Tag: Iceland

6/6/26 June is off to an amazing start! We have begun about six weeks of absolute craziness. As President Nelson said, “Eat your vitamin pills. Get some rest. It’s going to be exciting.” Here we go! We were still in Akureyri on Sunday and we loved attending the Akureyri branch. They are small in number…

5/30/26 Hello, Friends! Here we are again with another exciting week on the Richardson’s mission. It’s hard to believe we are at the end of May and ready to jump into June! The months are flying by. We’ve had a great week, here are some of the things we’ve been doing: Todd has a great…

5/23/26 There have been a lot of one hundred’s in our lives this past week or so. Recently we passed the one hundred day’s mark until we go home. I have blown my nose and sneezed more than one hundred times this week because of a decent head cold! But, most incredibly, this post is…

5/16/26 Hello, friends! Just like that another week has gone by and we are back again to report on the things we’ve been up to. Thanks for coming joining us! Let’s see what we have to report on this week. Sunday was Mother’s Day, as you know, and I had a great day celebrating my…

5/9/26 What do you do with seventeen hours and forty minutes of daylight each day? Sleep less! And work, play, and bake more, apparently! Here’s what we’ve been up to through the first week of May and a lot of daylight hours. This is the piano in the church building in Reykjavik. The organ is…

5/2/26 Throughout the course of our mission Todd and I have had the privilege of meeting and working with so many different people. We have enjoyed a variety of interesting experiences with others, many of which we’ve shared with you, that have stretched us in ways we would never have imagined. We are thankful for…

4/25/26 This hill is just outside the main window in our apartment. We look at it everyday, several times a day. I think it is incredibly beautiful. If you look at it closely you will see basalt columns and other remnants of an ancient lava flow. You will see moss and plants that are just…

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…