December 11, 2017
Hey ya!
This week was great and cold! It's been about 10-15 degrees farenheit here for the past couple of days. It reminds me of the weather back home. We had an all-Scotland conference on Tuesday, went on exchanges with the zone leaders on Wednesday, and found and taught Niamh on Friday. She's really cool. She goes to a catholic church in Cumbernauld but is interested to learn more about the church. We taught her the restoration and she wanted to learn more. We're planning to see her on Wednesday.
So I find out Saturday if I am staying or leaving. Even though I've been in Cumbernauld for about 5 months, I've heard President Donaldson doesn't move many missionaries right before Christmas, so I'll let you guys know next week where I am.
So a Scottish word I learned this week was lowse. It means to be finished with something like work. Everyone here is lowsing up with work and school next week. For the past few days though everyone has just been keeping warm indoors. There are not too many people out doing outside activities because it hasn't snowed yet, but everything just freezes over with a layer of ice. During this Christmas time of year although the weather is cold most people are warming up to taking a few minutes to talk to us. We usually tell people we have a brief Christmas message to share with them. Even if they are busy or not interested it's wonderful to be able to share about the true meaning of Christmas. It's so easy this time of year to be caught up in the hustle and bustle of getting everything done but really Christmas is about what we can give and how we can share the gift of Jesus Christ with others.
Here's a picture of the motorway that runs through Cumbernauld from one of the main blue cross walk bridges.
Hope you guys have a great week!
Love you a bunch,
Elder Calley
I forget who's statue this is but it's in Glasgow and they put cones on it.
