 9th, with 3 General Authorities addressing us. Elder Bednar and Elder Ballard both spoke about pioneering women, and likened us all in this Europe area to the early pioneer women and said these sisters are pioneers who are moving forward the Kingdom of the Lord. It was for sisters 8 and over. We had a really good attendance and it was very inspiring. We were also both able to attend the UK and Ireland YSA Conference held in Brighton August 22nd to 25th. What a great group of young adults! We assisted in various ways chaperoning, modeling for their art workshops, accompanying them on their service projects and helping decorate for their dance. We particularly enjoyed their devotionals and testimony meetings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our Senior Outing for August was to the beautiful Windsor Castle, just outside London, where the Queen likes to spend most of her weekends. The castle was originally built a thousand years ago. The resplendent interior is in the late Georgian style. What a lovely break from the city. Windsor is a quaint town nestled on the upstream River Thames. We enjoyed a lovely lunch with the other Senior Missionaries, toured the spectacular Castle and grounds, and took a relaxing river boat ride. (Believe it or not, over 500 people live and work in the castle.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had the opportunity to travel up to the Preston Temple to attend the wedding and sealing of a young couple from our ward here, and stay there for a few days. It was so nice to be up north and see old friends and feel "at home". It was a beautiful wedding and a wonderful trip all around. We were able to drive through the Cotswolds on the way up, and drive through the Peak District of Derbyshire on the way back down. Such beautiful and amazing scenery!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So thrilling for Sister Adams to be approaching Liverpool and Wigan, two of her hometowns.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sister Adams has had some unexpected dental problems lately. After much extreme pain for many days, and many visits to the dentist we are finally getting things sorted. Things get serious at our age when trying to retain teeth that will enable us to eat! Anyway, after some extremely expensive procedures, we figure the pain in the jaw will be nothing compared to the pain in the pocket! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">We got a lovely surprise at the Womens' broadcast. Sister Adams saw the lady who was rebaptised a few weeks ago, (the one who asked her to talk at her baptism), and she said her non-member husband is meeting with the missionaries and is going to be baptised next month. She is not in our ward so we don't see her too often. What great news!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We also got some other great news from home - David and Sarah, and Ruth and Theo are expecting a new member to join their family in late March. Yes!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had a great ward BBQ on Saturday. Elder Adams did all the cooking of hamburgers, hot dogs, sausages and chicken, and the members brought salads and desserts. A good time was had by all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How come these young missionaries always look so happy?! L to R from USA, England, Albania, New Zealand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The work goes on and we couldn't be more thrilled to be doing our Member Leader Support Mission here. We know the leaders and members appreciate all we do to help No task is too big or too small. The Gospel is true and we are here to move the work of the restoration forward. As is stated in our Preach My Gospel handbook, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Our purpose is to invite others to come unto Christ, by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end". </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yeah yeah I know, its not as hot as St George, but it has been unusually hot here. We have had a long streak of about 90 degree weather with 90% humidity. That may not sound bad, but we dont have air conditioning, and the buses, trains and subways can get downright swampy. We open most windows in our flat and have 2 fans going non-stop. Even the Brits, who crave hot weather, are starting to complain. Where is the rain??? It's actually only 79 degrees today, which is wonderful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If we turn one way from our flat, we might think we were in Instanbul, Mumbai, Africa or Baghdad. If we turn the other way across the road, we have the beautiful Tooting Common -152 acres of beautiful grass, flowers, trees, lakes and wildlife.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We always stay busy with one thing or another. We have driven down to the Temple several times, and we usually take some single adult members with us. It's great to spend time with these faithful members. We have been teaching a Temple Prep class for Clapham Common Ward and Wandsworth Common Ward. One of the couples that was in our class is getting married on August 9th, but in the Preston Temple, not the London Temple. Preston is not in our mission. After being invited to the wedding, we asked our Mission President for special permission to leave the mission and attend their wedding. After requesting permission from our Regional Rep in Germany, he told us we could go. Yipee! We are so excited. This young couple are going to be a great asset to our ward. Plus, we are excited to head North to Sister Adams' home town, where we will stay for a few days. Stay posted for some great pics as we travel up there through the Cotswolds and other picturesque areas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had the opportunity one P-Day a few weeks ago, to travel to Hartley Wintney to visit our old neighbor Dorothy Nolan's Goddaughter and family. They live on a farm about an hour from here in a 400 year old farmhouse, and have several acres in a lovely rural setting. It was a lovely sunny day, except for a rainshower or two.