London Temple Goodbye and Sister Gorgas

Autumn is beautiful on the London Temple grounds.  We were glad to be able to visit one more time before leaving England.  It felt like we had come full circle as we spent the majority of our mission here.

Sister Parker with Sister Gorgas (from England), who was our ELSM mission secretary before the missions realigned last July.  One of Sister Gorgas' new assignments is to help at the Welcome Centre on Saturdays, so we were able to see her one last time.

Elder "Cheeky Monkey" with Sister Gorgas!  "Good Mormon" Sister Gorgas!  Glad to see the note is still on your desk in the old office.

Glad the dark glasses hide the tears as we leave this beautiful place.

Elder Parker says Sister Parker always did like to travel in the Fall, so it is fitting we return home from our mission this time of year.

YSA Friends

Oliver, newest ordained Elder

Kidderminster and Cleobury - Mary Keysell Family History

Kidderminster - St Mary's Church - where Mary Keysell was christened and her parents were married (Edwin Keysell & Ann Pitt.)

Poppy Wreath Remembrances of War Veterans

St Mary's Cleobury- Where Mary Keysell and Alexander Lindsay were married. Also home of Mary Keysell's grandmother, Mary Perrins (LH5B-2P5).

Church Visits Ludlow Areas - Keysell Family History Sites

#1 Mary Keysell is the mother of Annie Helen Lindsay Nebeker, who is Verda Nebeker Westenskow's mother

Ludlow - 

St Laurence Church Ludlow - Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Christened-Edwin Keysell

Ludlow Street Market

Christmas Market inside of the church.

Beer Festival inside of the church.

The nave was beautiful and quiet - just past the beer festival!

Ludlow Castle entrance.

Edwin Keysell christened at this Methodist church.

Liverpool Docks and Birmingham War Horse Theatre

After visiting the Preston Temple, we returned to Birmingham via Liverpool, and were able to quickly see some of the harbor sites where many people left for America after joining the Church long ago.  We had family who left for America from this location as well, including some of Sister Parker's Danish ancestors.

Liverpool, England

Hard to see in this picture, but this is The Beatles Museum - another Liverpool site right near the docks!

Left Liverpool to return to Birmingham to meet up with some other senior missionaries.

Spent the night in Birmingham to attend a play before returning to Poole.

War Horse was wonderful!  It was amazing to watch the mechanical horses throughout the entire production.  They almost seemed alive!

Elder and Sister Bates (from UT), Elder and Sister Sprouse (from TX) with Sister Parker.

We sat at the top which was needed as Sister Parker was still using crutches.  We could take the elevator and come in on the flat, and only had a very few steps to come down.

Won't be here for Peter Pan and Jimmy Osmond as Captain Hook!