Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Worksop December 2010

Mummy and Daddy,

Ohhhhhh............it was SOOOOOOOOOO good to hear your voices. I don't have much time today. The Library's closed and Sister Terry and I have to split the time at a member's house....and they don't have an extra USB port to load my pictures with, but can I just say I LOVE MY PRESENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! all of them have been racking up all sorts of mileage! Be assured that the box of bordeaux chocolates didn't last a day, and poor old chocolate Santa didn't stand a chance. :D oh how I wish I could show you the pictures of Christmas. :D

Let me give you the quick run down of the highlights.

Phone calls. Rosemary and Norman Jones gave us their keys to we could pop in and use their phone. After we had Christmas Dinner at the "Madhouse" with Kim, Shane, and Paige we motored over to the Jones'.....

oooooooooooooh..........what should I say? I'm so awkward on the phone..........small talk gives me gas!!!!!!!! .ooooh I'm nervous! :D

We flicked on the lights, scraped off all our gear, kicked the phone to the ground...as we wrestled on the ground for it, the following conversation took place:

Do you want to go first?

Yes....Do you want to go first?

Yes......oooooh I'm nervous!!!!!! There's only one way we can settle this.....an appeal to the coin toss! Heads, I win...tails you lose!.....just kidding.....Heads you, Tails me.......

*clinnnnng.......tinkle......sshhhhwhh.....wawawaw........clunk*

"TAILS!!!!!! ME!!!!!!! OOOOOOOOHH......I'M NERVOUS....WHAT IF IT DOESN'T WORK!!!? WHAT IF IT COSTS A FORTUNE!!!!!! BAH!!!!! OOOOOOH IT'S DIALING!!!!!!!!!"

"Hello?"

"HIIIIIYEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Hello?"

"Dad? HIIIIIIIYEEE!!!!!!!!!!"

Yeah....the rest you know....but I was a puddle the whole time.....you should have seen the state of my makeup job by the end of it....that's all I have to say, but it was sooooooo good to hear your voices! Oh it's just what I needed. If anything it gave me a much appreciated boost :D

A week Wednesday, we had our Harrogate Christmas Celebration with the whole mission. We all went to a military base and played bowling, wally ball, I tried to finagle myself a deep fried boost bar, we drank American root beer, watched a musical Christmas Carol, and performed a nativity. I was the best harold angel that ever harked.....The main angel, didn't step up her game, so I naturally slid in....I couldn't just stand there....I don't stand very well :D anyways....I made sure that those shepherds got the message! ;D

Tonight we have Mark Leslie Jepson's Baptism!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHoooooo! More details to come with that, but we are so stinkin excited for him! We feel like we didn't even teach him anything. He taught it all to himself! He's golden!

Hopefully we'll have access to the computers next week :D I love you so much! and i'm so lucky to be a missionary ! I'm so thankful for my testimony! Thank you for all you do, and for just being the best family ever! I miss you so much....in a non-distracting way, of course :D mmmmwah!

xoxo! Happy Christmas, and Happy New Year! I'm excited to hear about all the festivities for 2011! Sorry my grammar and punctuation leave something to be desired :D I love you!

Love always and forever,

YOUR Sister Stephanie White

Monday, December 20, 2010

Worksop December 2010

Mummy and Daddy,
This week has been all sorts of crazy. If these 15 year old mothers
would stop swearing at their children and the computer screen....I'd
tell you about it...wow.

Let me tell you about our miracles this week. Remember how everyone
and their dog keifed all the Wellies. They're harder to come by than
bread and milk (which are super scarce with all this snow...I swear,
you'd think it was the end of the world with the way these people are
freaking out about the snow...hahahaha) anyways...when a shipment of
wellies comes in, within a half hour they're literally gone. Sister
Terry and I are on a quest.....we can't keep wrapping our feet in
grocery bags hahaha. Anyways...the only wellies we tracked down were a
pair of army issue.....we all know how fetching I look in olive
green...but....yeah....don't think that will fly. We were DESPERATE,
and we said a prayer, "Heavenly Father, we can't afford to lose our
toes.....please....help us stay dry....please help us find some
wellies." Guess who called in the next ten minutes....our Worksop mum,
Rosemary Jones saying, "Girls, I have an early Christmas Present for
you.....come pop round." Low and behold.....WELLIES!!!!!!!!! Not just
any wellies......but patterned GIRL WELLIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HALLELUYER!!!!! I wish I had my camera with me so I could show
you.....next time....next time. BAM! MIRACLE! NEXT!

