From Ireland we ventured on to England!
We drove our bus onto a ferry and took the ferry across the Irish Sea to Wales.
It was a beautiful ferry ride, but what awaited us on the other end was beyond beautiful!
I was in heaven as we drove through Wales to get to Preston, England, our next destination.
I wish I could describe Wales, but it's something you just have to see. Let's just say that it definitely made my list of places to return to and explore later in life!
Once we got to Preston we headed straight to the Preston temple to do some work.
They aren't accustomed to such big groups at this temple, so it was quite an adventure getting over thirty of us through the baptistry!
Afterwards we were fed a traditional meal in the cafeteria.
There were some parts of it that I wasn't such a big fan of, like the rhubarb pie, but everything else was pretty delicious!
The temple workers were all so welcoming, and it was a truly great experience.
The rest of that day was spent back at the hotel resting up from jet-lag and a crazy two days we spent in Ireland.
A big group of us took over the lobby with some fairly intense games of Egyptian Ratscrew and Catch Phrase.
It was a great day :)
The next day we met a church historian, Peter Fagg, who took us on a really incredible walking church history tour of Preston!
We saw so many amazing things, including the home where Gordon B. Hinckley stayed on his mission in Preston, and the River Ribble where the first church members were baptized.
It was an amazing experience to spend the day learning about the early Latter-day Saints in Preston.
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| River Ribble, Preston, England |
This is the home where President Gordon B. Hinckley stayed on his mission in Preston.
He was sitting in his room in the top right hand window when he was feeling a little discouraged about his mission and why he was there spending so much of his family's money for such little reward.
He opened a letter from his dad and in it read, "Forget yourself and go to work," which we heard President Hinckley quote so many times throughout his time as a general authority for the church.
That is such a powerful lesson that we can all learn no matter our situation, whether as a missionary, a mom, or a mechanic.
Just forget yourself and go to work.
Serve one another.
Our stay in Preston was an unexpected surprise and I am very thankful I had the opportunity to visit a city so rich with the history of this gospel!
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