Category: Iceland

4/18/26 Hello, everybody! It’s time for another Richardson Missions update. Let’s see what this week has in store for us. Of course, we will start with Sunday. Here we go! We went to church in Selfoss on Sunday and really enjoyed visiting with the saints there. Todd and I both spoke in sacrament meeting. The…

4/11/26 This week began with Easter Sunday and General Conference. We enjoyed participating in the meetings and we hope you were able to as well. This was our last general conference in Iceland; for October’s conference we will be back in Oregon. For the past four conferences we have joined with the missionaries and some…

4/4/26 Here we are again! It’s a new month and we’ve had a good week. Throughout this week we’ve enjoyed pondering the life of our Savior as He ministered to and suffered for all mankind. We are so thankful for Jesus Christ and the love He shows for us. We are thankful that we have…

3/28/26 Hey, Everybody! Let’s catch you up on what we’ve been up to this week. Yes, it’s been very windy & snowy! The calendar might say spring is here but Iceland has different ideas. At least throughout the week we’ve had lots of these moody views. I think the contrast between the dark sky and…

3/21/26 There’s something about tracking our sunlight that brings me joy. Maybe the nine years we lived in Alaska did something to my brain and now that we are, yet again living on the top of the planet, I just love knowing how much or how little sunlight we have each day. I have an…

3/14/26 Hello, Friends! We hope you are enjoying a lovely spring. We’ve had pretty mellow week. We know our next couple of weeks are going to be super busy so we tried to enjoy a calm week before our schedules get busy again. As usual, this week started with Sunday, so let’s start there with…

3/7/26 Hello, friends and family! While I’m working on this blog post today we are warm inside our apartment while a storm rages and blows outside. The predictions that March will be stormy after several dry months is already proving to be true. Throughout the week we’ve had clouds, wind, rain, sun, snow, sleet .…

2/28/26 This week’s post starts a lot like last week’s post with a young missionary giving a talk in sacrament meeting. This week Elder Chynoweth spoke in the 1st branch sacrament meeting, giving his talk in Icelandic and doing a really great job. He has been in Iceland for two months and he was able…

2/21/26 What a week! Buckle up for some fun. 🙂 Let’s take it one day at a time, we haven’t done that for a while. This is a long read and a picture heavy post . . . get comfortable! Sunday — Our day: Sunday we attended two sacrament meetings — Reykjavik 1st branch and…

2/14/2026 Happy Valentine’s Day! We hope your day and your week, have been filled with love. Love for one another. Love for yourself. And, most importantly, love for and from our Savior Jesus Christ. His love is the most important love you can have in your life. John 14:15 says, “If ye love me, keep…

2/7/26 Hi, Friends! The first week of February has come and gone and we have been busy with all sorts of things. Let’s get you caught up on what’s been happening in Iceland. First off, good people. They are everywhere. When I walked into our branch on Sunday I saw my lovely friend Björg sitting…

1/31/26 At church last Sunday we had a combined second hour class with the men and women. The Europe North Area Presidency had requested that all units watch and discuss a video they had made outlining the goals and objectives for the spiritual growth of members and friends in the area during 2026. There were…

1/24/26 Hello, friends. Let’s start this week’s report off with a look at one of our new young missionaries. Elder Pedroza came to Iceland last week to begin his service here. He immediately moved to Selfoss to work with his companion, Elder Benzley, covering south Iceland. They will both attend and serve in the Selfoss…

1/17/26 On Sunday morning this week Todd and I drove to Selfoss to attend their church meetings. As we were coming over the mountain we were greeted by this beautiful sunrise at about 10:30 am. Isn’t this a lovely sight to start out a new week? The beautiful views continued when we got to church…

1/10/26 After the last several posts celebrating our way through the holidays I hope you will enjoy reading through this week’s not so exciting post. In fact, let’s start out with something very mundane . . . a car accident! We were not in an accident. No one was injured in the accident. And, it…