Tag: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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…

1/3/26 Yes, this picture is on New Year’s Eve! And, yes, I have so much to say about New Year’s Eve! But first you’ll have to read about what happened before New Year’s Eve. So get comfortable and settle in for a long read about the last week of the year, or the first week…

12/27/25 Hello, friends, and Merry Christmas! We hope you have had a wonderful Christmas week with your family and friends. We love Christmas and we’ve had a terrific week together. Let me tell you all about it! On Christmas Sunday we attended two sacrament meetings. We started with the Christmas program in the Spanish branch.…

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…