The amazingly lovely - and very Large inside and out - Institute of Religion building in Leeds, England. Half a dozen large classrooms, a kitchen, lounge, teaching rooms, about four levels including a basement - and 56 steps to the top gable rooms where we live in our charming - not kidding - small, but charming apartment.
Yesterday, our Mission President and
Sister Turvey held a conference for all
of the Senior Missionaries (9 couples two of which are fantastic single Sisters)
then took us on an outing to the Leeds Museum followed by a walk through a
giant Christmas bazaar and finally to dinner.
We got to know our fellow Senior Missionaries well and they are a
tremendous group. Today we attended Leeds First Ward for the Primary
Program. They have a large number of
Young Single Adults (YSA’s) in this Ward and we attended their Sunday School
Class. The teacher lead an insightful,
intelligent discussion on the importance of “Putting on the Whole Armor of God”
as in remaining honest, respectful and chaste in all of your
relationships. We visited with a few of
them and found out they were studying Law, Medicine, Biochemistry and
Dentistry. Apparently, I need to find
some English Education Majors to chat with.
Everyone was very welcoming and excited to have someone living full time
at the Institute. They haven’t had full
time missionaries here for a few years.
Tomorrow, we meet with the Institute Director and President Turvey for
orientation, then over to the office to make sure our Visas are in force and
finally to driving lessons. Once we have
the car at our disposal, we will head over to Costco and stock up on goodies
for the YSA’s Family Home Evening tomorrow night.
Here are some pictures of our small, but lovely apartment in which we have a guest bedroom, by the way.
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