November 11th
Remembrance Day!
(Veteran's Day)
I love that here in Wales they are very good about remembering those who fought and died for freedom. Friday night they had a Remembrance Evening at the Cardiff Chapel. It is the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
They also honored 200 yrs of the RNLI
(Royal National Lifeboat Institution)
Sunday, Churches had Remembrance Services where different organizations brought wreaths to lay at different memorials. We had a 2 minute moment of silence in remembrance at church. Today we stopped by a memorial in front of the library to pay our respects.
Matt found this in the parking lot one day and attached it to the car keys. He was looking at it later and noticed it had our daughter Kelli's birthday. She had her birthday this past week. Love this girl. She's our angel here on earth:)
Castell Coch
We got to spend the afternoon and evening with this fun couple,
Elder and Sister Munson who are serving in Aberystwyth, Wales.
Caerleon Roman Ruins dating back to 43BC
Roman Amphitheater
The are mock ups of what the Amphitheater might have looked like.
Life was hard for a Roman legionary in first-century Wales. When he wasn’t cooped up in his barracks or being barked at by a centurion he was out risking his life in skirmishes with ancient Britons.
But here in Isca, one of just three permanent legionary fortresses in Britain, there were compensations. He could always hang out with his friends at the fortress baths – or take a stroll to the amphitheater to watch the gladiators.
But here in Isca, one of just three permanent legionary fortresses in Britain, there were compensations. He could always hang out with his friends at the fortress baths – or take a stroll to the amphitheater to watch the gladiators.
A couple of Gladiators!
Remains of the foundations of the Barracks.
Roman Attire
Inside a modern covered building in today’s Caerleon you can still explore the remains of the immense open-air swimming pool, that once held more than 80,000 gallons of water. Thanks to the wonders of film projection you’ll glimpse a Roman soldier still diving the depths today.
There were different area for hot, warm and cold bath areas.
There was also a wonderful museum with all kind of artifacts from the Roman occupation.
mosaic floor design
We later drove to Bristol Wells Road Chapel and attended the
Bristol Women's Devotional
Sister Kristen Yee
Sister Heidi Griffith spoke first on Rays of light. The Lord magnifies every effort we make.
Elder Alan T. Phillips, the 2nd counselor in the Europe North Presidency and his wife, Lindsey Phillps, spoke. Sister Phillips said that in perfectionism brings about comparisons. Perfected in Christ is a constant. Elder Phillips thanked everyone for coming and spoke of covenants in Mosiah 18.
Sister Kristen M. Yee of the RS Presidency addressed the sisters. The highest level of discernment is seeing the best in others and helping them to see it in themselves. Lots of other wonderful directions given by her.
There were over 500 sisters in attendance!
Flat Checks & Interviews
Much of this week was doing flat checks to see if the missionaries are keeping their flats (apartments) clean. We had a mixture of very clean and organized to poorly kept. It is a priority of the mission president to make sure all of the flats are being kept up. The missionaries in our Zone also had interviews with the mission president this week. We went to the chapel to Change our visas to e-visas.
Elder and Sister Herdt with Sister Lunt doing e-visas.
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