Sister Terry and I were on the street and we passed this older bloke
with long curly grey hair. He smiled....we smiled and he said, "I
should talk to you." "Yes...Yes you should!" hahahah he's great! He
does little jigs for us...and he's always sending us "Brainwaves from
Steve," for example, let's say hypothetically you were out in the
wild....and you cut yourself....your plan of action should be.....let
a dog lick it...cuz his saliva has antiseptics in it...or pee on
it...cuz urine is sterile.....and if need be....make a tourniquet (fix
my spelling please) out of your own hair....because it's stronger than
other stuff you'd have with you, and It will stop the
bleeding...anyways....I don't plan on wounding myself in the
wild...but if I did.....I'll know what to do....thanks Steve :D He
LOVES learning about the gospel and making all sorts of
connections.....he knows so much about every topic known to man. He
likes reading Quantum Physics, and astronomical phenomena for
fun.....we learn a lot by being with him. When we were at his studio
apartment, Sister Terry and I got a very distinct impression that we
were in the presence of someone....important. We told him....he told
us we were daft, but then he started talking about his family history
work ....for some reason he feels drawn to know about his
ancestors.....Wow.....we told him about work for the dead in the
temple, and he knew that he needed to do that for them. The atmosphere
in the room changed.....something special happened in that
moment...that I'm still trying to wrap my head around....all I know is
that we are not alone. Families are more important than we think, and
our ancestors are more involved in this work than I originally
thought....I dunno how to explain it...I hope you get something from
all of this....but let me tell you .... it was definitely a
miracle...we scheduled him for baptism right there on the spot. BAM!
MIRACLE! NEXT!

On Saturday, we had Transfer Calls. We came home from our Christmas
Party. Sister Terry and I weren't nervous at all. You just kinda know
if you're moving or not....and I knew I was staying....anyways....we
got into the flat...and it was time to receive our call....but....no
phone!!!!!!! OH.....not good. We searched all over the
place....multiple times.....ooooooh not good.....so.....bam.....down
on our knees....Heavenly Father, we need the phone, I'm sorry I lost
it....please help us...." We sat there for a long while....trying to
feel where it was......I felt like we needed to check the car
again....for the twelfth time.....We scurried out there. As we walked
towards the car, my spirit spot burned brighter and brighter as if to
say, "getting warmer....getting warmer." We crawled inside, felt
around...nothing.....Oh Heavenly Father....we don't know what to do."
all of a sudden.... *doo da doo doo da doo doo da doo doo doo da
doo*.... Our phone rang!!!! and the screen lit up, shooting this beam
of light into the darkness saying, "here I am....whoo hoo!"
WHAT!!!!!!! BAM! MIRACLE! NEXT! I'm pretty sure we freaked our
district leader out with our squeals and sighs of relief. Long story
short, Sister Terry and I are staying together!!!! HALLELUYER! I knew
it...I still have unfinished business here :D

This week for Christmas, we're having a mission p-day at the Harrogate
Military Base where we can play sports, eat, bowl and chit
chat.....whoo!!!! for Christmas, we have all sorts of meals
scheduled....looking forward to squishing as much food as humanly
possible into the tennis ball that is my stomach. URP! I got all your
packages!!!!!!!!!!! YAY FOR LOVE, JOY, and JOYNESS!!!!!! YAY FOR
CHRISTMAS!!! Know that I will be missing you like crazy! I'm excited
to hear your voices. I don't know what to talk about, so come prepared
with a list of topics :) small talk gives me anxiety ;) jk I can't
wait to talk to you....I'm interested to hear if you think I sound
different...pretty sure I don't...but you never know.

