Tag: Iceland

12/20/25 Greetings from Iceland on the shortest week of the year! Well, it is still seven days long, isn’t it? But today, Saturday the 20th, we have four hours and four minutes of sunlight. In fact, on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, & Tuesday we have the same amount of sunlight — that four hours and four…

12/13/25 Let’s just start with this picture to kick off our week’s review with a festive start! One of the many things Iceland does well is Christmas decorations! They go big with so many lights and ornaments and it is always impressive. And, no, those red hearts are not helium balloons. Todd checked! Now you…

12/6/25 Another week has come and gone and here we are again! We had an interesting and varied week. There were waterfalls, there was baking, there were meetings, there was aurora, there were drone flights! (We just want to remind you of all the variety in serving as senior missionaries!) So, here we go! First…

11/29/25 We hope you have all had a wonderful week of Thanksgiving. In an attitude of gratitude, here is a list of some of the things I am thankful for this week! The Apostle Paul said, “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” (1 Thessalonians…

11/22/25 On November 21st Todd and I celebrated our 33rd wedding anniversary! It’s hard to believe so many years have gone by. As we look back over our marriage we are amazed at the marvelous work Heavenly Father has done with our lives and the blessings He has seen fit to pour out upon us.…

11/15/25 Here we are again, my friends! For this week’s post I’m going with a random list of odds & ends. There may be no rhyme or reason to some things, but they were part of our week, they made me smile, and for that I am grateful! Let’s get started and see what comes…

11/8/25 Recently my sweet friend Ásta shared a BYU devotional with me that was given by Elder Steven Lund in 2022 called “Flashes of Light”. In the devotional, Elder Lund talks about how we can see God more clearly in our lives when we look back and consider His hand in guiding and blessing us.…

11/1/25 Hello, Friends! We’ve had such a fun week. Thank you for coming to read all about it! Let’s start off with something that dominated our week and made it really beautiful . . . SNOW! Winter is definitely here. The snow brought October to an end and ushered in November with it’s beauty and…

10/25/25 We’re sitting at our table working on different things this afternoon as I start writing this week’s post. It’s the usual set up, we’re both on computers across from each other working away at projects. Today I’ve spent time on our upcoming missionary Christmas fireside, sorting the branch directory and making lists about what…

10/18/25 Hello from Iceland! Let’s get right into a good and busy week. On Sunday we had the second day of the fall Iceland District Conference. We were happy to hear from our district leaders and spend time with our friends from church. In the picture below you will see L-R: President Bragi Svavarsson, 1st…

10/11/25 Welcome back to another blog post in the Richardson Missions saga! We’ve had a great week and we have lots of mission work to report. Let’s do a day by day report for this post. There’s a beautiful new hymn that has been on my mind this week and it sums up some of…

10/4/25 We began this week with the sad news of President Russel M. Nelson’s death. President Nelson was the prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2018. We love him and we have loved following his prophetic leadership. While we will miss him, we are profoundly grateful for the pattern established…

9/27/25 Hello, again! And welcome to another episode of senior missionary work in Iceland! We are happy you are here and we are happy we are here. Here’s what we’ve been up to this week: On Sunday we were able to attend and participate in the baptism of our friend Fortune. She is from Cameroon…

9/20/25 It is hard to believe that the first year of our mission is over. On September 16, 2024 we entered the MTC and on September 24, 2024 we came to Iceland. In some ways it has been a long year! And in so many ways it has really flown by. We have several friends…

9/13/25 Wow, it’s been a week! Get comfortable and here we go! Several months ago Todd and I began to plan a trip around the ring road. We decided to take our trip in September of this year to celebrate the half way point of our mission (woohoo!) and to explore the east side of…