FALL IS HERE

Dear Family and Friends;

Where does the time go.  It is already nearing the end of September.  The days are getting shorter fast and it is cooling off.  We will really miss these temps.  Highs of 70 and lows of 30.  We received our travel information for going home.  We will be  leaving and arriving home on December 14th. We have mixed emotions.  We really miss all of you, but we have found many eternal friends here in Stavanger and Haugesund.  Sister Gormley had knee surgery 10 days ago.  She had torn cartilage that needed repair.  She will be on crutches about 6 weeks.  We had 4 grandkids go to kindergarten this year. They are growing up too fast.  It's fun to watch our high school grand kids participate in Sports.  We had a fun trip to Lofoten.  It is above the Arctic Circle.  It was my first time to north Norway.  The beauty here continues to amaze us.  We went with 3 other couples, President and Sister Hill, Elder and Sister Hill and Elder and Sister Robinson.  They were all so fun.  We had two of our YSA get married this month.  We are so happy for them.  We are praying for all of the victims of the natural disasters throughout the world.  It is a  great and dreadful time to live.   The missionary work is moving forward. We had 10 investigators at church on Sunday.  It was so fun to tell each of them about the gospel.  We still have a lot of work to do here, Hope you all have a wonderful fall.  See you soon.

Love Elder and Sister Gormley

Clair Traveller (Kari) headed to Kindergarten in Cedar Hills, UT 

Sam Gormley (Erik) front and center off to Kindergarten in Burlington, WY

Will Preator (Cammy) with new Kindergarten teacher in Powell, WY

Bennett Gormley (Josh) going out the door to Kindergarten in Tuscon , AZ

Tyler Traveller (Kari) playing slot receiver and corner for The American Fork High School Football team.  Go Cavemen

Dylan Preator (Cammy) playing varsity tennis for Powell High School, go Panthers

Grace Traveller (Kari) Playing tennis for American Fork High School, go Cavemen

Reine, Lofoten Norway

Svolvær, Lofoten, Norway, boat tour.  

Svolvær, Lofoten, Norway sea eagle hunting fish

Svolvær, Lofoten, Norway, Sister and Elder Gormley

Svolvær, Lofoten, Norway.  The place we stayed on the water

Sisters Horrocks, Gormley and Earl at Langfossen, Norway.  We went to Sauda Norway to teach Willem.  He has been reading the Book of Mormon every day.  It is fun to see the change the gospel brings to people.

Odda Norway with the Sisters

Sister Blankmeyer (LT) headed home and Mariana headed to England to be an exchange student

Lena Steffensen, one of our YSA's, married Gabriel Manotas form Spain in Madrid.  They had a fun reception here in Stavanger. Congratulations

Jan-Erik Stausland, one of our YSA's, married Amanda Pham from Viet Nam in Stavanger.  Congratulations

We received three new missionaries this transfer.

Elder Alexander Prichett, Highland Hills, UT and Elder Landon Braunberger, Saint George, UT.

Sister Madelene Sorrensen, Santa Barbara, CA, and Sister Madelene Morris, Woodland Hills, UT

Elder Jaden Torgerson, Tooele, UT and Elder Dallin Welch, Farmington, UT

 Headed home December 14th.  😃😟

Kari Visit

Dear Friends and Family;

We have had  a wonderful couple of weeks.  Our daughter Kari and her two daughters Grace and Emily visited us.  We loved having them.  They met some great people and visited many beautiful places in southwest Norway.  Times goes so fast.  We only have 4 months left.  We are really getting comfortable here.  I guess that means it's time to move on.  We have had a rainy and chilly summer, but we have really enjoyed it.  We have enjoyed our YSA this summer.  Our institute starts again Friday.  Everyone is headed back to school.  We have been doing member visits the last week.  We have had some special visits with sweet and faithful members.  We are excited for the new school year for all of our grand children.  We hope they all have a fun and successful year.  Many are involved in sports.  Good luck and stay safe.   Thanks for your love and prayers.

With love, Elder and Sister Gormley

Grace on top of Preikestolen.  Her and her Mom made the hike.  Thanks to Sigurd for going with. 

Emily, Grace and Kari at Låtefossen

Emily in Haugesund

Enjoying the Hardangerfjord bing cherries.  They use the honor system.  You stop and take the fruit and put your money in the box.  Not sure that would work at home.