I love you sooooooooooo much. I'm so grateful to be a missionary at
Christmas time....I get to focus 100% on Jesus Christ, and my
relationship with him....I've never done that before at
Christmas....how cool is that. :D I pray that amidst all the baubles,
burps, and banquets, you'll take a second and really think about what
Christmas means to you. :D I know the work I'm doing is real, and what
my Heavenly Father needs me to do. There's no way I can deny the
spirit I feel or my testimony that I know God lives and that we are
all here for a purpose. I know Jesus Christ loves me and went through
so much for me because of that love. I can't tell you how much it
means to me to know that I can live with you forever. My forever
wouldn't be happy if I didn't have you. Happy Christmas....talk to you
soon!!!! Tell the families I love them.

mmmmwah!
love always and forever,
Your Sister Stephanie White


That's sooooo crazy about the Provo Tabernacle! What the heck! BAM!

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Worksop December 2010

Mummy and Daddy,
Today is a crazy sort of day. We've been trying to get ourselves to Sheffield today for our Zone P-Day. I don't believe I told you, but we welcomed our new Senior Couple to Worksop. President Lindley called all the stake presidents in the mission and asked which ward deserved a senior couple. All the recommendations piled in, and President selected Worksop!!! Who!!!! They're wonderful. Elder Douglas and Sister Ivy James from Scotland. They carted our carcasses about the English countryside.....old people + gps technology= interesting :) hahahah we made it to our destination.....eventually :D heh heh. For Zone P-Day we played chair soccer, went for a treasure hunt (way fun!!! I love a good hunt), exchanged gifts, and sang carols of our own design.... Ours goes as follows *to the tune of Silent Night....please sway when you sing it*)
Chocolate cake
Holiday cake
oh how I
Love to make
Layers and layers of fluffy delight
Making it all for you this Christmas night
Gee, I want some more ca.....AKE
Gee, I wish I had some cake.
Chocolate fudge
Holiday fudge
Oh how sweet
Just a little pudge *pat stomach*
Oh how wonderful it is to feel
full of chocolate for every meal
Gee I want some more fu...UDGE
Gee I wish I had more fudge.
The end
This week was loooooooooooooong :D lots of flogged appointments...lots of sloshing through slurpies....lots of road runner legs + slams on the ice......lots of crude comments.....but at the same time, there was a lot of laughter and a lot of little happy moments. Sister Terry and I have a miracle star that we see every night at about 4:00pm (we only have a few hours of sunlight. It's funny. At 4:00pm people are surprised that we're still roaming around. "It's too late. Go home. Go to sleep." Uh.....its 4pm hahahaha) but we hold pinkies and sing a little song and make a wish.
But the icing on the cake was the fact that Neil Raymond Stocken got BAPTIZED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah Neil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh it was amazing....you should have seen him.He was just a twitter the whole night. Some of his close mates came and they all "felt something weird....something emotional." It's the spirit!!!!! Feel it! Love it!!!! Embrace it!!! Come to me and LEARN ABOUT IT!!!! YAY!!!! The fact that there were all sorts of technical difficulties, talks that were mustered up at the last minute, and sparce numbers were all pushed aside when I saw Neil's red face punch through the water hahahahah :D oh....good times....it was amazing. He's already doing member missionary work. He's passing our pass along cards. He's referring his friends to us, he paid his tithing after he was confirmed....it goes on and on. Wow...BAM! MIRACLE! NEXT! Where did he come from and where can I find another one of him :D.
Life is so good here :D The only thing that would make life better would be a bowl of Spongebob Mac n cheese and a nice long nap :D oooooh yeah....a nap....that's what I want for Christmas....I'm starting to look like and old bag....I think England's aging me. I'm falling to bits....I think it's cuz their meat here proper sucks. I need some proper milk and meat....how is a girl supposed to survive in this country without high quality life staples....this i'll never know. I miss my American cows :D hahahah
I love you so much. I received your packages. (and yes I tore the customs labels off straight away...you'd be so proud. I didn't even peek.)
Thank you so much for your constant prayers. I love being a missionary. I love seeing that I can't do a single thing, then witnessing my Heavenly Father just take over. It's so cool....then I remember....dang....I can't do anything...but then I remember....that's ok....less stress for me :D then the world feels right again, and then I skip....until I hit ice...then I fall down, and sit in the puddles whilst drunk people curse over me....then I squeeze myself dry....crawl to safety...old lady myself up....then whistle.....until I get the stink eye....then I run to the stink eye person and share the gospel with them until they "nope nope nope" on their merry way....that is my life in a nut shell....if you can decode it. anyways...I love you so much Happy Christmas. I still don't know about calling times, but I will keep you updated.
mmmmwah!
love always and forever,

