Sone Conference - Oslo - Elder Sabin



Autumn in Norway ....

And all at once, summer collapsed into fall...

 Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting, and autumn a mosaic of them all...

 ...Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead has never watched them dancing on a windy day.


Elder & Sister Sabin of the Quorum of Seventy - Gary is the younger brother of Ron Sabin - one of Dad's best friends growing up in Orem, Utah

Nord & Øst Zones


Senior Couple Missionaries - Elder Jensen, Elder Jenson, Sister Jenson, Sister Bergquist, Elder Bergquist, Sister Castle, Sister Jensen, Elder Castle, Sister Cook, Elder Cook


Zone conference a time renew old companionships - Sister Palmer & Sister Doxey with Mom

Fall theme decor for luncheon

final preparations being made for luncheon


Elder Jenson (Bergen) & Sister Jensen (Oslo office)

Missionaries preparing to gather for lunch - Elder Hansen, Elder Putt,  ? , Elder Brooks, Elder Sperry, Sister Bair, ?

Sisters Bergquist, Cook, Sabin, Castle, Naylor

Sister Sabin joined Elder Sabin in teaching the Oslo Norway Mission how we can more effectively make commitments and receive the blessings of the Gospel



Sisters Castle, Jenson, Naylor (elder Bergquist hiding in the back of the kitchen - clean up almost complete

Elder Castle & Dad in Kitchen trying to look like their helping

We had a few hours to see more of sites of Oslo - This time we took a walk down  "one of the most beautiful street in Europe" (to each their own judgement)...not quite as advertized in the tourist brochure but nice.

one can rent a gondola and take a romantic cruise up and down the river...not just walk the path that runs alongside it.

unique bridge across the river

fun statues on Oslo street corner

Grønland had a few clown statues on the torv



statue of scuba divers 


...and a stroll through the Botanical gardens.

a few lilies left blooming on the lily pads.  We were there late in September so we caught the botanical gardens at the tail end of the season but it was still beautiful.


Dad & Elder Bergquist - almost as good looking as the nature around them



Beautiful fall colors.  Wish we would have been here just a couple of weeks earlier




Thistle plant with daisy flowers ?

interesting to see this red vine crawling and twisting itself up and around the tree trunk



you wouldn't think Norway could grow cactus 



berries on this tree were very unique








The bees were still taking advantage of pollinating the flowers 











One section of the botanical gardens was devoted to Vikings!

Even had a replica of a viking burial mound in the gardens.





sheep and wool have a large impact on Norwegian culture

statue depicting the Norwegian Fjord horse

Dad doesn't seem to be making much progress rowing this ship

Dad in his element - on his throne with his queen at his side




The skies and sunset were beautiful from the plane as we left Oslo for home in Tromsø


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