Church History Tour

Ty while in the MTC Ty had the great opportunity to go on a Church History Tour, to see historical sites that are important to the history of the church, LDS missionaries have been in England since the early days.

Chatburn River where some of the first baptisms in England took place

Chatburn River

The Village of Downham, close to Chatburn and Preston.

The Church in Downham

The pavement over the cobblestone is one of the few modern additions in the village

More of Downham

Downtown Preston

More of Preston

The flat of the first missionaries in England

Avenham Park, in Preston

More of Avenham Park

President Hinckley's flat in Preston

Sister Walker (the MTC President's wife) is President Hinckley's daughter and she told of an experience were the then Elder Hinckley wrote home discouraged, to which his father responded, 'Forget yourself and go to work'