Your Sister Stephanie White

Monday, December 6, 2010

Worksop December 2010

Mummy and Daddy.
This week was quite the week. Wow. I have one major event that I MUST
relate to you. So....background.....It bucketed snow here for three
days. We're talking non-stop hockey pucks of snow beating down on us.
We've been on foot since then. We're talking TWO FEET of snow!!!! The
whole of Britain shut down!!!!!!

Well, Neil and Michelle were supposed to get baptized this weekend,
and everyone told us we couldn't because the car park was chucked full
of snow. Well, we weren't having that. We wanted to try our best to
make it happen, show Heavenly Father that we had faith in him and that
we know how important baptism is. "Sister Terry, are you ready to make
a miracle happen?" So we gathered the troops, grabbed our spade,
broom, and dust pan and marched to the chapel. After ours of scooping
away, we stood back and surveyed our progress.....we cleared a square
of side walk....."Alright! now just 200 square feet left to go!" Some
people left, but a small group of us were up for the challenge. We
prayed and asked God for a miracle, and continued kicking snow around
(I figured I could work on my b' thigh at the same time:D) After a
couple of minutes, guess who trundled down our little side
street.....guess...just guess....oh you won't guess so I'll tell you.
Our Big Yellow Miracle came trundling down our road...a full on
BULLDOZER!!!! A little farmer man hopped out of the cab and said, "You
need some help?" I fetched those gate keys SO FAST!!!! No reason to
give him space to change his mind! In a matter of minutes he cleared
the car park in it's entirety!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BAM! MIRACLE!
NEXT!!!!!! Crazy right?!?!?!? "This is not even happening!!! We
prepared juice and pringles for him...but when he was done he zoomed
down the street!!!! I chased after him...probably not the smartest
idea on a sheet of ice, but I prepared juice and I had to say thank
you!!! "I have juice!!" BAM! MIRACLE! NEXT!

Your next question, Did we have the baptism? No...the bishop put the
kiabosh on it(the weather elsewhere was too bad), but I'm still so
proud of us! We asked God for a miracle and he sent it!!!!! It was Big
and Yellow and BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

I love you so much!

Life is so good! :D

Expect presents soon. (remember this the names are written on the
wrapping paper. not the ribbons...I didn't have time. you'll find the
names no worries.)

I love you!

Sister White!

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
Me with our Franciscan Monk friends

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
So we did....we knocked on it...and guess who we found?

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
We saw this giant house on the hill in Alnmouth and said....."Oooooh let's knock that!"

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
We share the gospel with everyone....even people that live in extra small houses!

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
Sister Hillgaard with the man from AA who came to our rescue.

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
1 of 4 tires

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
"LDS BEACH CLEAN"

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
The Alnwick Branch Beach Clean

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
This is where I live! Look at that beach!

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
Me on the beach

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
This is what I look like for morning exercise. Sister Hillgaard finds it expecially amusing :D

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
Some of us Sisters by the "What's in the Bag" statue

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
Had a Sister's P-Day at Metro Centre Shopping mall in Newcastle...I look right at home.

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
This is my face when someone tells me they've made me fresh meat pie :D

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
Welcome to Embleton...a little town near the coast. That's all there is basically.

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
Candid photo of Sister White #342

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
Candid Sister Hillgaard

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
Received this festive hat from my cousin Sarah! Shout out to Cousin Sarah! Happy Christmas.

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
Beautiful banner made by the youth of the Willow Canyon 8th Ward! It is proudly displayed!

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
After all our Gospel study, we compared tendons :D Look at Sis DeLucchi's crazy tendons! I'm going to make her tendon shields just in case one gets severed.

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
Painted toes! We feel like ladies.

