Cooks In Norway

Drammen Norway - We arrived at night for Zone Conference the next day Bragernes kirke City Square fountain depicting the story of a saint saving the life of a woman. Even the manhole covers depict the history the city and region The Best part of our mission - the people of Norway - we love them         - meeting with all the missionaries and members Idar Røsaker with Pres. Hill and myself.   He was a young man in Skien I had the opportunity to teach when I served my mission in the early 70's.  He joined the church after I had come home.  It took him a few years to pray about the church but finally did so and is now has a family of 9 children that all bless and strengthen the church in Norway.  He was able to share his conversion story with the missionaries in Zone Conference and we were able to have a great reunion with him.  We ar...

Traveling to Heddal Heddal Stav Kirke [wooden church with embedded posts] . There are about 23 of these still in Norway.  They are fascinating to visit  The church is a triple  nave  stave church and is Norway's largest stave church. It was constructed at the beginning of the 13th century. After the reformation, the church was in a very poor condition, and a restoration took place during 1849–1851. However, because the restorers lacked the necessary knowledge and skills, yet another restoration was necessary in the 1950s. The interior is marked by the period after the Lutheran  Reformation  in 1536–1537 and is for a great part a result of the restoration that took place in the 1950s. There is a legend telling about the erection of the church and how it was built in three days. Five farmers (Raud Rygi, Stebbe Straand, Kjeik Sem, Grut Grene and Vrang Stivi) from Heddal had made plans for a church, and they decided to have it built. This is ...