Connecticut Elders - December 11, 2012

One responsibility we have as a senior missionary couple is that we get to inspect missionary apartments.  This picture is the six missionaries that live together in a tiny little apartment in Stamsford, CT.  There is a funny story behind the Santa Clause.  The missionaries were assigned to do service down in New York City after Hurricane Sandy.  While doing their work, there was this Santa Clause buried in sand and water.  The owner of the Santa said to throw the Santa away because he was ruined.  The missionaries asked if they could have him and the owner said "Yes".  They took Santa home, dried him out, fixed his little speaker box, and now he is good as new.  He dances and sings.  It is the funniest thing ever!  Santa is a survivor of Hurricane Sandy.  One of the Elders in this picture lives in our home ward in South Weber, Utah - Elder Golding.  Elder Golding is in the middle on the top row.  We are so lucky that we get to see him from time to time.

Philadelphia - December 8, 2012

We had the opportunity of taking a group of Cadets to Philadelphia for the Army/Navy game.  This game was a requirement for them to attend but a few got a pass and was able to come with us and the rest rode on buses provided by West Point.  On Friday night, we took them to a famous place called "Genos" and "Pats" (across the street) for delicious philly cheese steak sandwiches.  We stayed overnight at the Holiday Inn and then dropped the cadets off at the football stadium for the game early Saturday morning.  We then cooked the rest of the day for a YSA activity that evening.  There were approximately 15 cadets from West Point, 12 midshipman from the Naval Academy and 25 YSA adults from the YSA Philadephia ward who attended this event.  We met at the Elders Quorum Apartment for the party as the church was totally booked that night for Christmas events. We had a great time?

Downtown New York City - December 3, 2012

Rockefeller Christmas Tree

Today we had the wonderful opportunity of going to the Scarsdale Chapel and listening to Elder Paul V. Johnson.  He gave some wonderful advice on how to be a high yield/low maintenance missionary.  After the couples got on a bus and we went to the city to attend the Christmas Show from the Radio City Music Hall and the Rockettes.  We went and saw the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree - it was spectacular!  We love our mission.

Inside the Radio City Music Hall
85th anniversary of the Rockettes