Week 64 HOW TIME FLIES!

We have had a little bit of a break this week.  No scheduled conferences and the LFHC  closed
Thursday evening for the Easter holiday and will not be opened until Tuesday morning.  You would think that this country is very religious, but we think that it is a convenient way to get a holiday (or should we say a couple of holidays). Our week included helping other senior missionaries with their family history. We also spent time organizing our presentation for our meetings next week.  We, once again, had to take the car in for service.  We had a warning light telling us that there was a problem, $33.00 later, it turned out to be only a $1 burned out tail light  (did you get that cost; $1 for bulb; $32 to figure out it was a bulb)  :o).

On our day off, we found time to visit the Brompton Cemetery where Paul's ancestor, Mary Major was buried.  The cemetery office wasn't open and even though we had the lot number, we had no idea how to find the grave.  We will make another trip there before we leave this country when we can get into the office for help.  This cemetery is a beautiful historic sight and one of 7 major cemeteries created in London in the mid 1800s.

Brompton Cemetery

Brompton Cemetery

We celebrated Easter by attending our own Staines Ward for church.  It had been a month since we last attended due to speaking assignments and general conference. Many of the members thought we must have been released since they hadn't seen us for a while.  It was good to return to our Ward.

Our enormous hams for Easter Dinner

We planned as close as possible an Easter dinner like the ones we're used to in the states.  We found a ham to bake, after much searching. At first, the only thing we could find was pork roast.  We finally found someone in the store that was able to help us find a ham.  Of course, it only came in small packages, but tasted good.  We bought two and fixed one for one set of Elders in the ward that did not have a dinner invitation.  Their schedule did not allow time for them to come to our flat, so we took the cooked dinner to the church so that they could warm it and eat it after meetings were over today.  We were appalled when we learned that someone at church must have been real hungry and ate part of the dinners left for the missionaries.  They helped themselves to a roll and a few other things.

Happy Birthday to Emyli this week.  She turns five.

We just discovered that we neglected to mention Alayna and Tanner's Birthdays a couple of weeks ago. Hope they had a good one!

Alayna age 5

Tanner age 3

                                                                                 

                                                     







Have we ever mentioned how much we enjoy doing these blogs -- not.  Well it's okay.  We take turns and it makes it not so bad.  Notice the smile on the following:

Happy Blogger

We are so grateful for the atonement of Christ and all that means for us.  Not only does it allow us to repent of our wrong doings and receive forgiveness, but it allows us to feel the tender mercies of Christ in our lives.   The blessings that are ours from the atonement is much more than any of us can even imagine.  This season brings joy in Christ and his love for us.

Love,


Grandpa and Grandma, Mom and Dad,  Paul and Annie, Elder and Sister Smart