Week 6 - Merry Christmas

Merry Freaking Christmas!
Well this week has been just so good! I can't really think of anything
super spiritual that happened but there was definitely blessings but
mostly just sad and hilarious things. So because of the holiday there
has been a lot of drunk white men on the street and I think they are
becoming my favourite people cause they are absolutely hilarious. 

So Sister Vousden and I were walking down the street and this group of
drunk white men were just leaving a pub (it's about 3:00pm on a
Wednesday but you know Christmas) and there was this group of girls
leaning against a building talking and one of the drunks slapped the
girls butt and she screamed I'm 14 you pedo! Now to be fair she was
dressed in a way that a 14 year old should never dress but anyway the
man almost ran for the hills because he was just so horrified by what
he had just done to a little girl. (That's why we don't drink kids!)


Alright my next favourite drunk white man story! So we are on the bus
and it's probably 1:00pm And this man with a very festive Christmas
jumper and Christmas tree hat (with lights and all) yells from the
other side of the bus HEY! I awkwardly waved back! So of course that
means come right over. So we had a nice discussion about life and the
plan of salvation and he gave us his rendition of how life came to be.
Which was definitely a lot more theatrical then our version but hey
each to there own.


So I have been getting fed a lot of English Christmas treats like
mince meat pies (there's no meat by the way) so many non alcoholic
drinks because even Mormons need boozie drink during the holidays even
if there's no booze. We have been having a great time getting to know
Gloucester and just seeing all the different cultures I love it. Even
talking to super random people, I love hearing there stories and even
hearing more about there beliefs. 

So in Gloucester there is a cathedral and guess what movie uses it as the 
set....... Harry Freaking Potter! It was so flipping cool! So today I went to Hogwarts
and literally walked where Harry and the whole gang have walked! So I
can die now! 

Also besides really cool corridors the stain glass is
amazing! So before we went we were told by a senior missionary couple
that there is a part of the stain glass that people don't understand
what it means. But an apostle went there and said it is the baptismal
font with the 12 oxen around it so it's just so cool that we have that
knowledge and that so many people don't understand and it's in there
own church building so ya the priesthood is awesome that we are able
to receive that revelation and to have the interpretation.


Also on Sunday we though hey you know what would be a great idea
carolling! So we found a nice Christmasy neighbourhood and started
knocking doors we did about four doors and three doors slammed shut
and then 1 said come back when it's closer to the holidays! It's a
week away?? Ok England were sorry you hate Christmas! Haha


So ya life is going great here in Gloucester Christmas is coming and
life is exciting we have found an awesome family that we are going to
start teaching and we have other people we have found and have been
working with.


So ya merry Christmas! Lots of love! Peace be unto you!