September 16 - September 29

Two Great Quotes that the Carrier's Learned

"We are Singing From the Same Hymn Sheet."Elder's Quorum President from Leeds 3 Ward

We work with many different wards in our stake. The Elder's Quorum President from Leeds 3 ward said this quote to Elder Carrier as they were talking about the needs of the young single adults in their ward boundaries. Yes, we all do want to be singing from the same hymn sheet! 

"Stretching but not Stressing." Sister Sabin said this at the zone conference with Elder Sabin

Sister Sabin came to the England Leeds Mission with her husband Elder Sabin, of the first quorum of the seventy. In her talk she said many wonderful things but I particularly enjoyed her idea of stretching but not stressing. Sometimes we are encouraged to do more and to stretch ourselves, but it's also important to remember to not stress. Life is too short to spend too much time in the stress mode. 

Mission Conference with Elder Sabin & his Wife

President & Sister Green, (mission president & wife), Elder & Sister Sabin, Elder and Sister Carrier are way in the back of the upper photo

Luncheon in the middle of the Conference

Stake Missionary Conference

We felt blessed to participate in a special zone conference where a stake presidency member was invited to speak. Elder Kitsel, first counselor in the stake presidency talked about his mission to Birmingham as a young lad. Included in his talk were the conversion stories of many of his family members. He made four points during his presentation. 1. Don't be afraid to teach the commandments. 2. Write down spiritual moments so they can be read by posterity. 3. Serve in a way that the Lord will want to let us know that our service was acceptable to Him. He said, "Set your hand to the plow and don't look back." 4. Learn to love your companion. Each of his points contained an interesting story from his family's conversions and from their missionary experiences. 

top L-R, President Kitzel, Elder Kitzel's old slide projetor & tape used on his mission, below each missionary in our zone seated around the table

Cow & Calf for Departing & New Missionaries

A tradition with this mission is for missionaries coming and those missionaries going home to have a devotional at the Cow & Calf mountain in Ilkley. The mountain is above the small community and is about a 30 minute drive north of Leeds. This tradition helps new missionaries feel the beauty of the land and it's a great spot for missionaries going home to say their good-byes to England and to reminisce the feelings of their mission

Incoming Missionaries

Views from On Top

 

Sister Richard's on the left lived with us for two weeks. They are standing on one of the rocks at Cow & Calf. They climbed to the top to say their good-bye's

Elder Kimball, a great Elder leaving from our district

President & Sister Green

Zone Conference

We enjoy zone conference and learning from the young missionaries. They are growing into great leaders while serving the Lord. The Sister Training Leaders teach and inspire us as well. 

Elder & Sister Carrier seated 2nd & 3rd from the left

Eyam and Chatworth House

We had two great p-days where we visited some quaint villages and also some massive estates. Eyam, is a beautiful historic village in the heart of the Peak District National Park and the Derbyshire countryside. It was one of the cute, charming towns in this area. Eyam during the middle of the 17th century was hit with the Bubonic Plague which took the lives of 260 of it's residents in the course of about a year. They quarantined themselves to sacrifice the health of surrounding areas.  

Eyam's Town Square (very small)

Eyam's Street Market

One of the Original Homes from Eyam 

Chatsworth

Pilsey is a town south of us and about 1 1/2 hours away. The estate in that town is called, Chatsworth. We had watched a Netflix documentary about the huge mansion and decided to go for a visit. It was huge and quite a contrast from the little community of Eyam. We realized the vast difference between classes of people inside England. These towns are only a few short miles distance. 

Chatsworth 

Chatsworth Grounds 3, 500 acres of land

Sheep Grazing on the Chatsworth Property

Sister Barrus and I Walking Through the Massive Grounds of Chatsworth

Chatsworth, Beautifully Landscaped

Inside the Chatsworth Home

This is a painted Door and Violin inside the Real Door (Looked Real)

Kings Lynn & Senior Missionaries Outing

This is a cute little old community with unusual buildings and homes built along the River Great Ouse and flows into the sea

. The town looked much different than any other towns we have visited in England. King's Lynn was one of England's most important ports from as early as the 12th century. The cobbled lanes and charming homes overlook the original medieval harbor. We stayed at the Globe Hotel and ate at the Wetherspoon Pub attached to the hotel. Several of the Senior Couples and Senior Sisters from the mission stayed in the same hotel. 

Globe Hotel & Wetherspoon Pub 

Street in King's Lynn

View of King's Lynn Town from the River Side

"Arise from the Dust and Shake off the Chains That Bind You"

Church in King's Lynn

Unusual Buildings and Architecture in King's Lynn

Our Walk along the Wharf of King's Lynn

Ship Docked Along the Wharf

Sandringham Palace

One of the senior couples in our mission organized a great senior activity in the southern end of our mission. We stayed at King's Lynn and then toured the queen's winter palace, Sangringham. Elder and Sister Kearns spent many hours making this a special day for us. Twenty-five of the twenty eight seniors attended. 

It all began with a big breakfast held at the Church. Then, we visited as we ate and listened to President and Sister Green. It was fun to enjoy all the senior missionaries and learn more about them. The Kearns bought sandwiches from the commissary for our tour. Elder and Sister Kearns are military relation missionaries. So, they had access to the commissary. We ate lunch on the grounds of Sandringham Palace. It was all perfect and fun. 

Sandringham Palace (The Queens Winter Home)

Gate to the Garage at the Palace. It's also a Tea Stop
Inside the garage/museum were many antique cars. 

Doors on the side of the Garage

Horse Statue & Elder Carrier
The Royal Family love their dogs, hunting, and horses.

Some of the Seniors Entering the Palace
There were 28 of us who attended the get-a-way.

Gardens at Sandringham

Institute Freshers Week

Fresher's Week indicates the beginning of a new school year and it brings lots of new freshman students. It was a crazy, busy, week and our days went from 7:00 am to 12:30 pm. We sent everyone out the door at 10:00 pm but it was really almost 10:30 when they left. After they were all gone, we cleaned up a bit, secured the building by closing all windows and doors, closing and locking the outside gate, and setting the security system. By the time we wind down and get ready for bed it's midnight and then it took some time to relax enough to sleep. Both Pete and I were exhausted by the time the week ended.  But.......We LOVED every, busy, minute. It's all energizing, fun, and spiritual. 

Institute Class with Some of the YSA
By the time our class began there were over 40 who attended.

Getting Ready
Brother McMorn, Institute Director is seated with his back facing us. Pete is taking the picture. I'm on the right. 

Getting Ready to Eat the Dinner before Class
We served over 30 young single adults Curry Chicken

Cultural Night, India
We learned about India and had fun drawing Henna on each other 

Home Evening
Thirty YSA were there

Culture Night Greece
We were learning a Greek Dance

Missionaries Street Contacting Outside the Institute 

Leeds Canal Walk

The cooler weather is making it too cold to walk the canal. So, this picture was the last walk we took there. The next canal walk will have to wait for warmer weather.

Favorite Walk Down the Leeds Canal

We're happy to be serving such a diverse mission here in the England, Leeds Mission!