Ongoing Restoration
This week we taught about the Ongoing Restoration in Ashington and Gateshead Institute classes. From home-centered gospel learning and 2 hour church meetings to ministering as the Savior would and 132 new temples announced by President Nelson, we are incredibly impressed with what has come to us in the continuing restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
As we participate in the Gathering of Israel we are not alone in our efforts; He is in our midst and labors with us. Elder Kim B. Clark of the Seventy said:
Please remember these words of the Savior: "I am not alone, because the Father is with me" [John 16:32]. So it is with us. The Lord Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father love us, and They are with us. Because Jesus looked to His Father and completed the great atoning sacrifice, we can look to Jesus Christ with assurance that He will help us. (Look unto Jesus Christ, Ensign, May 2019)
We often feel the presence of heavenly support in our service. "And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up." D&C 84:88
North Shields Temple Trip
We were able to ride on the bus to the temple with the North Shields Ward members and accompanied 16 missionaries who had not been to the temple in many months. They were in humble awe at the new presentation of the Endowment Ordinance. It was a beautiful day to be at the Preston England Temple.
Missionary Music Fireside - aka Why I Believe Fireside
One of our highlights this week was helping 24 Elders/Sisters put on a music fireside, just like the "Why I Believe" firesides in the Tacoma Stake. Sister Betteridge accompanied many of the numbers on the piano. It was a beautiful event. Three new young adult members that we have worked with shared their conversion stories and testimonies and one gave the opening prayer. Several visitors and friends were also there and felt the evening was very uplifting. One large family, with several teenagers, said it was one of the most inspiring events they had been to recently. Mission accomplished!
Alnwick Castle
Just 30 minutes north of us sits the Alnwick Castle in a beautiful setting. It is owned today by Ralph Percy, the 12th Duke of Northumberland and has been in his family for over 700 years. It was built in the 11th Century. The family lives in the castle during the non-tourist season from October to end of March. It is the second largest inhabited castle in the UK. The castle has served as a military outpost, a teaching college, a refuge for evacuees, a film set (Harry Potter) as well as a family home. Yes, Harry Potter's father, now takes a broom to work and has been seen flying around the castle recently.
Enjoying a Sandwich in a Cafe and in Walks a Duck
England is a wonderful place for birds! This was intriguing to us because the duck knew exactly what it was doing; crossed the street, hoped up on the curb, waddled across the sidewalk and right into the cafe where we were having a sandwich. The guy at the table next to us bought him lunch.
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