On Christmas Eve we went with several friends to the Cathedral of the Madeleine to hear a special Christmas Carol Service that was presented by the choir there. The program was completely a cappella with scripture readings done after each of the musical numbers. The Cathedral was full with standing room only and the program was very well done. The congregation was invited to join in on some of the songs. After the program we went to Cafe Rio for dinner and then back to the apartment building to play games. It was while we were playing games that the young elders came to sing Christmas Carols for us.
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| Fuller's Christmas Tree 2013 |
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| Elders serenaded us while we were playing games at the Garretts |
On Christmas day we joined our good friends from Arizona, Boyd & Dot Williams, for a very nice Christmas dinner prepared by Dot. We enjoyed ham and scalloped potatoes along with red and green Christmas jello, fruit salad, cranberry salad, carrots, and rolls.
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| We had Christmas Dinner with the Williams at their apt. |
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| Dot set a beautiful Christmas table |
I normally post on Sunday but we had our son visiting from Arizona and I
just didn't take the time to work on the blog; it was much more fun to
visit with him.We enjoyed a short walk around Temple Square and I was able to take pictures of some statues inside the Joseph Smith Memorial Building which I hadn't been able to do.
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| Byde, Pam, and Scott in the Assembly Hall |
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| Conference Center for the Tab Choir Broadcast |
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| In the Lobby after the Tab Choir Broadcast |
We were able to attend the Tabernacle Choir Broadcast on Sunday morning and then at 1:00 pm Scott attended our Branch with us. We had a beautiful organ solo played by Phil Dunn who is also a member of the Tab Choir and is a professional Family History Consultant on the British Floor in the library where we work.
On Monday morning before we took Scott to the airport we attended the weekly devotional conducted by the Mission Presidency which we go to every Monday morning. We were excited to have him attend with us. The high temperature during Scott's visit was about 35° with a low of
15°. Needless to say, coming from Mesa, Arizona where the highs during
the same period of time were in the 70's, he felt the cold.
We went for a walk on the East side of Temple Square and I took a
picture of some of the nativities which represent different countries that are on display there in front of
the Church Office Building.
These statues are inside the Joseph Smith Memorial Building near Legacy Theatre.
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| First Vision |
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| Depiction of Joseph Smith reading James 1:5 |
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| Joseph and Hyrum Smith |
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