"How great the goodness of our God . . ." 2 Nephi 9:10
Our family members are returning home from France today. They said their favorite part of their holiday was with us in England and Wales because of the beauty of the countries and the friendly people.
Some special prayers were answered while in Wales. Our grandson is 18 years old and graduating from high school. He will be turning missionary age in October. All of us have prayed continually that he will gain a desire to serve a mission and we all hoped something during this trip would touch his heart and that he'd feel the promptings of the Spirit. While attending fast and testimony meeting in Gaerwen Ward (Wales), we experienced an answer to those prayers!! A young man bore his testimony of why he has made the decision to go on a mission. The following testimonies emphasized overcoming fears and relying on faith. There were other very spiritual things said that were not only applicable for our grandson, but for all of us. Our prayers were answered through the testimony of others. Never underestimate the power of a personal testimony or God's power to help us be in the right place at the right time for spiritual strengthening. He does his part and leaves the rest to us.
Here are more pictures of our travels:
Our family members are returning home from France today. They said their favorite part of their holiday was with us in England and Wales because of the beauty of the countries and the friendly people.
Some special prayers were answered while in Wales. Our grandson is 18 years old and graduating from high school. He will be turning missionary age in October. All of us have prayed continually that he will gain a desire to serve a mission and we all hoped something during this trip would touch his heart and that he'd feel the promptings of the Spirit. While attending fast and testimony meeting in Gaerwen Ward (Wales), we experienced an answer to those prayers!! A young man bore his testimony of why he has made the decision to go on a mission. The following testimonies emphasized overcoming fears and relying on faith. There were other very spiritual things said that were not only applicable for our grandson, but for all of us. Our prayers were answered through the testimony of others. Never underestimate the power of a personal testimony or God's power to help us be in the right place at the right time for spiritual strengthening. He does his part and leaves the rest to us.
Here are more pictures of our travels:
Welsh spelling: Castell Rhuddlan - 13th Century |
High on the wall |
The boys exploring the inner court |
The mote in front, river on the other side, ruins from the back side |
Beautiful fields of mustard? |
Food hanging in the old gate keepers house at Conwy suspension bridge |
Suspension bridge to the castle in Conwy |
Castell Conway-Wales |
Cailin's knight in shining armor is home, so this will have to do |
Overlooking the town of Conwy |
We all love the Welsh flag |
Seems to be a habit in those days to hang your next meal from the ceiling |
Smallest house. |
I met the Welsh Dragon--cool fellow |
Menai Strait behind this treeTown of Llanfairpwll, Isle of Anglesey |
Help in pronouncing this longest Welsh name if you can speak the language-we recorded someone saying it for us |
Elder Blain and Bridger visiting Castell Caernarfon |
A window in Caernarfon castle |
Justice |
It is easy to get lost in all the corridors and rooms |
See the masses of people--they were singing in Welsh and dancing--a huge celebration! |
Calm seas, rocky beach at Llandudno |
Creative bed and breakfast in Llandudno |
In front of Penrhyn Castle |
Nice time of year to enjoy the trees and flowers |
These were not fun to walk on and I can imagine the soldiers running along with their bows and arrows . . . ouch--trip! |
Within old walls . . . |
Lake Windemere in Northern England--Lake District |
The Queen's swans on Lake Windemere (all swans are owned by the Queen) |
The swans were all nice. Cailin is feeding them our meal leftovers. |
These sheep cracked me up as they came running to take a look at us--sunset and getting too dark for pictures |
Beautiful country. Trees are barely beginning to leaf out. |
Oh no! Another carvery and more gravy! Elder Blain at the counter stocking up. |
Such great pictures! Looks like it was a ton of fun. So beautiful and green there. All the old castles and buildings are amazing!
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