Saturday afternoon we drove to Tønsberg for the baptism of Danny (in the black suit below). He is going to be such a great addition to the Branch. He was taught by Elder Garrard and Elder Crump. The girl on the left is Celine and she was baptized last winter. She had been online and…
Thursday 7/30 we celebrated 1 month in Norway! What an adventure it has been. We had a wonderful…busy…amazing…and uplifting week. Monday…Shopping for groceries in Sweden! Tuesday… we visited these great missionaries at their district meeting in Fredrikstad… Wednesday… This great family was baptized! We were able to be there and we will ever forget the wonderful spirit that was there….
We are used to having family dinners on Sunday. I love cooking for a crowd. This is the district closest to the mission home. We were lucky to have them share crock pot lasagne today! Left to right… Elder Parkinson, Elder Brink, Elder Duncan, Elder Jacobs, Sister Ulrich, Sister Williams
Friday 7.24.15 We loved our drive to Sarpsborg today. It is South from Oslo (90 minutes) towards the Swedish boarder. We passed mile after mile of the most beautiful farms. President Hill had a baptismal interview with a darling couple and one of their daughters. We are going back next week for the baptism. We spent the afternoon with Sister…
We are excited for these great missionaries who we dropped off at the airport this morning! Elder Hinton – Elder Reber – Elder Drage and our AP’s Elder Duncan and Elder Parkinson.
Saturday we flew to Tromsø. We had perfect weather which is a bit unusual there. It is one of the destinations of many cruise ships and The Hurtigruten ships on their journey up and down the Norwegian coastline. We have a small branch there with 2 sister missionaries and a wonderful couple. We spent a wonderful few days with the Crabtree’s and Sister…
We flew to Bodø on Friday morning. When we arrived it was cloudy and grey. We were greeted by Sister Allen and Sister Peterson. They looked happy and they love Bodø. We quickly understood why! It is a quaint seaport town with most things within walking distance. We have a great branch there with faithful members. We had lunch at their home and dinner…
The Storheim’s from SLC have been serving in Bodø. They have completed 18 months and last night we had them for dinner and a testimony meeting. They have made a difference in the lives of the members and missionaries and we are grateful for their service! This is the Williamson’s from Orem Utah. They returned to Norway to visit and…
We love our home in Norway!! It is a in wonderful neighborhood on a very quiet street. It is about 10 minutes to the office but the office is moving at the end of August. We will have a longer drive once we are in the new location. Our crate came yesterday! Sister Brostrom and I worked hard this morning…