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have been holding FHE here in our flat with YSA, SA and the other senior couple in our ward. The last 2 times we had them all bring their laptops and we all got online and indexed. After we got everyone trained and settled, we did some great indexing. We both love it, and the others all had to admit that it is addicting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have discovered several ASDA stores around us, which is the UK version of WalMart. Elder Adams loves WalMart, so he is thrilled that we now can enjoy ASDA. We also discovered an Oriental Market next to ASDA where we can get real Chinese potstickers. Mmmm so delicious. With all the cream cakes and other English dainties, our waistlines are expanding. Hopefully all our walking will counteract the effects of the treats.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Elder Adams has been the only counselor in the Bishopric for several months, but a new counselor was just called on Sunday. Sister Adams teaches Relief Society, does the RS Newsletter, and is the Visiting Teaching Coordinator. She was also just installed as the new Editor for the Senior Missionary Newsletter for the England London South Mission. She was also asked to talk at the baptism this Saturday of a member who is coming back into the fold after having had their name removed from church records. It should be a happy event. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We went downtown to watch the Tour de France and got a front row spot after waiting there for 4 hours. Obviously, we were confused as to when it was actually going to pass by, as we would not have waited 4 hours normally. Elder Adams said it was a once in a lifetime opportunity, and it just happened to be our P Day. We stood right below Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Here's a video Elder Adams took. (It may not work on a mobile device, but works on a laptop or desktop.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our Young Women had a Mexican Dinner fundraiser for camp, even though there is only one girl going from our ward. We all helped set tables and decorate, and chop, chop, chop for a delicious dinner. Mexican food is almost unheard of over here. A good time was had by all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of our responsibilities is to clean up the ward list and find out who has moved and who is less active. It is a time consuming job and requires lots of travel. We really enjoy it when we actually get to meet the people and have a good visit. Several of the less actives have asked for blessings, and genuinely seem to enjoy our visits and invite us back. We really love these folks here, all of them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Missionaries from L to R: Australia, Netherlands, USA, Australia, Spain, Colombia, New Zealand, me, USA. Happy in the work, but sad to see Elder Cantos going home</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This blog has turned into a monthly event, sorry to say. We get so busy and involved in all the missionary activities that it's hard to set aside the time it takes to compile this. We are so happy in this work, we give thanks every day for this blessed opportunity. Our assignment is MLS or member, leader support. We feel really needed here, and we know the members really appreciate all the help we are able to give. This is the Lord's work, building up His church, and there's no better way to spend our time. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This beautiful poem by William Blake, and set to music, is our England London South Mission anthem. We sing it at Zone Meetings. It always brings a tear to my eye. We love being in this mission - it is a joy to wake up every morning to face another missionary day. </span>Each day is filled with new missionary adventures. We truly love the opportunity to serve, and are learning to love our new friends here just like family.<br />
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Where does the time go, however? In a few weeks, one third of our mission will be over. That's a scary thought, because we feel as if we just got here. June has been a busy month but we will try and cover some highlights here.<br />
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On June 6 we met with some of the senior missionaries in the beautiful seaside town of Brighton. It turned out to be a glorious sunny day, and after a lovely lunch together and sharing some tearful thoughts with couples who were leaving for home soon, we toured the town and surrounding places of interest.<br />
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We attend weekly District meetings with our local young Elders here. We also get to teach with them quite often, which we love. We are called upon to help with YSA (Young Single Adult) activities sometimes too, and anticipate another Temple trip with them this coming week. Tomorrow we are driving some single adults down to the Temple also, and treasure these times with the members. Elder Adams, as the only counselor in the Bishopric, has pretty much been acting as Bishop recently, because our Bishop has had some tragic events happen in his life. We are so glad we could be here to help out. Sister Adams also gets to help out a little in the Stake FHC from time to time, and with RS and Visiting Teaching. We Home Teach/Visit Teach about 8 or 9 families, and love to be in the members' homes and get to love them and know them better. We have seen some miracles happen.</div>
