Ross and Tammy

Nov. 3rd Sun. Sunday we were given callings by President Molano. Ross will be the new second counselor and I will be teaching the Temple Prep class. This week was fun. We had Kyle and Amy spend Sunday night with us. They brought delicious donut dough that we smoked up the apartment cooking but they were awesome. It was kinda sad when it came time to settle down for the night; they had to bring their own bedding, the heater stopped working and they slept in the smoke. Poor Amy's eyes turned red but we all survived. The next morning, we left early for the 2 hour drive to Philly. Wow, what a city. There was way too much to see at one visit but we did our best. In a nut shell, we saw the Liberty Bell, did a Independence Hall tour, visited Ben Franklin's grave, went into the church our forefathers worshipped in. visited the US Mint (where Ross lost his watch), saw the oldest still functioning street/alley, ate an authentic Philly sandwich, etc..... It was great (would have been greater if I had worn flats instead of heels, ouch!). We got through in time to meet up with the other senior couples for a tour at the construction site of the new temple. WooHoo! A couple of us got there early so the project manager (Elder Carr) sent us over early, Ross got a worker to open the gate so we could go in and take pictures. Ooops! NO ONE is allowed in there but we got a few great pictures before being hustled out. We also were given a piece of granite from the bottom of the foundation. What a keep sake! After our meeting, Kyle and Amy left for home and we went to dinner with the group. Three of the 12-ish couples ended up at the Mission Home for the night. The Crumps (from Bluffdale) drove us home the next morning on their way back to their place in Montrose. Good down to earth people. During the rest of the week, we did our Meals On Wheels and attended the DC Temple. Since it was our Stake Temple Day, there was a special meeting on the seventh floor (the Priesthood floor) after the session we went to. What a beautiful edifice!