On Aug. 27th we served American pancakes for the Young
Single Adults (YSA) for Family Home Evening (FHE). They really enjoyed them. After they played games and put on importune
skits. The next day we had district
meeting which I took brownies too for Elder Lusks birthday.
I mentioned in my last blog that we had a new calling and it
did come about. Brother Corbett passed
away like the next day so Elder Ottley and I took over the early morning
seminary the day it started and continued for two weeks. We had an average of five in attendance each
day. That is just half of those signed up. I guess that isn't horrible considering one couldn't come because his ride there is Sister Corbett and Lucy's family was on holiday the first week and they bring one of the other boys. Not to mention that 6:15 a.m. is really early when it takes some a half hour or so to ride a bus there.
We taught Monday – Wednesday
morning then Thursday night just before mutual and then again Friday
morning. Our best attendance was on
Thursday nights. I can’t believe I never
even took one picture in the two weeks.
We had one girl come in her PJ’s (Rebecca Park) and wrapped in a
blanket, her mother and Lucy Middleton’s mother served them toast and juice
during class. Rebecca’s brother, Ryan
was the most involved. This is his first
year of seminary. He has usually worn a
hoodie all through sacrament, even while passing the sacrament. Last week he didn’t have it on, he had a
white shirt and looked very nice. After
sacrament I mentioned to him that he looked very nice and it wasn’t 5 seconds
later that someone else commented to him how nice he looked and then a third
person all of which I heard commented. I
don’t think it was my imagination, he was very active in participation that
next week in seminary, started reading his scriptures and passed off 3 or 4
master scriptorian scriptures. I think
praise can go a long way!
The last day of seminary I made American pancakes for them. They really enjoyed them and ate everyone so
we ate when we got home. The first day I
had taken cinnamon rolls and they really enjoyed them also. They claim they have never had one. I cut the leftovers in half and took them to
zone meeting the next day. It worked out
that I had enough for everyone to have one.
The president’s wife really liked them (She is originally from England).
Our Ward High Priests Group from home sent us a package
which we got at zone meeting. It was a
fun surprise and had brownies in it. I
really enjoyed them warmed up with ice cream and topping on them. J We had noticed from Facebook that they were
having a party and told them they could deliver our portion to us in
person. Well they did the next best
thing. Thank You for thinking of us!!!
It’s very interesting trying to find ingredients to bake
with. We went shopping on Friday to buy
ingredients to make cookies for our fireside on Sunday night. I wanted to make applesauce or pumpkin
cookies with my burnt butter frosting.
Elder Ottley would keep going to store people asking where something
was. He found out from a produce guy
that people in England to not bake. They
are to use to the corner bakery doing the baking. They carried pumpkin once but no one bought
it so they don’t sell it anymore. We
found some applesauce in small jars so I bought them and made applesauce
cookies. Their applesauce is very
different from ours, it is very tart so I was very disappointed in my
cookies. I guess I will have to stick to
good old chocolate chips and chocolate cookies.
A week ago today we went to Hyde Park in down town London,
for FHE with the YSA. Elder Causse from the Presiding Bishopric was
the speaker. They were not expecting as
many YSA that came so it was very crowded, no microphone and we were in the
back on a couch so we couldn’t hear or see him.
They had it down in a recreation area and we can’t figure out why they
didn’t move it to the chapel so everyone could sit and hear.
We enjoyed the ride on the train with some of the YSA from
our Ward. We didn’t get there any too
early because we had to wait for Jocy to get back from shopping for shoes so
that she could ware flats to walk in and then when we got there her and her
sister changed from the flats to the spiked heels. I guess those impress the guys or something?
Well that is it for
the past 3 weeks and hope to have great news for you next week so stay tuned,
until then ta da or “it’s been lovely”
Elder & Sister Ottley
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| The kitchen at the church. This picture is the night we had pancakes. Then I spent hours washing dishes after a funeral Thursday. The other lady helping doesn't rinse the dishes. She just dries the soap off. So I took over that part and she went out and kept the food replenished. I also ended up cleaning and reorganizing things so there was counter space. |
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The YSA on American pancake night Elder Lusk giving me thumbs up on his birthday brownies  Elder Ottley in a garden we happened to see on way to visit someone  Sister Ottley making cinnamon rolls for seminary  The end results  Elder Ottley found a wild berry patch in a park/golf course across from the bus stop  Sister Ottley enjoying a brownie sent from Cascade Ward High Priests. What a nice surprise and a delicious one too.  Jocy and Hazel on way to Hyde Park for Fireside  Armindo on way to Hyde Park for Fireside  London from the train on way to Hyde Park  London from the train on way to Hyde Park  Museum of Natural History at night in London  James our YSA leader, his fiancee and his brother & two sisters (triplets) that his parents adopted while he was on his mission  Transfer time again so we have to have pictures at our last Zone Meeting before the transfer |
