Good morning everyone,

This week the weather has been smashing! We have been in shirts and ties almost the entire week. So summer might be on it's way, but you never know with English weather it is a bit bi-polar at times and changes on the dot. Wednesday we got to go down to a place called Barrow-In-Furness we went to meet with the Elders there and interview one of the people they are teaching for baptism. It was a 3 hour train ride along the coast and it was beautiful. We met a girl from Germany that sat across from us that was a member that got baptised last year. So it was great getting to hear how she joined the church and it was a tender mercy from the Lord to catch the same train as her.

Barrow was great we got to have tea at the bishop's house and then do the interview. She will be getting baptised next Sunday :) It's great to see the desire of her to follow the Saviour. Then the next day we took the same train ride back to Carlisle. Where we went and met with our good friend Steven. He is homeless and has been taught a few times. We felt that if we taught him the Word of Wisdom that would help him the most. So we taught him and then later in the week he decided it wasn't for him. He was happy with the life style he has, the good seed has been planted we hope we run into  him again.

On Saturday we had a few refurrals from Mormon.org to conctact in a place called Penrith. It is a 15 minute train ride away and I had never been there so we boarded the train and had lunch there in an old castle. It is the first castle I have really been in. But today we are going to go to Carlisle castle and explore a bit there.

Our good friend Paul is doing quite well. We saw him Saturday and taught him about family history work and how he can help out his ancestors. We will be going back on Tuesday to hopefully put in his information on the computer. It has been a quick week!! Things are going really well here. We both are stayin healthy and well. God bless everyone and have a happy week,

Love Elder Hammond