Hottest June day since 1976 in UK

Happy Father's Day today

Monday - we prepared for our departures and transfers which are tomorrow.  We found out we need to be out of the office tomorrow so a company can decontaminate our building.  We were having windows replaced in the building a few weeks ago, when they discovered asbestos where they are taking out the old windows.  They shut the work down and quarantined part of our building.  It will probably be a long process now to complete the rest of the building.  I had to fill out a report to hand in with the details of who was where in the building at what time.  We had to move all our papers and supplies that we need for tomorrow over to the church.

Elders - Miner, Lo, Searle, Rane, President Leppard, Lawson
Sisters - Dignos, Price, Belnap, Jones

Sister Belnap, Veater, Jones, Willmore, Price and Dignos

Tuesday - Our departing missionaries started arriving at the church and we had our check out with them there.  We are so sad to see so many amazing young missionaries leaving us.  Testimony meeting was so wonderful and what great young men and women we have to lead our church in the near future.  We hope they will keep in contact with us through the years.


We love these missionaries!

Elder Rane, Lawson, Miner, Lo and Searle

Wednesday - Elder Willmore and I got up at 2;30 a.m. to take Elder Lo to the airport for a 6:10 departure.  At 8:00 am we had 2 families arrive to pick up their missionaries.  Such an emotional thing to watch.  A family also came into the office on Wednesday to see the mission office.  The mother of the family had lived in the mission office when she was 8 years old for 3 years in the 1960s while her father was the mission President - President Cannon.  Her great great grandfather George Q Cannon also served as Mission President.
Zone Conference for Nottingham Zone so the office was quiet today.

Thursday - Zone Conference for Lichfield Zone which was held at the church next to us so we had a few missionaries coming in before and after the meeting.

Friday - Drove to Henley for a dinner with some of the Senior Couples and President and Sister Leppard at the Bull's Head.  It is a building from the 1500's.









Saturday and Sunday have been very hot and muggy.  The hottest we have felt since we arrived - actually they are saying the hottest since 1976.
We were outside most of the day on Saturday - we went to a Boot sale - like a huge garage sale.
Very interesting to see all the many things people are selling. It was very fun to walk through. We drove to Mary Arden's Farm and enjoyed the old farm where Shakespeare's mother grew up.  We also revisiting Ann Hathaway's home - wife of William Shakespeare.  We went there in the fall but wanted to see it in the summer when the flowers are in bloom.  Had ice cream (twice).  Yummy

Yes - the building is very crooked!  It was built in the 1500's

Hollyhocks in the village of Henley