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
An ill Sister Lomiga and a peppy Sister DeLucchi

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
Exchange in Ashington: Me with member Cathy

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
The Sunderland Family

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
Zone p-day playing Mafia....when I was finally discovered as the MURDERER!

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
Zone P-day where Sisters Belliston, DeLucchi and myself are attempting to stay warm in the sunlight.

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
Ronnie with his Mansized tissues. My personal favorite

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
Me with Ronnie

Alnwick January 2012

Alnwick January 2012
Me hugging my cold jug of milk and eyeing my Gaviscon pills for comfort.

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
More reading

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Here is her dragon she named "Dramatica"

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
It's Sister Hillgaard's Birthday Today! Here's her "Dragon Fire"

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
This is how we rang in the New Year! Happy 2012!

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
We dyed Sister Hillgaard's Hair

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
I was thrilled at all my little presents!!!!

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
My pretty Christmas gifties arrived

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Me sleeping after reading scriptures with my gallon jug of water I sipped out of with my new Build- your-own-straw.

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Sister Hillgaard sleeping with her lion, "Fluffy"

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Me sleeping

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Christmas at the Hansens!

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Calling Home!!!!!

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Trying out my new "Build a Straw!"

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Happy Christmas Sister Hillgaard

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Happy Christmas Sister White

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Happy Christmas Ronnie

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Me being festive.....even though I'm in dire need of a food nap.

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Me with little Sally Hansens (Jack Russel) in her new Santa outfit.

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Sister Hillgaard digging deep to her Viking roots to conquer multiple Christmas dinners

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Justine Jorgensen displaying my sad attempt at rice krispies.....I have other talents :D

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Peeping around the corner to see what Santa brought

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
We had our Mission Wide Christmas Party at Harrogate Army Base

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
The love of my life arrived the other day....my brand new, six volume, Braille Book of Mormon! I love it!

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
We had gale force winds up here. The wind blew so hard, some of those wind turbines burst into flames! And we braved it, yelling, "Bring it on!!!" It slammed us into a few people and a few cars....but we survived with only minor bruising :D

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Being our resourceful selves.....we made our Christmas tree this year, complete with our own festive ornaments! We love it! AND we plan to dance around it in true Danish form for Christmas.

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Our cute Alnwick youth/primary putting on the best nativity yet!

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Some of the chaos from the Branch Christmas Social

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
I'm sporting my fetching new Santa hat from the Kirches :D I'm the envy of all of Alnwick.

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Michael's birthday present from us

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Expressing my musical genius with these mystical bells.

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Me with the Jorgensen family and their surprise Hot Chocolate Night.....takes me back.

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Louise Jorgensen and I sporting our festive antlers

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
All the sisters at Zone Development meeting.

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Candid shot...just thought you'd like to see me....in the moment :D

Alnwick December 2011

Alnwick December 2011
Good Morning... No better way to start the day than with Captain America advent calendar. my poor little mouth.

Alnwick November 2011

Alnwick November 2011
Us pulling a "Beatles" with newly set apart Elder Jorgensen

Alnwick November 2011

Alnwick November 2011
I couldn't resist. The yellow slicker was just so fetching.

Alnwick November 2011

Alnwick November 2011
This is not what I had in mind.

Alnwick November 2011

Alnwick November 2011
This is at 4pm....note the darkness....

Alnwick November 2011

Alnwick November 2011
Ronnie, the ex-miner who no one can understand except for us, who brings his dog Maggie to all events.

Alnwick November 2011

Alnwick November 2011
Singing Happy Birthday to a member of our branch, John....it looks like it's sucking out my soul.

Alnwick November 2011

Alnwick November 2011
I'm always finding opportunities to drink with crazy straws. It's the only way to go really.

Alnwick November 2011

Alnwick November 2011
This week I finally finished my project for Sister's Specialized Training. We're having a tea party!!!! These are the little teacup name cards, and agenda sheet. I love projects!!!! I got to do something artsy!!!! WHOO!

Alnwick November 2011

Alnwick November 2011
Sister Hillgaard would like you to see her new way of smiling...she's been practicing. :D

Alnwick November 2011

Alnwick November 2011
Ghetto copy of our adventures with the Ashington Sisters

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
Good news is...we got to have a party with our friends Sister Terry and Belliston! and eat Krave....with no milk! Yay!

