Timothy family visit

We were blessed over the memorial day weekend to have another family visit us here in New York City.

My nephew Darren, his wife Becky, and their four children visited us this past weekend. 

I finally felt confident enough to drive the car in Manhattan, so we went on a driving tour of the city. We drove by the temple, around Central Park,and even through Times Square. We also drove by an aircraft carrier along the Hudson river and we also went past the one World Trade Center building. That is presently the tallest building in the Americas.

As we travel by subway train we always enjoy the entertainment in the subway stations. The time square and 42nd St. station is a particularly popular spot. On this we enjoyed the singing of Amish young people.

Later in the day we appreciated the music of a promising violinist.

One of the highlights of their visit was the opportunity to take in a Broadway musical, Les Miserables. We had wanted to see that play before the end of our mission, so their visit give us a good excuse to go on Saturday night.

The musical was performed in the Imperial Theatre, which I believe is about 100 years old.

It was a great production.

Housing found me of six in our small apartment is always tricky. But everyone was flexible and cooperative as we turned our kitchen into a bedroom each night.

The kids seem to have a lot of energy, and we hope they enjoyed their visit.

During this month of May we also had our last zone conference with President and sister Calderwood, who finish their mission at the end of June. Each of the 10 zones was invited on separate days to the Mission home for a zone conference. We were instructed by the president, his twi assistants and President and Sister Calderwoid's son who recently returned from his mission to Russia. 

The instruction was excellent. We have thoroughly enjoyed our time with young missionaries in the district and zone meetings. 

We enjoy singing and studying the gospel together.