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We were asked to feed 30 missionaries at the last Zone Meeting, so we fed them 16 large pizzas, and tons of salad, drinks and desserts. We would have to say, the food disappeared very quickly! A few days ago, we took the tube into London and met Madison and Cody Irwin who were here on a business/fun trip. We took the Thames river cruise with Madison, then debarked at the Tower of London and met Cody and ate a nice dinner at a French restaurant on the waterfront. It was so good to see friends from home. What a lovely couple.</div>
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We are really in the thick of things here in our neighborhood of Tooting Bec. Wimbledon, where the British Open is now underway, is in our ward boundaries. Elder Adams made the comment, "It would be nice to get tickets to Wimbledon while we are here. It shouldn't cost too much". Well, we inquired of a local man we meet on the bus from time to time, how much it would cost. He laughed at us and said one ticket would cost about £5,000 ($8,500)! Hmmm, guess we will pass on that. Then yesterday we noticed a flashing street sign warning us that the Tour de France was going to be passing us here on our street. We will be sure to get pics of that. He also told us we could get tickets to some of the London shows for £10 and up. We haven't seen any shows yet, but we probably should before we go home. The previous fervor over the World Cup has kind of fizzled out now that England is out of the running.</div>
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Sometimes we feel as if our feet aren't even touching the ground because we are so happy with what is happening with the people we are working with. We hesitate to name names and situations, so just know that the Lord is working miracles and we are priviledged to be a part of it. We have also been asked to teach a temple prep class to about 8 individuals and are looking forward to attending the London Temple with them. The Temple is only about 23 miles away, but it usually takes us well over an hour to get there because of London traffic.<br />
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Last Sunday night we attended a Fireside at Hyde Park chapel which is in the London Mission, north of the Thames. As seniors we are allowed to go across the Thames, but the young missionaries are not allowed out of our mission. The speaker was President Kevin Worthen, the new BYU President. He spoke about how to feel joy and happiness through living the Gospel. He seems like a very down-to-earth friendly man, and we are sure he will be a great president.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black;">This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black;">This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black;">This other Eden, demi-paradise,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black;">This fortress built by Nature for herself</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Against infection and the hand of war,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black;">This happy breed of men, this little world,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black;">This precious stone set in the silver sea,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black;">This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.</span><br />
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I had an unusual experience several weeks ago as I sat in church. I had taken a purse that I was using for the first time over here. One of the side pockets had a key in it with a familiar-looking fob. I thought and thought, and thought and thought, but for the life of me I couldn't remember what it was. When we got home, I pulled it out and asked Elder Adams if he knew what it was. He gasped and gave me a look of astonishment. Just at that moment it struck me - "Oh..........it's our front door key at home!". It really seemed like a world away as we are so absorbed in our life and work here. We truly are happy in our work, and we are really learning to love the people here. The members are so dedicated to the Lord and his church.</div>
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Elder Adams has been in charge of the ward pretty much as the Bishop went to Nigeria, then when the Bishop returned he fell down his stairs and spent several days in the hospital. He is home now and recuperating. We are sometimes invited to teach with the young Elders, and we always love that experience. We will attend a baptism tomorrow evening. We have a car, so we are asked to drive returning missionaries to the mission office as they return home at the end of their missions. We will do that again on Monday, and take him for a nice pub meal before he heads back to Spain. We love these young missionaries!</div>
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A friend from schoolgirl days came to visit with her husband. We went to Kenwood House in Hampstead Heath.</div>
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The villa contains an amazing array of paintings by artists such as Rembrandt, Constable, Turner, Vermeer, Van Dyck, Gainsborough and more.<br />
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We are actually working most of the time, and these outings are highlights of our time here. However, we are still loving being here and doing this missionary work. We need to take more time out to write this blog, and not wait so long in between. Au revoir until next time.</div>
