While in the MTC we ran into a few of the missionaries from Kennewick

 Elder Evans from Cascade Ward

Sister Robles from Horse Heaven Hills Ward

Elder Smith not sure which ward

Was President Heaton of Spokane Mission when Dave was Stake President
He is now a big guy at the MTC

Brother Udy one of our teachers MTC

Apron with all the grandkids hands on it

sea of missionaries eating in the lunch room but an Elder got in the way

Senior's in the lunch room

Leaving the MTC

 

Bradfords leaving Chicago

Hindmans waiting in Chicago

Dave in the plane a row ahead and one over from me

Plane we took from Chicago to England

 I think the Lord wants to help us learn a few more patients.  We will be staying at the housing for temple patrons for 3 weeks before we will be able to go to our area in Welling which, is just out of London. We will not have a car because we will have transit service for anyplace we want to go.  I can’t say that I am sad at all about that.  The driving is really crazy and looks like people are going to run us over.  The streets are very narrow (and we thought the round-a-bout in Kennewick going to Pasco & Richland was bad?) you should see theirs, and they are driving on the wrong side of the street!  Our flat is being remodeled so we will, in that 3 weeks have to go shopping for furnishings.  We have a list that we can buy.

This is going to be very interesting, I am finding myself thinking with an accent already, does that mean I will pick up an accent?  I guess that is to be determined at a later date.

Friday morning upon our arrival at 10:30 a.m. we went to a church and met with President Shamo and he talked to the 3 couples for an hour or so and then told us where we would be serving.  After the meeting we were taken to the Temple housing where we could crash for a few hours.  Dave almost crashed before hitting the bed because he was so motion sick.  I knew if I slept I wouldn’t that night so I took a walk around the housing, some of the grounds and unpacked.  We all met at 6:30 and were fed a meal of salad, rice, rolls and sweet n sour meatballs and cheese cake for dessert.

Our flat at the temple

Flat at the temple

Dad crashed after the flight in flat at the temple

Housing at the temple for Temple Presidency

Flats at the temple for workers

London Temple

Our first meal in the mission field at the housing at the temple

First Sopping trip in England

Saturday morning Sister Hess from the office took us three Sisters shopping for food.  We had to first use the ATM outside the store so that we would have some pounds to pay for our things.   Sister Hess was in a very big hurry so I was really rushed.  I had only been down a couple of isles and she was sending Sister Bradford to find myself and Sister Hindman and telling us when we were done she would meet us up front.  So I hurriedly grabbed a few more items and left.  I’m hoping we can make it through tomorrow and then if no one can take us shopping we will have to eat cornflakes for breakfast and lunch for the next two days and then Sister Kearl said we can eat with them and the missionaries leaving on Tuesday and the new missionaries coming in on Wednesday.

Saturday afternoon Elder Ottley & I went to the office to use our computers on line and while there I asked if there was anything I could do to help Sister Kearl and she gave me a spreadsheet that someone had sent her to fix and she wasn’t going to do it because she didn’t have time.  I got it fixed but need to compare it with her list to fix errors.  I will do that Monday morning.

Saturday night the Temple workers were having a social so we paid our 2 pounds each and had BBQ chicken, hamburger and salads.  We visited with a couple from Australia, the Grays.  They came as missionaries and then were reassigned at temple workers.

Our first dinner in our flat at the temple

  

Today we attended church with the missionaries and then came home and eat most of the food I bought yesterday.  We are now waiting to Skype with anyone that will Skype with us.  We wanted to go to a concert that was being put on in the Stake we are assigned to but the Kearls left us.  We guess they must have had a van full and so didn’t come to find us.  We had told them we wanted to go yesterday.  Oh well that’s life.  It was a Brother Hatch from the States that has come to pick up their son from his mission that 

was putting on the piano concert.  It's not the best but it takes time to do my best and I'm out of time so until next week this will do.