Hooray!! We're called to serve as missionaries in the London England Temple - We're sad to be leaving our Beautiful Family.

Our beautiful family.  We miss them already.   

These are our beautiful grandchildren that live in 

Dubai.  We didn't get to see them before we left 

for our mission.  We really miss them. 

Matthew, Yvonne holding Ridgon, 

with Abigail, Talon, and Saylor.  

This picture was taken at our family reunion in August 2011.  We have had 4 more
grandchildren since then, with another one on the way in June 2013.  That will
make 20 grandchildren for us.  (11 grandsons and 9 granddaughters.  We love
everyone of them like crazy!!                                                                      

Our beautiful "little" grandchildren 

left to right:  Ellie, Oscar, Grandma holding Bennett, and Afton, 

Grandpa holding Savannah, and Mason, then Henry, 

front row:  Carter, Rigdon, Abigail, Saylor, Charlie, and Emma

The Accommodation Center.  

We moved into Room 54

The Accommodation Center with London Temple

in the background.

Moving into our new apartment.  It is a little bigger
than our room at the MTC.  We
have a small kitchen that we didn't have at the MTC.

Our apartment in the Accommodation Center - the view

of the bed and outside window.   

We were told that Apt. #54 was the smallest 

apartment in the building.  You can see our beautiful 

"little" Christmas tree on the counter.  

View of the kitchen 

Our cute little bathroom.

 A jet flies over every 3-5 minutes.  This picture
was taken from our bedroom window.  Interestingly,
within a few days, the airplanes didn't bother us.
We got use to the noise.

The night after we arrived, the London Temple looked

absolutely beautiful! 

The London Temple was built in 1958 and dedicated on 

Sept. 7-9, 1958 by President David O. Mackay

It was the first temple in the British Isles.  The temple and its grounds 

occupy32 acrese.  It is on the site of Surrey's Newchapel Farm, 

an area whose history dates to the time of William the Conqueror.

The ornamental gardens are a quiet refuge for peaceful 

reflection and provide scenic views throughout the year.  

On Monday, December 15, 2009, an 8-foot statue of the 

angel Moroni was added by helicopter to the 160 foot high spire.  

It was the culmination of the temple's 50-year anniversary,

which included the completion of two years of renovation 

work on the buildings that surround the temple including the 

visitor's center, Manor House, and patron housing facility. 

New Mission offices were also added 

 The beautiful London Temple in November 2012.  This

picture was taken a couple days after we arrived.  We arrived
 on November 27, 2013.

This is the Elizabethan-style Mansion known as the Manor House. 

The temple Presidency live in this beautiful building along 

with several of the temple ordinance workers.  

 

 The London Temple Visitor's Center.  It is located across from

the temple, and behind the Accommodation Center

 The beautiful grounds of the Temple include 32 acres.

 Another view of the Manor House.

The grass stays green all winter even though it gets pretty cold.  

 The beautiful reflecting pond.  We walk around the grounds and enjoy

the beautiful spirit that we feel.   It is very peaceful.  

This the "The Lodge".  Temple workers live here.  

In a few months it could be our home.

Elder and Sister Anderson (Ken and Marilyn) walking around the grounds.  

 The doors we walk in every day to go serve our
Heavenly Father in his holy house.
It's a wonderful and amazing blessing!!

There's pathways to walk on all around the temple.  It is beautiful and peaceful.

There's even ducks and geese that swim in the ponds.   

Ken making friends with the ducks 

This beautiful picture was taken on one of our first walks 

around the grounds in November 2012.