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
This was the moment we realized we no longer had our house keys either.....

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
This was our expressions when we realized we didn't have our car keys anymore.

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
Michael got BAPTIZED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
It was so magical! It kept pooping on my dreams though and washing away all my sand sculptures!!! Everyone elses' were fine and dandy, but all the waters combined and targeted only mine! How is my artistic genius meant to flourish in these conditions!!!!

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
We made it out to the sea!!!!!!!!

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
Me churning butter. It's a great shoulder work out :D

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
Sister Hillgaard "churning butter"

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
Last week we made butter. Why you ask? Well....just to mark something off my life list :D AND I ate real live honey comb....full of wax....not exactly what I was expecting but still delicious and now I'm allergy free :D supposedly.

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
I finally made it out to the sea!!!! It quite literally took my breath away. Incredible!

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
This is Sister Hillgaard's favorite picture.

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
Sister Hillgaard in her "gown of ruby and gold!"

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
"M'lady! Thou hast not thy proper frock!" yells the man in the corner by the racks of costumes. We remedied that straight away.

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
"Sister White, POSE!"

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
Me and the Castle.....Sister Hillgaard was in charge of the camera and took all kinds of shots.

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
Sister Hillgaard casting a spell

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
Here I am engaging in warfare.

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
Here I am doing my flying lesson.

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
Here I am at the front of Alnwick Castle

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
This is me. This is what I see out the window of our member's home.

Alnwick October 2011

Alnwick October 2011
This is literally what I see when I walk outside my front door! Well....until I move into my new place tomorrow.

Horbury September 2011

Horbury September 2011
Huddersfield, England

Horbury September 2011

Horbury September 2011
Sister Sorensen and I are in a very English setting...

Horbury September 2011

Horbury September 2011
Me putting on Deep Heat. I smell like a life sized Wintergreen Life Saver....fresh.

Horbury September 2011

Horbury September 2011
My body hurts :D Yet I'm still in good spirits :D

Horbury September 2011

Horbury September 2011
The Mighty Huddersfield Zone!

Horbury September 2011

Horbury September 2011
Sister Sorensen and I went to the 42 bistro...very posh ;D We had the best panini and soup I've had in all my days!

Horbury September 2011

Horbury September 2011
I couldn't help myself. I had to chase after him! Meet "Hans" from Germany in his top of the line mobility scooter that can brave any weather condition.

Horbury September 2011

Horbury September 2011
I saw this man chugging down the street in a hard top JAZZY!!!!!

Horbury September 2011

Horbury September 2011
Hey guess what. "Onward Christian Soldiers" was written right on this spot in Horbury. And did you know that I'm living in the Rhubarb Triangle of the World!?!?! Truth. Thought you'd appreciate.

Horbury September 2011

Horbury September 2011
Nightly ritual from Sister Sorensen :D She's hiding from the world.

Horbury September 2011

Horbury September 2011
This is Anne. She doesn't remember a thing, but she has THE funniest laugh of anyone I have ever met...Every time we need a pick me up, we go see Anne. She won't be able to tell you our names but what she will tell you....multiple times....is that she did welfare on Sunroyd Hill every day, and went to all the bungalows round about. Do you know what they did? They asked, "Anne, Do you want a cuppa?" (Cup of tea) and she did! She had more cuppas than she could manage and nearly floated away every single day! ahooo...hooo...hooo. :D Shout out to Anne!

Horbury August 2011

Horbury August 2011
Kenneth got baptized!!!!!!!!!!!

Horbury August 2011

Horbury August 2011
Treasure trove!

Horbury August 2011

Horbury August 2011
This old guy invited us in and sent us off with a treasure trove

Horbury August 2011

Horbury August 2011
Picture Scavenger Hunt: Be A Mannequin

Horbury August 2011

Horbury August 2011
Picture Scavenger Hunt: Find someone getting their hair cut.

Horbury August 2011

Horbury August 2011
Picture Scavenger Hunt: Find and IPhone 4 and Someone with a Crazy Hairdo....I wish you could see this guy from the side.