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What a privilege it has been to meet and take part in the lives of the people here. Most of them have an amazing life story to tell. We ask them why they come to London in the first place. They think about it for a while, and say they were drawn here. Fortunately, some of them come from countries close enough that they can pay a visit home from time to time.<br />
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We visited with a member couple who had come out of an Eastern bloc former Communist country. They are limited as to what employment they may seek here, but work hard and struggle to make it. They told of both losing their fathers at an early age, one to cancer from the Chernobyl accident, and the other, a photographer, suddenly went missing and was killed by the Communists. They were both exposed to the church after the Communists lost power, joined, then met and married. We admire these lovely faithful people so much.<br />
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We mentioned in an earlier blog our Chinese professor friend who also comes from a Communist country and Atheism. She was searching and studied hard, and joined the church here in London. She has now returned to China where it is very hard to find other members with whom she can meet. It is also illegal to proselyte, only with family. She is a rock. We love her so much. We stay in touch by email.<br />
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Just a week ago we had a baptism for a wonderful young man who came out of troubled Egypt. He has been a devout Muslim all of his life. He met the LDS missionaries some time back on the streets of London, and discussed both religions. It got a little heated. However, he received some materials about the church and went online to study more. Through his own study, and after visiting several different Christian churches, he decided this was the church he wanted to join. He showed up at the chapel one day and asked to be taught. Wow, how about that?! He knew much already, and was a real pleasure to teach. Sometimes we felt like he was teaching us!<br />
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We had another great day out with some of the other Senior Missionary couples to Greenwich (of Greenwich Mean Time, GMT). We saw the Cutty Sark, the Maritime Museum and other interesting spots. We all ate together at a restaurant and had a great time visiting, then went off to tour the town.<br />
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In front of the Cutty Sark, one of the last and fastest British clipper ships that shipped tea from Shanghai for the East India Company, before steam powered ships took over. The Cutty Sark is named for a fictional witch in the poem Tam o' Shanter by Robert Burns.</div>
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This barge was built for Prince Frederick, the son of King George II in 1732, for when he wanted to go for a little float. However, it took 21 men to power it!<br />
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A local artist painting a beautiful street scene of Greenwich. <br />
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These britches and socks were worn by Lord Horatio Nelson as he fought and died in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The British beat the French and Spanish in that battle, and thus the Great British Empire became the ruler of the seas.<br />
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Meet Sir Elder Knight Adams. His headpiece is so heavy he can hardly move, let alone see or conquer anything!<br />
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We took a drive to see Hastings (of Battle of Hastings fame of 1066) on the south coast. Then we went inland a little ways to the town called Battle, where the actual battle took place. William the Conqueror was made to build this Abbey as penance for killing so many English people. (Of course, we are sure his enslaved English subjects did all the work!)<br />
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Last Sunday we celebrated our 40th (Ruby) Wedding Anniversary quietly at home. It has been quite an exciting ride. Where did all that time go?!<br />
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A beautiful day at the London Temple. We assisted the YSA group that went to do baptisms.<br />
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<b>We had a lovely Stake Relief Society Birthday celebration last Saturday. We played games like Beetle (Beatle?) Drive, and did different crafts and had a jolly old time. We finished it off with all kinds of delicious cakes. I brought a cake that was topped with strawberries that I dipped in chocolate. A wonderful time was had by all.</b></div>
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<b>We get free transport over here because we are seniors. We had a little time to kill the other day in Central London before Sister Adams' eye appointment, so we just jumped on the first bus we saw, and off we went. We sat right at the front on the upper deck of a double decker bus. What an education that was. We saw all sorts of interesting things as we drove through different suburbs. When we got to the end of the line, we jumped off, crossed the street and boarded the next bus back. </b><b>The most interesting thing we saw was an enclave of Hasidic Jews. First of all we spotted one man, then there were two, then more, and more and more. They were all over the place! All dressed identically! We saw a few women and children too, but it was the men who held our attention. We looked it up, and this is the largest enclave of Hasidic Jews in all of Europe - over 30,000 of them.</b><br />
