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We must have become true Brits, because we made bubble and squeak the other night. Really, it is just left-over vegetables, with or without meat, fried together in a pan. The name comes from the sound it makes while cooking.

In Fast Meeting a few weeks ago, a young woman bore her testimony who had joined the Church in May. She explained that she had been raised Muslim and when she found the gospel, she had to choose between the Church and her family. Because she knew the gospel was true, she joined the church. The first time she came into the church house, she felt such joy. She said she didn’t know how to pray, but the missionaries taught her, and she cried as she prayed for the first time. She had a radiant, happy look about her. She has amazing faith and testimony.

Recently, our mission president asked us to do some research on the Pathway program from BYU Idaho and on the Perpetual Education Fund for two sister missionaries who are about to return home. One is from Albania and the other is our “own” Sister Stewart from Hong Kong (whom our granddaughter Sarah taught on her mission). Brad was able to help us do some research through BYUI and we corresponded with a sister missionary in Albania. Lynn was able to administer the English language test for the Albanian sister so she can enter the Pathway program upon arrival at home. We were very happy to be able to help.

This same dear Sister Stewart completed her mission and returned home to Hong Kong last week. We became her ‘London grandparents’ and will miss her but are happy to see her complete a great mission and return home.

London is commemorating the centennial of World War I by placing a ceramic poppy at the Tower of London for every British and Colonial soldier who died in the Great War, a total of 888,246 poppies. They are being placed in the dry moat, but in a couple of places they cascade down from a tower on a wire frame. It is quite striking.

Kaye’s niece, Mindy, arrived in London a week and a half ago and is staying with us until she can get into a flat and get settled. She is spending her two-month work sabbatical in London. Fun!

The ward we have been attending gave us an impromptu farewell party, took a ward picture all together, had a munch and mingle, and said nice things. Bishop Onaolapo, sitting next to Lynn, said we had been "mother and father" to the ward. It was very sweet and we will miss them very much. Another couple was told farewell also—a young American couple with two children. He has been attending school here.