Two weekends ago we took a trip with about 35 great 16 and 17-year olds from our church to Preston in Lancashire to visit places of significance in our Church. It was a really cool, faith-promoting trip. The Ribble River (below) is where the first baptisms in Great Britain took place in 1837. They were the beginnings of the oldest continuous LDS congregation in the world, which still meets in Preston today.
We also visited the Missionary Training Centre where we took a tour and spoke to actual missionaries-in-training, as well as the mission presidency there.
Preston is also a place where our late leader President Hinckley served as a missionary. We saw some of the places where he taught and lived, including the house where his life's turning point occurred.
Jacob and I enjoyed the teenagers' road-trip shenanigans. Many things were exchanged between vans as we drove down the motorway, such as pizza, mustard, pop tarts and handshakes. Risky behaviour aside, I can't tell you how impressed I am with these youth!
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What an amazing opportunity for the youth of your stake! I have always enjoyed Church History and seeing it first hand is such an amazing experience.
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