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Saturday, February 23, 2013

I Love To See The Temple

When I was invited to go with the youth to the temple I was so excited. I hadn't been to the temple in such a long time and I was excited to see the Frankfurt temple. It was so different than any other temple I have ever been in. To get to the baptistry you enter a separate building and go down stairs and through a long hall. We were then taken into a room with three rows of chairs in it. This is where they gave us the baptismal clothes and checked our recommends.

In every temple I have ever been to in the states they try to conceal the underwear inside the suit, but not in Germany. They called us up one by one, boys and girls all mixed together. One sister missionary gave out the suit, then we moved to the next sister who gave out the underwear. Just right on top in plain sight. I couldn't help but think of how many young women in the states would be mortified to have that happen. Just one of many examples of how even in the church culture can be very different. We also got a badge that said we were doing baptisms, this let us go right pass the desk where they usually check your recommend. 
 There was one guy who did all the baptising. By the end he must have been exhausted, but you never would have guessed it by the glow on his face. When the youth go to the temple the group is usually around twelve people, we had a lot more than that there! Even though I couldn't communicate with most of the people there I felt closer to them and so grateful to be part of the ward. My experience at the   Frankfurt temple was very different from my other temple experiences but one thing was the same. The spirit I felt there and the pure joy and excitement for life was the exact same as any other temple I have been to. I am so grateful to have this gospel in my life and to be able to go to the temple and serve among angels.

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Lovin' London

 In February I got the chance to go to England with My friend Olivia. We started out in Bradford, which is where Olivia is from and also where I found this awesome telephone booth.
 Before the trip Olivia kept telling me how excited she was to go shopping in England, So we went to the Leeds White Rose Centre. We did a lot of shopping and the above picture is what we ended up with between the both of us.
 Since our ward in Lux is in french we were really looking forward to church. I was so happy to be able to sing hymns in english.
 After Bradford we headed to London. We parked the car then took the underground in to London. We parked right next to where they held the olympics so I got to see all the facilities from that.   
 Big Ben was the first thing we saw when we walked up from the underground. It was a great way to start my day in London! 
Our first big adventure was the London Eye. It is a giant ferris wheel with each booth enclosed. Both Olivia and I are a bit afraid of heights so it was quite an experience.
 The Eye moves very slowly, it doesn't even stop for people to get on or off. Which is why it is perfect for taking pictures. I highly recommend it to anyone going to London.
 All my pictures on the Eye of Buckingham Palace turned out kinda foggy, so it was the next thing on my list to see. 
 We decided to walk to the palace instead of taking a taxi. I am so glad we did because I got to see more of London that you don't get to see when you are on the roads. 
 Buckingham Palace was absolutely beautiful! The flag was flying which means the Queen was there and we got there just in time to watch the changing of the guard. It was an awesome experience.
 After Buckingham Palace we took a taxi up to Covent Garden. We walked around looking at all the different booths and stores. There were lots of decorations for Valentine's and Easter. They had giant Easter eggs all over that different artists had painted. 
My only regret is that I didn't get to spend more time in London. I got to see everything on my list but I still can't wait to go back! The whole time I was in England I was on cloud nine. I have always dreamed of travelling to London, and it had finally happened!