Tuesday I came home from the archives and made frozen fruit salad to take in and put in the freezer at the Mission Home for Christmas Eve Dinner. Then we got Chinese food and took that in with us. Sister Wallace, Sister Query, Bill and I ate together there and then went to the Carols by Candlelight Concert at Usher Hall. It was wonderful. Familiar songs with some unfamiliar verses. They sang some and we joined in with them on some. The Hall is beautiful and it was a fun night.
Wednesday night we went in to the Church to be with the Single Young Adults for Elder and Sister Connelly. They are with them for institute class, training class, and then they socialize and eat. I made pumpkin roll and caramel popcorn to serve. The Connellys are Bradon’s grandparents and are serving a mission here with us. They have set up the Single Adult Center here which is like Institute groups and church clubs at other institutes in the States. They are wonderful for the members where there are few members to be able to meet each other and socialize.
Thursday was making more bread and shopping for the dinner again at Makro. A miracle truly happened that night. I had bought a turkey butterfly breast and ham knowing I didn’t have room for it in my refrigerator. We took it in to the mission home and it was locked up. I called Sister Griffiths knowing they had a Zone conference that day to see when they would be home. They were stuck in traffic just out of Glasgow and knew it would be another hour and a half at least. It is so warm here that I knew the meat couldn’t just set out. She and I were trying to come up with another plan when some Elders pulled in to the church parking lot next to the mission office. I asked Sister Griffiths if it would be fine to put it in the refrigerator there and she agreed. We flagged down the elders, they let us in and they took off. They were only there under one minute.
Thursday I also took in Swedish bread to work and gave to the people who work in the same room with us.
Friday we only worked a half day. I took in bread and a present to Mike and then we stopped at Brenda’s house and left her some. She also works at the archives and comes in to visit with us. She is asking me lots of questions about the church. She had not been in to work for a couple of weeks and so I got her number from Mike and asked if I could drop off some bread. Her mother died at Christmas time last year and it is a hard Christmas for her. We came home and I took a nap because I was up early doing Swedish bread. We watched a movie over the internet called Preacher’s Wife that was really good.
Saturday I was so prepared that we actually went shopping in the morning for things I need for us. Then we went in to the mission home at one and started the meat, peeled the potatoes. We cooked the meat, mashed potatoes and gravy, dressing, fruit salad, and peppermint dessert. I assigned out the relish plate, green bean casserole, yams, green salad, rolls, and drink.
After the dinner Elder and Sister Graham, Sister Query, Bill and I went to Saint Mary’s Cathedral to attend their Services for Christmas Eve. They are the Scottish Episcopal Church. It was an interesting experience. Their choir was beautiful, the building is fabulous and some of the songs familiar and again with some different melodies and verses than we sing.
Sunday we had the usual Christmas breakfast of poncock and Swedish bread. We went to Falkirk to Sacrament meeting and then handed out Swedish bread to the families and a mug, hot chocolate, candy cane, a battery operated tea light with the theme attached for next year (thanks Julie for the suggestion) to the young women. I only handed out one to Lauren, one to Koby who is coming in to YW, and to Linda the President. The other girls were not there.
We came home and made dinner for the elders which we left cooking in the crock pot. We had been invited to President and Sister Patterson’s home for dinner. He is the second counselor in the Stake Presidency. We had given the Elders a key to the house so they could use Skype to call home and then eat dinner since we were gone.
We had a wonderful dinner.
We tried calling Wayan and Alaska but the connections were all being used. Eventually John was able to call us and we spoke to them for over an hour, thank goodness I had been able to talk with many in Wayan Saturday because we never got through to them until Monday.
I will end the week there. We had a marvelous week. We shared bread with those in our flat complex, at work, with the missionary couples and elders, and sisters, and the branch family. It was through giving and doing the things we do at home that I remember my family but still had a wonderful Christmas remembering Christ and all He did for us. Reference for next year, I probably took between 35-40 loaves of bread to Falkirk and needed all I took.
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