April 28th was National Secretary Day so we as a Temple Presidency took all of our temple secretaries out to lunch. We have four paid secretaries plus Hermana Guzman and Hermana Wilson who take over in the evenings when the others go home.
Brenda, Marta, Hermana Guzman, Evelyn
Back row: Hermana Wilson, Maggie
We had been told that it was a must to go to the restaurant El Portal del Angel to see the view of the city. This was the first time that we had the opportunity and this was the view that we saw on this day.
Between the volcano's letting off steam and the black smoke from the old buses and trucks, we have a lot of smoggy days like this. This is one of those "Find Waldo" pictures. The spire of the temple with Moroni on top is actually visable in this photo. Look careful and maybe you can spot it. We were so disappointed that the view was so bad. President Burk sent us some photos that they had taken on a clear day.
This one gives you a good shot of the whole temple. This city just goes on and on forever.
These two photos of the temple were taken from the building just behind the temple. You can see our chapel in the lower right hand corner and in the lower left hand corner is the cross over that the church built to cross over the four lanes of Vista Hermosa Avenida.
We left right after the last session of the morning, about 1:00pm with a carful to the restaurant to get things set up and order the food because the secretaries and the recorder and President and Hna. Burk had to get back for the afternoon session no later than 3:00.
El Portal del Angel Restaurant
We had 15 of us at the lunch to celebrate the service that our secretaries do for us and the temple. They do so much to keep everything running smoothly. We would be lost without them.
The food was good. They served
grilled Argentina meats with all the trimmings. We were stuffed! We were glad that we didn't have to go to the temple this afternoon as we felt like a nap. This restaurant decorated with the wax drippings of their many candles.
I wonder just how many hundreds of candles it took to make these piles of wax drippings?
We got the President back to the temple in time for the preparation meeting but the second carful was delayed because of traffic and the secretaries were late. But it was a nice lunch with good friends, good food, and almost a good view.
Friday, the 1st of May, is a holiday here. It is Dia de Asueto National, a day off or a day of rest. We closed the temple after the morning shift. It was a very busy day in the temple. We had all of the Presidency there plus all of the missionaries and we were all busy all morning. The last session was to be at 11:00am but we ended up with a 12:20 session. We just love to see the temple so busy and full of people.
We took advantage of having all of the Presidency at the temple at one time and got a picture of the new Temple Presidency.
Pte. y Hna. Thompson, Pte. y Hna. Burk
Pte. y Hna. Rosales
We had just snapped the last photo when the afternoon rains began. It is officially the rainy season so you never go anywhere without your umbrella because you never know.
I am writing this a day early as we are going down to the Center Market tomorrow with the Burks so I won't have time to write tomorrow. One last shopping trip for any souvenirs that we might need (want).
We have had a wonderful week here and look forward to next week. Each and every day brings surprises and new adventures in and out of the temple. We send our love to all. Have a great week and enjoy each and every moment. Life is great and very unpredictable. With Love Dad and Mom, Grandpa and Grandma, Lon and Nancy
( By the way, in the Waldo photo, the temple spire is in the lower left hand corner, right in front of a tall building.)
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