WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL

On one of our runs to the Costco in Southampton (and it was so fun to find one in England!), we stopped in Winchester to see the cathedral.

I found out that Jane Austin is buried in the cathedral.

We took a special tour up into the tower of the cathedral where they have bells. It wasn't one of the days where they had bell ringing, but we saw the ropes that they use and a few of the huge bells.

The view from the top of the cathedral was beautiful.

We enjoyed the company of our friends the McCoys at both the cathedral and Costco.

Our first Sunday at church in England, we met Brother & Sister McCoy (Bill & Cindy). They were from the U.S. and were serving an eighteen-month church mission, working with the Young Single Adults (YSA's) in the Portsmouth area of England.

Later, Eric and I were asked to assist the McCoys with the YSA's, so we spent our remaining four months in England enjoying weekly meetings with the young adults. On Monday nights, we had Family Home Evening, which included a meal, and on Tuesday nights, we had an Institute class, and we brought the desserts. We even made it to the London Temple with the group and saw "Meet the Mormons" at the Visitor's Center. The young adults were so friendly and thankful for everything we did for them. They especially seemed to enjoy the Kripy Kremes we brought several times (and so did we)! Eric and I thoroughly enjoyed our time with the YSAs and the McCoys.