The EASTER Missionary Choir

Our wonderful EASTER CHOIR.

This map is to help you orient our travels with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints missionary choir these last 10 days. We met in EDINBURGH at the mission home, with the 25 choir members on Monday, March 23rd.  At 7pm we began to practice our Easter Concert until Wednesday at noon. Then we were off to ABERDEEN. Look for the airplane on the eastern coast, where we performed at our Stake Center.

Next we traveled to DUNDEE, travel south towards Edinburgh on the coast where we performed at the Steeple Church which is actually 3 churches molded into one in the middle of a shopping center. The steeple dates to the 15th century and is one of only 16 bell ringing towers in Scotland. The rest of the building dates from the 19th century.

Steeple Church

This is inside the Steeple Church.

Later in the evening we sang at the Dundee Stake Center.

The next morning we were off to Stirling Castle in STIRLING and the Chapel Royal to share our love of the Savior.

Stirling Castle

This is the Chapel Royal where we sang our songs acapella.

When Mary Queen of Scots was a young girl she was sheltered here at the castle from the army of the English King Henry VIII. She was to marry the kings first son, Henry.

In 1594 a banquet was held in the Great Hall to celebrate the baptism of James VI's first son Henry. When fish was served, it was served from a mechanical ship.

Later that evening we traveled to Paisley Stake Center.

After the concert we traveled to GLASGOW to spend the night and then to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and museum to sing on Saturday.

Kelvingrove Museum

This museum initially opened 1901. It was refurbished in 2001 and now houses one of the greatest art collections in Europe.

Off to the Glasgow Stake Center and then home to EDINBURGH and the Mission Home for the night. We also had to turn our clocks FORWARD. 

SUNDAY was a wonderful experience of singing at Rosslyn Chapel. 

This chapel was constructed in 1456 founded as a Catholic Collegiate Church initially.

Our evening performance was in Edinburgh Stake Center. We have now sung in all the 5 stake centers in Scotland. Our choir consisted of 10 sister missionaries and 15 elders. They were from many different states in the United States as well as Czechoslovakia, Wales, England, and Canada. They ranged in age from 18-24.


Edinburgh Castle

The Great Hall where we sang.

This is one of 2 original hammer and beam ceilings in Scotland. It was built in 1511.  James IV commissioned this hall to be built but was killed in 1513. Oliver Cromwell stormed the castle and took it over in 1650. In 1737 he made this room in to 3 stories and it was used as a barracks for 312 men until 1790, then was converted to a hospital until 1887.

We traveled to St. Giles Cathedral on Tuesday for our final performance. 

This cathedral was built in the Gothic Midieval  time and was a place of worship for the Protestants. St. Giles is the patron saint of Edinburgh. The cathedral is on the Royal Mile which connects Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood Palace.

You can't describe the beauty of the cathedral. A perfect ending to a perfect way to prepare for Easter.