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<b>While in Central London, we stopped at Chinatown to pick up some chopsticks. It felt good to see and smell some of the things we remember from our missions. Next stop was the oldest fish and chip shop in London - Rock and Sole Plaice. It was OK but the price was too high for our taste. Also, we prefer our fish and chips up North.</b><br />
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<b>Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell. How fortunate to run into these guys in the gardens. </b><b>They were </b><b>very friendly, and we had a nice chat about some interesting things!</b></div>
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<b>Another heartbreak. My favourite boots are wearing out. I haven't worn out any shoes since my <u>first</u> mission!</b></div>
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A friend from the US asked us if we had seen any bobbies on bicycles yet. The answer is no. We live on a fairly busy street, which we are set back from quite a bit, but we very often hear screaming sirens as police cars and ambulances race by at breakneck speeds. You had better get out of the way if you hear a siren! Elder Adams almost got hit in a zebra crossing the other day, as he didn't hear the sirens til the last minute. Of course, the police may have thought they were encountering the Unajogger.</div>
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We had a great day at the London Temple Visitors' Centre with Shu Jye our Chinese friend. She is a visiting professor here from Mainland China. She has been studying the lessons from the missionaries for a few months, and while at the Visitors Centre decided she wanted to be baptised. What a lovely person she is (and she cooks amazing Chinese food!). It has been good to polish up our rusty Mandarin a little too.</div>
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We continue to visit less active or lost members - its funny how they all seem to live up a hill! We also go teaching with the Elders. On Monday we are taking one of the Elders' golden investigators to the Hyde Park Chapel Visitors' Centre. It is on the other side of the River Thames in the London Mission, and the Elders are not allowed to leave our mission. Duane Cardall is the Director of the VC. Some of us may remember him.</div>
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Pancake Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday was last Tuesday. It's kind of a fun day to celebrate in England. It is the day before Lent starts and a traditional meal is pancakes, as people usually give up butter or eggs for Lent. The YM/YW met together and played pancake games and races, and consumed numerous pancakes. Lots of fun for all.</div>
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We are still loving it here, and thoroughly enjoying the work. We have been asked by our Mission President to study the missionary lessons in Mandarin. It is really hard, just like it was the first time! We are not sure how or where we will be using this Mandarin, but time will tell.</div>
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<b>Where does the time go? We are still trying to settle in and find our bearings, but we are getting really busy teaching with the young Elders, visiting less actives, attending ward meetings and activities and finding other ways in which we can serve. We can set our own schedule and be just as busy as we please. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On P Day we drove to a 5 story mall in Kingston Upon Thames (where there had been some flooding) and were finally able to find Sister Adams some decent boots, suited to this cold wet weather. Good sensible shoes are so important here because we walk (and run for buses and trains</b><b>) so much. We enjoyed a nice pub lunch while we were out, then found a Super ASDA (British version of WalMart) and bought Elder Adams some warm workout clothes. We live across the street from Tooting Bec Common, so he enjoys a good workout over there. It's a world of trees, walkways and green open ball fields with people walking, running, skating and biking amidst the squirrels, ducks and birds.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">We had another great District meeting with our Elders. They never cease to amaze us with their mature and spiritual approach to their work of teaching about Christ. It's hard to believe they are only 18 and 19 years old! It is not easy working here, but they rally on. We all live in very diverse ethnic neighborhoods. We were walking on a Tooting High Street the other day and saw a sign which said "Largest indoor market in Tooting". We ventured in there, and I swear, it felt like we were in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul"!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Easter is coming Ever heard of Cadbury Creme Egg biscuits? Oh my, delicious!</span></b></div>
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<b>Elder Adams is in the Bishopric, so we try to attend YM and YW activities. This Friday evening we are going to drive our YW to a dance in Maidstone, which is quite a ways away, but they are so excited to be able to go. Earlier that day we will be driving two of our elders and their investigator to the London Temple and Visitors Center. Tomorrow, we are picking up </b><b>another senior couple at a rail station down the road a ways, and driving them to our Multi Zone Conference in Crawley. We are pretty excited about this, as we heard the local Relief Society are going to be feeding us - yay! We had to turn down two sets of Elders who asked for rides to the conference, and instead felt compelled to drive the seniors. Our car is in big demand! We use public transport most of the time as there is usually nowhere to park, and the traffic is pretty horrendous. All the aforementioned places are chapels and will have parking lots. </b></span><br />
