Adventures in June & other stories



Fill your life with adventures not things...have stories to tell not things to show.

We celebrated birthdays...ours & friends...enjoyed walks together alone and with friends...laughed and played

We were able to visit small towns and the big city...Oslo for a Couples conference and combined Zone Conference.


Konosmo - We travel to this little town to take Sacrament meeting to the 3 families that live here.  We travel on the third Sunday of the Month and usually have 15 members attending.  It's a more beautiful drive in Spring and Summer than Winter


town church - we just love all the old churches in the small towns and villages throughout Norway

Elders Hansen and Holyoak joined us in June for sacrament meeting at the Froholdt-Hansen home in Konsmo

Elders Hansen, Holyoak, Tor Magne Hansen, Kristine & Kjell Erik, Hannah, Elder Cook, Jørgen Mattias

Elders Hansen & Holyoak walking up to the church in Kristiansand

Sisters Doxey & Palmer in front of church in Kristiansand

Sisters Peterson & Horgmo preparing to leave Norway at the conclusion of their mission.


President & Sister Hill at Kilden wharf in Kristiansand

President & Sister Hill - We love them!  We will miss our associations with them in the Mission but know we will have many more later.


Bergquists (YSA) & Jensens (Office) (in Oslo)

Senior Missionaries - Castles (Sister Castle is a third cousin from Anson Call family, and has spent much time in Chesterfield & Bancroft); Naylors, Hills, Cooks, Bergquists

Time is always spent having fun preparing food for Zone Conferences - Castles & Jensons


Hills & Naylors

Jensons, Castles, Bergquists & Jensens

Elder Naylor, Cook, Bergquist and Jenson preparing Banana Splits for Zone Conference

Jensens, Naylors, Bergquists, Cooks

North & South Zones combined Zone Conference in Hekkveien Chapel (Oslo_

Clean up is as fun as preparing the meal.

North & South Zone Elders with President & Sister Hill

North & South Zone Sisters with President & Sister Hill

Lunch is served

Elders Hansen & Hansen

Oslo in June - National Gallery

Oslo has so many architectural wonders

Seagulls love perching on the heads of the statues in town

Stortinget (Norways' Parliment building - translation - "The Big Thing"

Flowers and brightly painted buildings are everywhere in Norway

Oslo cathedral

Ferris Wheel at the upper end of Karl Johan gate - the gågate (walking street)

Rådhuset (City Hall) - The artwork and murals inside are amazing and depict Norway's heritage and culture.
















Viking lore is a large part of Norwegian culture

as is fishing

National Theatre

unique beautiful fountain in Oslo

We celebrated Ole Jørgen's birthday as he was investigating the Gospel at the YSA center

June finalized our Book of Mormon musical in the city and the Zone Leaders were present for it and Ole's birthday

Sisters Doxey & Palmer & Ole Jørgen

Even also joined in our Birthday dinner with Missionaries and Ole Jørgen

Meressi and Michele

This is our famous Kitchen from which we prepared all the YSA meals - it really is this small - The Lord and Sister Cook worked many miracles with this small and simple kitchen 


our only source of water at the YSA center,  - it served as a sink to wash dishes and also as the bathroom 

Kristiansand has many little inlets on the coast that come alive in summer

with the warmer weather morning walks became more enjoyable an beautiful



Happy birthday 

Sue Ann & Michele enjoying the walk up Baneheia overlooking the city


Ravnedalen is a beautiful view at the upper end of Baneheia - makes hiking the trails very worthwhile

Enjoying time with the missionaries - Elders Hansen & Holyoak; Sisters Palmer & Doxey

Sand sculptures appear almost overnight down on the city wharf, many are amazingly intricate 


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