Dinner in our Room - Sun. Feb. 15

Sunday morning we went to church at the Capitol Hill Ward. Claire and Evan met teenage pages during Sunday School. We were surprised pages could be so young. One of the YW reported how she cast her senator's vote for the stimilus package. It was all very exciting to Claire - running around DC doing "real" political business, studying in the Library of Congress - it all sounded very appealing to her. After church we went back to the hotel to eat our tasty TV dinner type food, change, and head out to see the National Mall and the war memorials in the mall.
The Washington Monument


A good reminder for everyone

The World War II Memorial



The Atlantic Side

The Pacific Side

In honor of Grandpa Alan

The Korean War Memorial



Can you see Evan taking the picture?


We notice all things to do with Australia (Australia is first in the list of allies)

Look close - these are paratroopers - again, in honor of Grandpa Alan

The Vietnam War Memorial


The Lincoln Memorial - Evan referred to it as Abe's House

The National Mall from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial



After our visit to the memorials, we headed back to our hotel to eat dinner - raviolis and some other "things". We changed back to our Sunday clothes to make our way to the Washington DC Temple to attend a fireside at the visitor's center given by temple president Elder Tingey and his wife - the theme "Why I Believe." It was a missionary fireside. The visitor center has a large amphitheater. It was filled with missionaries, new members and various others (like ourselves). I think they have this type of fireside often. A brand new member offered the prayer. Two new members bore their testimonies, and then the other new members were invited to introduce themselves from their seats saying when they were baptized and what ward they attended. There were many. And then Elder and Sister Tingey spoke. It was a great! fireside. I'm so glad we learned about it - in the Capitol Hill Ward Bulletin.