Morning Friends

As we head out for our walk each morning we never know what to expect or who or what we will see that day. We were out of our apartment a little earlier than normal, which often means seeing a beautiful sunrise. That was the case this morning. As we walked down our little street the skies above were a fire pink. We knew that it would not last until we got an open and unobstructed shot, so we had to include buildings and wires in our picture. As we got to the Freedom Monument we saw four joggers headed around it, but we were too far away for a picture or to tell for sure who they were. They looked like the Assistants to the President and the Office Elders. Sure enough as we were going around the park they came running the opposite direction. Again too far away and too fast for a picture. A while later we saw the new Sister Training Leaders, but they did not see us, and again no picture. As we got back to the monument end of the park we saw President Christensen. That was highly unusual to see that many missionaries in one morning. Just then the Sisters caught up to us and we finally got a picture of them and one of President Christensen stretching out to start his run. As we came back to our apartment gate there were two little children playing in the construction sand pile across the street. We had a wonderful walk this morning.

This was a very unusual day as we did not have a single appointment or meeting on our agenda. We were supposed to Skype with a Self-Reliance Couple in Malaysia but they had to cancel on us. Still we had more than plenty to keep us very busy all day. It was great to just focus on some of the special projects that we have and our Institute lesson for tomorrow.

This evening we introduced Elder & Sister Jones to another of our favorite restaurants, Brooklyn Pizza and Bistro. Elder Jones polished off his plate of ribs and the rest of us had sandwiches with fries. What a fun way to finish a day. Another full, busy and very rewarding day.