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<b>Big day today! Our new bed is to arrive at 8 am (or later)! We can't tell you how much we are looking forward to a good nights' sleep on a decent bed! ............... Well, the bed just came at 12:20 that's not too bad.</b></span><br />
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<b>This Wednesday, Elder Adams will be conducting a funeral service for a lady in our ward who was murdered in her home. We didn't know her which makes it a little difficult, but it will be an opportunity to preach about the Savior Jesus Christ and the Plan of Salvation. Sister Adams is organizing the service, collecting photos and personal information, and printing the program. </b></span><br />
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<b>We went into the beautiful tourist area of London last night with two other senior couples, to attend a YSA fireside at the Hyde Park Chapel. We rode 2 buses each way, </b><b>rather than the subway, so</b><b> that we could enjoy the scenery. Going up there is like going to a different world - it is beautiful. What a great time to meet with so many saints also.</b></span><br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white;">I would ask all of you to inquire through your contacts, ward, and friends if there are any couples that would like to serve in England London South Mission. If they are interested, have them email or call me: </span><a href="mailto:rogerclive.millar@ldschurch.org" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">rogerclive.millar@ldschurch.org </a></i><span style="background-color: white;"><i><span class="skype_c2c_container" dir="ltr" tabindex="-1"><span class="skype_c2c_highlighting_inactive_common" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_textarea_span"><span class="skype_c2c_text_span"><a href="tel:1-435-767%200203" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors="true">1-435-767 0203</a></span><span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span"></span></span></span></span>. In talking with the missionary department in SLC, the number of applicants is drastically down at this time and they are not filling all the requests that are presented to them. They will help direct couples to us if they put in a preference and we also request them. Thanks for your help and attention to this matter of great urgency. </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"> </span><b>OK! Does anyone want to join us? Maybe Mabelle should put this in the ward bulletin.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">We bought a game of UNO so that we could get together with the other seniors around here for FHE. One couple has Phase 10, another couple has SKIP BO. Now, if we can ever make time to get together for dinner and games it sounds like a wild time! </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>Chauncey and Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06433199876818200474noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580674370485308089.post-15106425597628960222014-02-16T11:57:00.000-08:002014-02-16T12:03:18.109-08:00<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">IT'S ALL SINKING IN</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well we have been in our area for two weeks now and we are starting to learn the ropes. By ropes, we mean learn a lot of the bus, train and subway (underground) routes, where the best grocery stores are, how to get to the chapel etc etc. We finally got our wifi connected, so no more chasing around the flat trying to find a hotspot! We pretty much have the flat furnished, but its nothing too fancy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We made a trip by bus and subway to the Moorfields Eye Hospital in central London on a really cold, windy, rainy day. The doctor changed Sister Adams' contact bandage on her artificial cornea, and as we slogged through the wind and rain, we hoped we wouldn't have to come and do this too often. Well, after a painful eye overnight, Elder Adams took a really good look the next morning and decided that the contact bandage was not there! We called the hospital and were told to come back in. No!!!..........not that trip again the very next day! Anyway, we made it back in to the hospital, got a new contact and all is well now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The members here are so good, and so strong. They can teach us much. We are humbled to be called to work with them. Although few in number in this massive city, we still manage to see an occasional member or the Elders here and there on our travels. We have been able to use our Mandarin in a teaching situation and that was really enjoyable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">By coincidence we met our zone leaders for the </span><span style="font-size: large;">first time </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">on the </span><span style="font-size: large;">subway. </span><span style="font-size: large;">One is from </span><span style="font-size: large;">South Africa </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were very fortunate to find a lovely car to buy at an incredible price. It was nothing short of a blessing. We ride public transport most of the time, and we qualify for a free pass for buses, trains and subway, because of our seniority you might say. We will use the car only occasionally for shopping trips, jaunts to the Temple etc. