Sep 25, 2017
Hey that's good to hear that the race in Paris was good.
Sounds like a lot of travelling though. Have you gotten over the jet lag yet?
Euros are a lot different than US dollars as well. I'm pretty sure that they
have 1 Euro coins. Has Google translate been working out okay?
So, Cumbernauld has been going good. We met with John almost
every day this week and visited with Gordon as well. John is taking small steps
and still reads his scriptures and prays everyday. He takes really good care of
us though. We saw both of them at church yesterday.
One of the things I have been studying this week is patience
and how patience is an important attribute to learn. It's interesting how
patience is an attribute that requires patience in order to learn. One scripture
I really like that talks about patience is Mosiah 23:21 which says,
"Nevertheless the Lord seeth fit to chasten his people; yea, he trieth
their patience and their faith." Sometimes it is hard to be patient or we
may not know why we have to be patient but it always works for our benefit when
we are patient.
We have also been doing quite a bit of finding this week. We
came across this one house that was really run down though.
I can't believe that General Conference is already this
week. I am really looking forward to hearing from the Prophet and Apostles.
Conference is always a good time to recharge spiritual batteries. Last
Conference was fantastic so I'm sure this one will be as well.
That's interesting that breakfast is different in France.
The food over here in Scotland is different as well. The milk tastes different
over here. For breakfast, you can eat cereal, porridge, eggs, essentially
anything you could back home. A traditional Scottish breakfast would consist of
eggs, rashers (Scottish bacon which is thicker than it is back home),
hashbrowns, beans, and ketchup. Almost every meal over here is served with some
form of potatoes. Potatoes are like the staple for meals here.
There are a lot of people that smoke here as well. There are
more people that smoke here than people who don't it seems like at times. No
one really pays attention to the no smoking signs either.
We will generally pull out the cash because there is an
international transaction with every payment of the card and it is easier to
keep track of how much money you have then checking the ATM every time.
By the way today is a bank holiday so the library is closed
and Elder Bain and I are taking turns emailing from the church so I hope that
you guys enjoy France. Take some pictures of Normandy will you?
By the way here are is a picture of Elder Bain, me, and
John.
I hope you enjoy your week in France!
Love you guys a lot,
Elder Calley
