We have a half day off every week which is called our T & R day (Temple and Research). In addition, we have one whole day off each month for the same purpose. We also work one Saturday a month and when we work on Saturday we have Friday off. This was our Saturday work week so we were off on Friday as well as Wednesday afternoon. We went shopping, got a hair cut, and did some baking which we normally get done on Saturday. It's always fun to work on Saturday because there are usually less missionaries working at the Library and so we stay extra busy.
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| Tuesday evening concert
The Tuesday evening concert in the Brigham Young Park was the Stratford Street Big Band & Sugar Sisters. They were advertised as a "Swing Band and vocalists sharing songs from the Big Band era" and were so good they made you want to get up and dance! When the band leader announced that if you felt like dancing to please do so one of the sisters that we home teach, Sister Gregory and another sister got up and danced all around the crowd. She plays the piano and is very talented but we had no idea that she also loved to dance.
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| Sister Gregory (white shirt) up dancing with a sister missionary |
We had to go to a meeting on the 26th floor of the Church Office Building on Thursday so I took advantage of the height and took several pictures.
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| 8-Story building is our apartment building (from the 26th floor) (Bushes and grass grow on top of the Conference Center) |
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| Reflection pond just east of the Temple (from the 26th floor) The red brick area is where families gather to take pictures following a wedding. |
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| Temple and Tabernacle (from the 26th floor) The flat roof building just beyond the tabernacle is the Family History Library where we serve.
We concluded our week by attending a concert on Friday night presented by the Wasatch & District Pipe Band which are award-winning bagpipers and Celtic drummers. They also had a group of Scottish Highland Dancers who performed for part of the show. Then on Saturday night we heard the Bella Trio consisting of sopranos Brianne Benson, Megan Phillips Cash, and Clara Hurtado Lee, who sang a program entitled "An Evening of Broadway." Their numbers included "I Feel Pretty," "Send in the Clowns," "Popular," and about 10 other great songs. They were delightful to listen to.
The Bella Trio, consisting of sopranos Brianne Benson, Megan Phillips
Cash, and Clara Hurtado Lee, will sing a program entitled "An Evening of
Broadway."
- See more at:
http://entertainment.sltrib.com/events/view/the_bella_trio#sthash.41Hq25vd.dpuf
There is an article in the Deseret News about
Elder Russell David Olsen one of the young elders who serves in our mission. One day when I came out of a class I observed him typing and stopped to ask him about his speed. I think I'm a pretty fast typist but this young man's hands were flying across the keyboard. He told me he types upwards of 200 WPM. The article is about how he can
accurately type 180+ words per minute. If you are interested in reading the Deseret News article about him click here.
Some of you have probably been involved in indexing through Family Search, if not you might like to give it a whirl; it's a great way to help people everywhere as they search for their ancestors. If you'd like to view a cute video about the importance of indexing please view this link: http://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2013-03-01-familysearch-indexing-is-vital?category=family-history&lang=eng
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