Waking Up In England, 17 May 2014

 We prepared for the day and  arrived at the recommend desk at 10:30 a.m. as instructed.  Believe it or not, it is a 2 minute walk from our door to the door of the temple!  We never thought it could be so close.

Out the Accommodation Center door, looking at the steps to the temple we go up.

We were welcomed by President and Sister Crossland who directed us downstairs to the locker rooms and assigned lockers.  Elder & Sister Parkinson's were with us.  After we were dressed in white, we were escorted into President Johnson's office to be set apart.  President Johnson set the men apart and President Crossland set the women apart.  Next were tours of the temple and a brief introduction to their routine.  We are on the "A" shift and the Parkinson's are on the "B" shift.  The A shift will work the morning hours this week; 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.  We will have the afternoon hours the following week.  We learned that if we get lost we can continue walking in a circle and will find where we started from as each floor is laid out in that manner.  We women were given study time and the men were put to work assisting with three veils.    We enjoyed lunch in the cafeteria.

We met interesting people:

1.  Launa Murdoch from Logan, UT, who knows Uncle Spencer through purchasing tee shirts.

2.  Sister Edwards from Jamaica.

3.  President & Sister Irwin, the other counselor and assistant matron in the temple presidency.

4.  Sister Pilgrim - very straightforward and will correct any errors in reference to her!  She has a bright smile, a sense of humor, and is not shy in tricking you!  She is NOT English, she is Belgian.

"I Need To Spend A Penny"

       We were in the cafeteria enjoying lunch and visiting with other temple workers when I needed to use the bathroom.  I l eft out in search for one and followed myself around in a circle, without finding one.  I went up the stairs to the next floor and did not see one right off.  I did see Sister Pilgrim and asked:  'Where can I find the bathroom, no the rest room, no, what do you call it here, yes, the toilet?"  

       She grinned and putting her arm around me, pointed in its direction and said:  "That's not how you ask for one, you just say, 'I need to spend a penny.'"

       I Replied:  "You're kidding.  That doesn't make any sense."

She said with a smile on her face and a laugh in her voice:  "Yes that is what you say in England."

       I still was not believing since she is such a jokester.  I asked Sister Miller (from Jamaica) who was standing there with us if what she said was true.  She said:  "Yes, yes, that is what you say in England."  They were both laughing.

       I was still suspicious and said to Sister Pilgrim:  "Now I'm going to say that somewhere and they are going to laugh at me!"  

       She assured me they would not, but I am still not convinced!  We will see if I have the courage to say that out somewhere else.

Roter:  Pronounced with a long o, is the schedule we will be given on Tuesday for our shift.  It stands for "rotation."