Aug 7, 2017
Hey guys!
It still feels like summer here but summer here is really cool. It gets
to about 60 or maybe 65 degrees here during the day. The leaves haven't changed
yet but it the rain is always dependable. I can't believe the leaves are
already beginning to change.
So this week we did a bit of travelling. We went to Edinburgh last
Tuesday for Zone Conference. It was really good. On the way back to the bus
station, I did see a pair of bagpipers wearing kilts but I didn't have time to
take a picture. So I do see them but not very often. More often than not they
are playing on the touristy streets. Then on Wednesday we went to Glasgow to
have interviews. We have continued to meet with John some more this week. He is
progressing slowly. He's started to read his scriptures every night which is
good. The rest of this week has been filled with chapping. It's interesting
because over here in Cumbernauld there are sections where all the Catholics
live and places where all the protestants live. So often times when people say I'm
Catholic most of the other people we talk to in the neighborhood will say they
are Catholic as well.
So here's the Scottish phrase for the week. If someone tells you over
here that something is dearer it means that it is more expensive. For example, if
"those biscuits are dearer than those biscuits" than they are more
expensive. They also don't use the word trash over here. They will always refer
to the trash can as a bin.
So I don't have many pictures for this week but here is a picture of a
large building with the Union jack on it in Edinburgh. There are not many
places that have the Union jack out. The Scottish flag is more likely to be
flown.
I almost forgot, yesterday was Elder Udy's birthday so I tried to bake
him a cake but failed pretty bad. He got a cake from the McGregor's though.
They're a family in the ward. Brother McGregor is in the bishopric. By the way
we do have a ward mission leader. He's about five years off his mission. He
served in the England London South mission. He's a good mission leader. There
are no young men in the ward though but there are young women. I don't know how
many though.
Well it's been great to hear from you guys! Enjoy the nice fall
weather!
Love you guys,
Elder Calley
By the way we mainly take the bus around Cumbernauld and walk. I
believe I have seen four people wear a kilt since I've been in Scotland. I will
try to take a picture of the next person I see wearing a kilt, if I remember.
