Transfer Day - Ossining Stake Center - August 15th

Today was our first experience in going to see how all the transfers work.  Nothing here is close in New York - you drive and drive and drive.  This church building we went to in Ossining was about 40 minutes away from where we are in Highland Falls.  The first picture shows all the luggage and Elders wandering around in the parking lot at the church looking for where they need to go.  It was a great meeting.  President Morgan was there and he gave a great talk about charity and about getting along with your companions.  The second picture is our zone leader Elder Head (Clinton, Utah) on the left, Elder Fragiacomo (Italy) in the middle, and Elder Lartey (Orem, Utah) on the right.  We love these guys.  They have been really good to us.

March Back - August 13, 2012

The "March Back" is a big event at West Point.  This is where all the new cadets (plebes) march back to West Point from Camp Buckner.  I believe it is about a 12 mile hike.  They start at about 4:00 a.m.  This picture is those cadets marching back.  There are 1,100 new cadets this year.  It was really a spectacular site seeing all these young men marching in with their different regiments and companies.  So one of the amazing things is that each cadet is carrying a 40 pound ruck pack!  These guys are tough!

Military Band Concert at Trophy Point

On Sunday, August 12, 2012, Jim and I went to an outdoor concert at Trophy Point on West Point.  Every Sunday evening they do some type of concert.  It was a lovely night with hardly no humidity!

Camp Buckner - Sacrament Meeting

On Saturday, August 11, 2011, we were blessed to have the opportunity to go Camp Buckner and hold a Sacrament Meeting.  The branch President asked that Jim and I drive to Camp Buckner and hold this meeting for those cadets in the field who wanted to partake of the sacrament.  We had nine cadets who attended.  It was a very spiritual meeting and those cadets were very thankful for the opportunity.

On August 6, 2012, West Point holds what is called "Chaplain's Night".  This is a night set aside for the plebes to go to where their faith is meeting and have a short meeting and just chill for about an hour.  Our branch meets at Thayer Hall and there was about 60 cadets who came - not very many of them of the LDS faith. So many came because the LDS people do pizza and tons of treats.  Jenny Neff gave me two names of soccer guys who came to West Point this year and I was able to meet them.  Here is a picture of Cadet Dixon and Cadet Chambris.  They are both great guys and they are both from Utah.

Bridges on the Hudson River

We have a chance to get out and walk. These are bridges over and near the Hudson River with Bear Mountain in the background. The pathway goes over to the bottom of the Bear Montain Bridge. Our blog seems to be a pictorial of the area for now.

Pictures of Historical Significance at West Point