The only time we have permission to leave the country (our mission) is if we are accompanying YSAs to the temple in Stockholm. We had three young people go November 9-10, and so we traveled. Three of us took the night train (both ways), and the other two went by car. The night train was on Lorrie's bucket list and it was a memorable ride.
We felt so blessed to return to the temple and feel the spirit there. We met up with Norwegian members from areas I served 40 years ago and renewed those relationships. The Amundsens are now in the temple presidency and the Forsberg family I knew in Fredrikstad were there as three generations.
The train station in Stockholm was beautiful. On the way home, we had about seven hours in Stockholm until our night train pulled out. Lorrie spotted a church with lights on and we checked it out. They were rehearsing for a concert later that night. We came back and enjoyed Brahms Requiem with full orchestra and choir. The acoustics in the church were fantastic.
We arrived back in Trondheim Sunday morning in time for a member of the ward to pick us up and take us to church.
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| Leaving Trondheim train station at 5:00 pm. Yes, that is right. |
Paul was our fellow traveler. We took two different trains to Sweden, and then caught the night train in Duved Sweden
The night cars were comfy . . .
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| Stockholm Central Railroad Subway Station |
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| The Stockholm temple about 7:30 am when we arrived. |
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When excavating, an ancient viking burial ground was discovered.
Construction was halted while experts collected and cataloged the find.
The temple was allowed to proceed, but could not dig deeper than already. |
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| These are pictures inside the guest housing on the temple site. |
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| Elder and Sister Naylor, Bety, Ole, Paul from Trondheim |
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| As we left the temple on Saturday afternoon |
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| Back on the metro to Stockholm |
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| Stockholm Central Station as we began our Seven Hours in Stockholm Adventure |
These Sphinx Lions are all over the open air walking street in Stockholm
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| A Government Building |
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| A festive store window display |
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| The Church Concert |
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| Finally, we are back to the Stockholm Station to head home! |
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