Preston

In Preston we took a LDS church history tour through the city to see the sites from the apostolic mission of 1838. We stood in the market square where the missionaries preached to the crowds of people. President Hinckley also preached from the same spot on his mission. We were told a story about the market square: One time when the apostles were preaching a man came out of the crowd and started yelling false doctrine about infant baptism. The crowd of people let him finish and then led him off of the platform and out of the square so that they could continue to listen to the missionaries with out disturbance. This one event was one of many that showed how receptive the people of Preston were to the gospel.

We took a stroll through a park in Preston that was built during the time of the American Revolution. The cotton mills in Preston no longer received cotton from the states so many English people became unemployed. They were given work by building the park. In the park there were two plaques honoring the first latter-day saints in Great Britain. It was neat to see first hand that the church influence was noticed in Preston.  

Since we were in Preston we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to go and see the Preston Temple. We are constantly visiting cathedrals in England so it was wonderful to finally see the true House of the Lord.