Worthing Ward Social and Members

Worthing Ward building - where we attend Sunday services - about a 55 min. drive from where we live.

Jo, Jacky, Bob, Sister Parker, Michelle, Trevor.

Daphne, Chris, James, Julie, Kevin.

Barbara, David, Christine, Andy.

Ben Hall and kids, Denise, Martina, Vlasta.

Hogg family, Elders Jergensen & Alvarez, Marcus.

Mark & Mandy

Michelle & Bethany

Josh & Vicky, Mike, Wendy.

Elder Jergensen (UT) and Elder Alvarez (Mexico).  Ken & Catrina Hamilton back left.

Andy & Jacky Bowles.

They have four dogs and two cats!  This was quite the visit for Sister Parker...

Midhurst Castle - South Downs Road Trip

St Ann's Hill and Midhurst Castle

It’s hard to be completely sure when Midhurst Castle was built because the Domesday Book – William the Conqueror’s great catalogue of the lands of England – rather steered clear of Midhurst.

What is highly likely is that Midhurst Castle, like those in Chichester, Bramber and Pulborough, was built to safeguard the Normans' stronghold in Sussex immediately after the Norman Conquest of 1066.

Like Pulborough Castle, which was built at the same time near the confluence of the River Rother and the Arun, Midhurst Castle was built on a high place overlooking the river. The River Rother was a key strategic transport route for both trade and military items as the roads in the Weald were so poor at that time. St Ann’s Hill was an obvious location for such an important building.

At first the Castle consisted of wood and earthwork defences, with an inner bailey on top of St Ann’s Hill and a further bailey on the westward slopes of the hill. Later stone walls and buildings were incorporated to beef up the castle’s defences.

We were only gone for a few hours, but this was a much needed break from the office routine!  Spring is finally coming to south England...we hope.

London War Museum Trip With Friends

P-Day to South London War Museum  (This is the first trip we have made to London except for the Heathrow Airport!)
Wallaces and Maddens went with us.

Departure - Waiting for the train at Datchet Station.

Destination - Waterloo Station, near the War Museum.

Westminster Bridge - if we crossed the line in the middle, we were out of our mission!
Parliament in the background.

The London Eye.  We will go back for a ride on another day when the lines are not so long.

When three missions are re-aligned at the end of June, 3/4 quarters of our London South Mission will be combined with the England London Mission, which will open a greater part of London for access!  We are excited, and hope to be able to experience more of England at that time.

Oxford Quick Trip, Zone Meeting Food Preparation, Missionary Misc.

Quick trip to Oxford to help a sister missionary move to a new area.  We had no time to tour, but passed this historic site near where the missionaries lived:

 Debtor's Tower Old Oxford City Wall

Oxford, near old city wall.

Accommodations Centre kitchen where we prepare lots of food for transfers and zone conferences!  It takes four large pots (Sister Parker bought on line) every time we do pasta or potatoes!  Then we put it in warmer boxes that Elder Parker bought on line so we can haul the food to the conference wherever it is - usually in Crawley, about 20 minutes away.

No one had used large foil pans before, but they work a lot better than 15 crock pots most of the time!  (Though crock pots have their benefits, too!)

Elder Parker has become a great cook when it comes to not letting the sauce scorch!

Two of us can turn out a lot of food in a pretty short time when we need to.

We're always the last to eat - after the missionaries have cleared up most of the plates and utinsils!

Missionary farewell party in Worthing.

Worthing Ward members.

Dinner and games at Elder and Sister Wallace's - Sister Wallace's birthday.
(Sister Wallace, Sister Harkness, Sister Parker,
Elder and Sister Madden.)

Footprints in the snow - finally!  We have had snow, but not very much...