Group picture at the Fretheim Hotel in Flåm

Riding the Flåmsbana down to Flåm

Kari really enjoyed the old churches.  This is in Voss, built in 1277.

Overlooking Bergen from Fløyen

Riding the cable car, Fløyenbanen.

Taking the ferry from Bergen back to Stavanger.  Passing thru Haugesund

Visiting the Stavanger stone church with Kari.  Built in 1125

Laurie with her grandaughters in Staanger

Our beautiful granddaughters, Emily and Grace 

Grace found a new friend in Mariana

The girls at Flor og Fjære in Stavanger.  A beautiful spot.

Sending Kari, Emily and Grace home.  We sure enjoyed them.

Feeding the 5,000 (40) at Zone Training.  Sister Gormley made her famous Lasagne.  

Our great Zone leaders, Elder Cole and Dial.

The Stavanger Zone.  Great missionaries.

Elder Jørgen Lundegård came home from his mission in Greece.  His mom made an amazing chocolate cake for his reception.  He is off to school in Drammen.  Wish we could keep him in our YSA

Early Sunday morning in Haugesund we woke to this.  Special moment.

Family night at Stokkavannet.  Great time singing and cooking dogs and marshmallows.  

The triplets have turned one.  (Lt. to Rt.) Emily, Christopher and Alex.  Linda has her hands full.  They are Sister Gormley's adopted grandkids.   They enjoyed the toy we got them.

Tyler Visit July 2017

Dear Family and Friends;

We had a fun couple of weeks.  President and Sister Hill came over to hear Sister Linn Steffensen report home from her mission to temple square.  We spent a day with them seeing this beautiful part of Norway.  They are such dear friends.  Then the party began.  Our oldest Grandson Tyler Traveller (Kari) and three of his buddies, Boston Taylor, Farrell Dean and Dallin Price, came to visit us.  They were super fun and high energy.  It has been awhile since I have had that kind of energy.  They really had a great time.  They all got a taste of foreign missionary work.  Everything was new and exciting, the food, the language, the people, the landscape, the money and much more.  We couldn't keep them out of the chocolate.  They made a really good video of their trip.  You can find it on our Facebook pages. We sent a couple of Special missionaries home this week.  Elder Larsen and Elder Stephens. We had 11 sisters and 13 Elders go home this transfer.  They were wonderful.  The 11 sisters were the ones we came out with from the MTC.  Our son Josh started medical school at the University of Arizona.  It will be a difficult and exciting adventure.  They are settled and happy in Tucson.  We had a great trip to Haugesund this last weekend.  I gave a talk in Sacrament Meeting on the Restoration. It is such a blessing to have the gospel on the earth.  What a miracle that it happened they way that it did.  We had a couple of sweet teaching opportunities this week with the missionaries.  They continue to amaze me.  We love each of you and hope that you are having a great and safe summer.

Elder and Sister Gormley

With President and Sister Hill near Byrkjedal, Norway

Tyler and crew at Preikestolen

Linn Steffensen (second from right).  Just returned from a mission to temple square.  Had a great time at a family night with them.

Tyler and Boston on the Bike at Vaulen

Boys had fun shopping with Gram.

Elder Richardson (4th from right) came back with his parents to visit Norway.  This is the group that hiked Preikestolen.

Touring Stavanger with the boys.

Tyler and his buddies could eat.  They enjoyed the food.

6:00 AM.  Ferry to Flørli for Kjerag hike.  Ole Johnsen (2nd from Rt.) was their guide.  Thanks Ole.

Ty and I at the Kjerag Restaurant at Øygardstøl after their 12 their hike.

From L to R. Ty, Boston, Dalin Ferrell with the Stavanger missionaries, Elder Dial, Carver, Prichett and Larsen.

Tyler and Elder Dial contacting in Stavanger.

Hot Dogs on the Sola Beach with Mariana and Trina.

Family night with the YSA.  

Tyler at the Stavanger airport leaving for home.  

Elder Stephens (Lt) Elder Larson (Rt) leaving for home

Josh with his white coat at the U of A.  Click on link below for a short video of  Josh and a few of his classmates at the White Coat Ceremony.  We are excited for him and his family.

                                                      Josh White Coat Ceremony U of A