London

It’s approaching nearly 5 years since I was last in London.

Unbelievable.

My last time was on 18th December 2019 for some consulting.

Covid came along early in 2020 and blocked all travel for a while.

Then we were in Belgium and the Netherlands from June of 2021 for another 3 years.

Yesterday, it felt good to be back on the warmest day of the year.

32C! It was hot!

In amongst some business networking, I visited with a great friend in Parliament – Julie Jones and we talked all about Freedom of Religion or Belief (FORB).

It was a real delight to catch up after so long.

I stopped by South Kensington too.

As an 18-year-old, I spent a lot of time as a young missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in and around that area.

That was 40 years ago now!

It felt as if the platform was exactly the same.

Many memories came rushing back for me, as I thought about the many times I’d been on the platform before.

Later it was off to Kensington, to meet up with Emerson Randle, one of our missionaries from Belgium and the Netherlands.

She is in London for a summer internship.

It was an absolute joy to be with her for a wee while and reminisce.

Sweet memories for us both came flooding back.

The visits with Julie, Emerson and to South Kensington – all have one thing in common.

The connection – Jesus Christ.

This quote from C.S. Lewis, sums up perfectly how I feel about yesterday and being with dear friends and special places.

“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it, I see everything else.”

It is because of Him that I see what is possible in our lives.

And so can you too.