church in bristol.

we had a great church meeting here in bristol this morning. the building was actually open and not at stake conference! we arrived 30 minutes early and the ward was thrilled to have us. 
it was so fun to sit in the meeting and have the teachers teach us with their cute accents. the relief society ladies were glad we were there and singing. 


peter (a different peter) gave the sunday school lesson on the Atonement. 
sacrament meeting was awesome. quite a few people went up to bear their testimonies and they made a note of the fact that "there were people here listening to their accents so they better be careful of what they say". the word must have gotten out that we are here in the UK to study english. 
isn't it so reassuring to know that church is always pretty much the same no matter where you go? (well maybe it will be different in africa, he he he can't wait to get there!).
i love family wards, but this one was one of the loudest i've ever sat in and there weren't even that many kids! there were two kids specifically that were doing everything possible to disturb the meeting. screaming, crying, banging, hitting, yelling, running, you name it, the kids did it. i was completely shocked. all of us sat there thinking "what in the world??" it must have been normal because the parents never once took the kids out. 


after church we made some lunch and tried to eat what we could from our peanut butter, brown (wheat) bread, ritz crackers and apples and oranges. great food, eh? 
a few of us took a stroll down the riverside down to the U.S.S. Great Britain (a ship, obviously). we had no idea how to get across the river so we photographed from the other side. 


it's been a chill sunday so far. it's nice to relax. all the walking and business is still stuck with me and i get tired so quickly!
we have a busy day tomorrow. leaving bristol (i will miss it) at 8 am, heading to stonehenge and jane austen's hometown while we travel to london. we are to arrive in london by 4 or half 4 tomorrow for our orientation and all the jazz. 


can't wait to get to london! i hope the 4th celebrations were fantastic for you. mine will be nothing fancy. think of me, would ya?

remember when i had chicken pox??

oh, and when the foot pedal brakes on my bike gave out while i was going down a hill? and t-ball pictures were the next day?

you can feel bad for me, it's okay! 

and remember how i've talked to my family maybe three times since i've been gone? sweet.