Horbury August 2011

Horbury August 2011
Picture Scavenger Hunt: Find Giant Chess Pieces

Horbury August 2011

Horbury August 2011
This is where Dan lives. I've been on this :D

Horbury August 2011

Horbury August 2011
Kenneth and Dan. Note the Bow Tie

Horbury August 2011

Horbury August 2011
When we got home....All the dancing and the squeezing took effect...I launched towards a Krave box.....good news...I felt a lot better afterwards.

Horbury August 2011

Horbury August 2011
The dancing wasn't working....so I squeezed it like an orange

Horbury August 2011

Horbury August 2011
Me trying to dance out a big gas bubble in my stomach.

Horbury August 2011

Horbury August 2011
Sister Sorensen eating her first official English Fish-n-chips in the pouring rain, under the shelter of a little bus stop.

Horbury August 2011

Horbury August 2011
We went for a fish pedicure! I've never giggled so much in my whole life!!!!

Horbury August 2011

Horbury August 2011
Sister Sorensen felt like death....first body breakdown of the mission

Horbury August 2011

Horbury August 2011
Making a wish!

Horbury August 2011

Horbury August 2011
My Celebratory Pizza for my one year mark!!!!!

Horbury July 2011

Horbury July 2011
President Lindley...keeping a safe distance :D.....me, Sister Sorensen, and Sister Lindley.

Horbury July 2011

Horbury July 2011
Me on Hazel's stair lift. Life Goal officially fulfilled and it was more wonderful than I could have ever imagined.

Horbury July 2011

Horbury July 2011
Sister Sorensen on Hazel's chair lift

Horbury July 2011

Horbury July 2011
Mother and Child: Sister White and Sister Chelsea Sorensen. I am so proud!

Horbury July 2011

Horbury July 2011
This is the Huddersfield Zone Megaphone....which is "Unsuitable for Sisters"...or is it!?

Horbury July 2011

Horbury July 2011
The final Huddersfield Zone Photo...for now.

Horbury July 2011

Horbury July 2011
Be amazed at the superhero lolly. I just felt like sending this. This takes me back to my Blow Pop days. :D

Horbury July 2011

Horbury July 2011
This says it all

Horbury July 2011

Horbury July 2011
Our four-man pow wow....these are the sorts of things we do in our "spare time" :D Thank you Kungfu Panda 2 Happy Meals at McDonalds!!!

Horbury June 2011

Horbury June 2011
John of John's Ices!!!!

Horbury June 2011

Horbury June 2011
Mighty Huddersfield Zone Hike

Horbury June 2011

Horbury June 2011
The sky here is AMAZING

Horbury June 2011

Horbury June 2011
Companionship Photo: Sister White and Sister DeLucchi

Wharfe Valley May 2011

Wharfe Valley May 2011
I love this woman. Rose slapped the beard on her head and sported it for the rest of the evening. * Let us all keep in mind that she's 64, plays XBOX Kinect games...like the Wii... She dresses up and she has the most fun of anyone anywhere! She's mint!

Wharfe Valley May 2011

Wharfe Valley May 2011
We had fun with wigs...People told me I looked either like Jesus....or an average English chick....you take your pick.

Wharfe Valley May 2011

Wharfe Valley May 2011
Sam Peel, Me and Joyce Bowman

Wharfe Valley May 2011

Wharfe Valley May 2011
We had a "60's and 70's Do" branch activity. Rose, Sara and Kevin came with the best outfits! They went all out and won the prize for "Best Fancy Dress."

Wharfe Valley May 2011

Wharfe Valley May 2011
We did it again :D

Wharfe Valley April 2011

Wharfe Valley April 2011
Our whole clan watching "Wallace and Gromit and the Wrong Trousers!"

Wharfe Valley April 2011

Wharfe Valley April 2011
Sister Taylor and me at Rosemary Cousins's Baptism!...With her son Kevin and her daughter-in-law-to-be, Sara

Wharfe Valley April 2011

Wharfe Valley April 2011
Seven inch hair chop!

Wharfe Valley April 2011

Wharfe Valley April 2011
Leeds 1 University District in front of the Obo Chinese Buffet!

