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Just some catching up...

We had a smaller than usual gathering for Thanksgiving as a few of us were gone.

Before the mayhem, in the arrival Center.

President McArthur speaking to us.  I didn't bother taking pictures while we are eating as you've seen enough of those pictures.  He spoke for several minutes wishing us well as we're away from our families.  A couple of missionaries had their families visiting so there were a few kids there just to remind us of what it's like to have families there.

We've been visited by Cardinals recently.  They are really hard to get shots of as they don't stay in one place longer than a few seconds before they flit off in search of food.  I just lucked out on this one.

Kind of hiding.  There are a group of four with their females.

They had the annual tree lighting ceremony last week but we were working at the temple that night.   We stopped by today and took a couple of shots.

A sister missionary working in the visitor's center obliged us with the obligatory visitor photo.

They have a manger scene also.

Of course, we had to be in that one, also.

What trip to the visitor's center would be complete without a picture standing next to Joseph Smith?

So, today the weather is around 60 degrees but with the winds at 30 MPH till this evening.  We're serving as ordinance workers tonight so the day is really short, only 5 hours.  Almost a vacation!  We hope that all of your Christmas plans are coming along and that you are getting ready for the great day in a couple of weeks.  We will be missing you all but thinking of you just the same.  For what it's worth, we are at about the halfway mark of our mission.  Crazy, huh?