Sister Chloe Jeppson- Leeds England Mission : First week in ENGLAND!!!

Hiya! This week has been good fun. At least that's how they say it over here in England:)

I can't believe I am actually here! It has been crazy and I love it so much already. I am pretty far from home for sure, and it's been an adjustment, but I just love it.

Here's some ins and outs of the past week:

-On Monday I left for the airport at 5am. It was really sad to say goodbye to Sister Linton, Barnes, Fisi'ipeau and Smith. I had the best week with them in California and just miss them a lot. So that was a sad goodbye.

-My flight plan looked like this: 4 and a half hour flight to Atlanta, ran to my next plane to catch it on time, got on a 8 and a half hour flight to Amsterdam, three hour layover, and then a 1 hour flight to Leeds England! I'll explain some more, but by the time I was in my flat (apartment) that night, I had also taken a 1 hour train ride to Darlington, and waited for our ride for 2 hours at the train station. And in all that, I calculated that I got 5 hours of sleep in the whole 53 hours of being awake because I didn't sleep on any of the planes. So to say I was exhausted Tuesday night is an understatement.

-On the flight from Amsterdam to England I talked to the coolest 23 year old the whole time!! It was awesome, made the plane ride go so fast. She was visiting her mom in England, coming from Maryland, and we just had a really good conversation. I taught her all about our church and the restoration and she really loved it and said she had a ton of respect. She didn't want a Book of Mormon because she said she needed to start with the Bible, but she took this card I had and yea it was awesome. Very fun.

-I am in Darlington!! It is just as precious as it sounds haha. I am in love with it. Pictures do not do it justice, but it has cobblestone roads, cathedrals, clock towers, so many trees, and it's just amazing. I love it

-dinner appointments are called tea appointments, and we have them with the members a lot! And I love the members!! They are all so nice and can talk for forever haha. Sometimes it's hard to understand all the accents, but I'm getting it.

-On the street, the conversation goes like this, me: "Hiya, you alright?" them: "You alright?" haha or some form of that. It's quite strange

-Everyone totally lied to me because it is HOT here haha. The humidity is like 84 and granted there is a record breaking heat wave here right now, but still. and the best part is, there isn't any AC. Because it is only hot for like one month in the summer, but i came in that month haha

-Also the food is pretty good. Or should I say the chocolate haha.

-We had a tea appointment with the Dunns from Scotland and they have thick accents but are the best!! They talk for forever and are so amazing. Brother Dunn does word work and he widdled the word "hug" out of wood and gave one it to each of us because he can't give us an actual hug. They are the best

-a crazy member nicknamed me cat woman so that's pretty funny

- we are walking missionaries who take the buses everywhere!! It's actually super fun and my feet hurt by the end of the day but I love it. I have got some good permanent blisters on my feet so that's fun.

-cars are crazy here and it always scares me cause they are on the left side of the road and they go FAST

-I had my first classic chicken parmo this week which is a giant piece of breaded chicken, some weird cream on top, and then melted cheese on top of that, pretty good but super unhealthy

-popsicles are called ice lollies here!! They are delicious and are like a mix between ice cream and a popsicles

- I love the people here!! They are so fun and love to tell you about everything in their lives:) the people on the streets are pretty cold and don't respond, but if you can catch them they will open up and won't stop talking haha

I love it here in England and I have felt immense love from my Heavenly Father this week. I know that God loves His children in every part of the world!! I'm so excited to be here for the next 15 and a half months!!

Love,

Sis. Jepp