Glen went to England on business the end of March. He was there last year at the same time. But last year our son Brett was still there on his mission. Brett was very jealous that Glen was returning to the area that he loves, and wanted Glen to bring him home all kinds of British treats. Unfortunately Glen carried on his luggage and didn't have much spare room to bring much home. But he did bring home some candy bars and a drink that Brett really likes.
While he was there he was able to visit the Gadfield Elm Chapel (above) which is the oldest Mormon chapel in the world. It belonged to the United Brethren, the membership of which joined the Church en-masse. They then gave the chapel to the LDS church in 1840, which was before the first church building was built in the U.S.
Glen stayed in Cheltenham while he was there. Above is the Cheltenham College, which is a day and boarding school for youth 13-18 years old. He said it was really beautiful.
This is the Cheltenham LDS Chapel. It was open so Glen was able to go in and look around. He couldn't find anyone to really talk to - he decided they were all probably in a Stake Presidency meeting, or something like that.
On his way back to Birmingham Glen was able to stop at the Tewkesbury Abbey. He found it interesting because he had just finished reading a book about England in the 1300s, and there were people in the abbey who were buried in the 1300s.
Isn't the inside beautiful? Glen said they had a mirror on the floor in one part so that you could look down into it and see the ceiling reflected in the mirror without having to crane your neck to look up. He got there just as they were finishing a worship service. Had he arrived 10 minutes later it would have been locked up and he wouldn't have gotten to see it.
After visiting the Tewkesbury Abbey Glen had dinner at The Bell in Tewkesbury. He said it was a quaint little inn, and that they had wonderful food. Then he headed back to Birmingham where he was flying out of.
While he was there he was able to visit the Gadfield Elm Chapel (above) which is the oldest Mormon chapel in the world. It belonged to the United Brethren, the membership of which joined the Church en-masse. They then gave the chapel to the LDS church in 1840, which was before the first church building was built in the U.S.
Glen stayed in Cheltenham while he was there. Above is the Cheltenham College, which is a day and boarding school for youth 13-18 years old. He said it was really beautiful.
This is the Cheltenham LDS Chapel. It was open so Glen was able to go in and look around. He couldn't find anyone to really talk to - he decided they were all probably in a Stake Presidency meeting, or something like that.
On his way back to Birmingham Glen was able to stop at the Tewkesbury Abbey. He found it interesting because he had just finished reading a book about England in the 1300s, and there were people in the abbey who were buried in the 1300s.
Isn't the inside beautiful? Glen said they had a mirror on the floor in one part so that you could look down into it and see the ceiling reflected in the mirror without having to crane your neck to look up. He got there just as they were finishing a worship service. Had he arrived 10 minutes later it would have been locked up and he wouldn't have gotten to see it.
After visiting the Tewkesbury Abbey Glen had dinner at The Bell in Tewkesbury. He said it was a quaint little inn, and that they had wonderful food. Then he headed back to Birmingham where he was flying out of.
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