Wharfe Valley March 2011

Wharfe Valley March 2011
Generation photo: Sister Taylor and I with our "moms" Sister Owen and Sister Richmond. P.S. Sister Owen went home. Bye Sister Owen!

Wharfe Valley March 2011

Wharfe Valley March 2011
Darling Sisters,

Wharfe Valley March 2011

Wharfe Valley March 2011
Amanda Kelk's Baptism!!!!!!

Wharfe Valley March 2011

Wharfe Valley March 2011
All the sisters had a "Tea Party" complete with special cups, pink candles, doilies and GIFT BAGS! PSSSH YEAH!

Wharfe Valley March 2011

Wharfe Valley March 2011
Me and Bessie after a hymn session. "Come here love...come sit on my knee." Every Saturday morning we go visit Bessie. Do you know what she told me after I sang a solo for her, "Do you know what that makes me think of.....an old woman rocking in a rocking chair....an old....welsh.....woman....in a creaky old rocking chair that's very old." hmmmm....old woman + welsh+ creaky old rocking chair that's very old = the last solo I will ever sing :D Sister Lamb really likes bringing it up :D hahaha

Wharfe Valley February 2011

Wharfe Valley February 2011
President Craig, Mick, Joyce, Chris, Me and Sister Lamb at the BAPTISM!!!!!!!! I know I take up most of the photo....I couldn't help m'self....My ankles don't bend :D Plus...something's got to distract from the picture on a jaunty angle.

Wharfe Valley February 2011

Wharfe Valley February 2011
Our friend Patricia celebrated her 50th Birthday!

Wharfe Valley February 2011

Wharfe Valley February 2011
Valentines Day....These were my valentines this year.

Wharfe Valley February 2011

Wharfe Valley February 2011
Mighty Leeds Zone....notice how I am strategically positioned so you don't notice I don't have a tie

Wharfe Valley February 2011

Wharfe Valley February 2011
Sisters of the ELM

Worksop January 2011

Worksop January 2011
Me with Norman and Rosemary Jones, who want to adopt me, and come visit us in America. fyi.

Worksop January 2011

Worksop January 2011
Golden Glen at his Baptism....whoo hoo Glen, the camera's this way.

Worksop January 2011

Worksop January 2011
MARK LESLIE JEPSON GOT BAPTIZED!!!!!!

Worksop December 2010

Worksop December 2010
I hate not being able to be part of the action....can I just say that :D

Worksop December 2010

Worksop December 2010
Neil Raymond Stocken got BAPTIZED!!!!! WHOO!!!!

Worksop December 2010

Worksop December 2010
Me in the snow...this was just the beginning.

Worksop November 2010

Worksop November 2010
Miss Beryl Dolan got baptized!!!!! I'm sad she's not grinning....she's got the sweetest toothless grin you'll ever seen. Oh how I love the toothless :D Ps We're wearing our poppies for Remembrance day on the 11th.

Worksop September 2010

Worksop September 2010
Hey hey I've got an idea...we should name this shop "Going Potty :D hahah

Worksop September 2010

Worksop September 2010
Sasha!!!! Paint Girl!!!! This is my dream.

Worksop September 2010

Worksop September 2010
Old People run rampant here!!! Worksop is Jazzy central!!! They have "scooter" shops on every corner and these signs on every street....heavens.

Worksop August 2010

Worksop August 2010
We were carrying this to a recent convert....the bag broke....need I say more. I couldn't let it go to waste

Worksop August 2010

Worksop August 2010
Ashley Louise Doncaster, Brother Jones and the Sisters at Ashley's baptism

Worksop August 2010

Worksop August 2010
Me with Sister Star Owen and President and Sister Lindley

August 2010

August 2010
President and Sister Clegg

August 2010

August 2010
A Legit Phone Booth

All missionaries at the Preston, England MTC July 2010

All missionaries at the Preston, England MTC July 2010
Note my snappy plaid skirt

Can this count as part of my checked luggage? I feel like I should own this :)

See....it likes me...now I HAVE to take it with me.

Mr. Postman...make my day.

This cookie would NOT crumble!

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