Hello and welcome to another day in the life of Wilford Woodruff. My name's Maddie, and today I'm going to be reading an excerpt from Wilford's journal that was written on March 22nd of 1845.

So he writes, “This was an interesting day to our feelings in visiting the splendid city of Edinburgh. We first visited Edinburgh castle, went through each apartment of it: the Armoury, Scottish Regalia, and Crown room. We had a splendid view of the castle, city, & surrounding country for many miles from the castle. The castle is of great antiquity & has been held as a fortress from the earliest times. 

After visiting the Armory & each apartment of the castle & taking splendid views of the surrounding country we took our departure for other portions of the city. 

We next visited the Palace of Holyrood which was founded by David the first in 1128 & was one of the richest religious establishments in Scotland. The ruins of what is now called the Chapel Royal are worthy of a visit. In the Palace are preserved several relics of Queen Mary of Scots. I saw her work box, visited her bedroom, saw her bed, & furniture, the chair she occupied when married, and visited her dressing room, all of which was hung with the most splendid ancient tapestry.”

It sounds like Wilford Woodruff had some wonderful adventures and saw some great things while on his mission in England. Our question for you today is what is an experience or a historical sites were you able to see while serving your mission?