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had a fun day out with the other senior missionaries from the mission on Valentines Day. We met at the Victoria and Albert Museum and had a lovely lunch, then we toured the museum with a guide. It was marvelous! All museums are free here. There are many more for us to see when we get the chance. We really enjoyed meeting the other seniors and chatting about the work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of Raphael's paintings of the Saviour. I didn't know it, but photography was forbidden in this room. A senior elder was rushing to tell me on the left, and a guard was approaching me from the other side. Oops!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have had several meetings with missionaries and the ward council, and we are starting to get assignments. We look forward to visiting with some members this week in their homes. We are loving our time here and feel very much at home. Of course we miss all our loved ones and friends back home! Only 17 months and one week to go!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Chauncey and Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06433199876818200474noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580674370485308089.post-3016071738609329172014-02-05T13:29:00.001-08:002014-02-05T14:41:29.829-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">ON WITH THE WORK!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So the great vast British Empire no longer exists, right? Well, the vast British Empire is here - in London, along with many other nationalities! We are in Wandsworth Stake and there are 61 languages spoken in this stake. There are 100 languages spoken in the mission. Our Stake President is from Ghana, one of his counselors is from Malaysia, our Bishop is from Nigeria, his first counselor is from Russia and so it goes. Elder Adams will be sustained as second counselor in the Bishopric and he's Parowanian! We attended our ward meetings last Sunday with the Area Seventy and Stake President in attendance. We were asked to introduce ourselves and bear our testimonies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We moved into our new flat 6 days ago, and are busily trying to furnish it with all things necessary. We registered with the National Health Service, obtained a pass for the buses and trains, set up Internet at home, and opened a British bank account, but we still have several things to do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have made several trips to the shops on buses, trains and subways trying to buy the basics for our flat. We even hauled a huge ironing board home on the double decker bus today, along with many bags of groceries. Inevitably, if we go out, the winds and the rains start to wail and blow. </span><br />
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Well we arrived in London after a long flight to Orlando, then on to Gatwick airport in London. All is well. We are having a wonderful time adjusting and getting over our jet lag. We are staying in the London temple housing and mingling with the other senior missionaries involved with the temple, mission office and visitor center here. Some are English and some are American. They all live in the temple housing in very small apartments. We will have a 2 bedroom 2 bath apartment in Tooting Bec when we move out there on Thursday. (<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tooting Bec is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth in south London. It is named after Bec Abbey in Normandy, which was given land in this area after the Norman Conquest.) </span>We will be close to London city center, whereas the Temple is situated south of London in Surrey. We are probably going to buy a car as they are quite cheap here, although we will probably use public transport quite a bit. The Temple here is situated on 31 magnificent acres. It is quite a site. I'll post some pics.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We LOVE the MTC! Elder Adams is a District Leader. We have met some wonderful people here. Everyone is wonderful here! It's like being in Heaven I would imagine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We walked into the cafeteria and saw hundreds and hundreds of beautiful young Elders and Sisters. They glow! The youngsters treat us like Royalty. We have a beautiful suite right here on campus. Today was mostly orientation, but tomorrow we hit the lessons hard. We can't wait! </span><span style="font-size: large;"> Tomorrow night is a Fireside or Devotional with a General Authority. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Seniors can pretty much do whatever they want. We can go off campus whenever we want (when class isn't in session - we go 8 am to 4 pm). We could even go home on weekends! We, however, only have 4 days here and we leave Friday morning at 5:30 am for London, England. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Did I mention that we love it here?!</span>Chauncey and Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06433199876818200474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580674370485308089.post-15000401405857736002014-01-19T11:51:00.001-08:002014-01-23T16:26:30.930-08:00<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>GOODBYE GRANDMA AND GRANDPA...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">...........see you in 18 months. </span>Chauncey and Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06433199876818200474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580674370485308089.post-6838479871775650162014-01-12T05:16:00.001-08:002014-01-23T16:25:40.695-08:00<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>FAREWELL</b></span><br />
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