Life in Reverse Order

 This is the chapel of San Diego 4th Ward.  Designed by the architect who 30 years later designed the San Diego Temple, it is unique with wonderful acoustics - you can hear someone speaking at the pulpit in a normal voice in the back of the chapel with no amplification.  The organ has a beautiful, mellow sound.  Unfortunately, the pews are not full on Sunday with only about 120 out of 700 members attending. That is why we are here.

 A visit to Point Loma National Park.  The lighthouse with the home of the keeper at the bottom.  The wind was blowing strongly, as it probably always does up there on the headland which helps form San Diego Bay.  Below is a view back to the city.  We will improve in our camera skills.  Just know that beyond the green is the bay and beyond that a large Naval air station and beyond that the skyline of San Diego.  This was our Friday excursion followed by dinner in Old Town.

After attending the funeral for an elderly man in the 4th Ward, we visited Balboa Park on Thursday afternoon.  What a beautiful place.  It is famous for the zoo, but the buildings, originally built for a World Exposition in 1917 have been preserved and put to use as museums.  We hope during our time here to visit many of them.  Above is the carillon tower which chimes every quarter hour.  To the right is the botanical garden, the largest building of its kind made out of wooden lathes.  People who visited in 1917

were amazed at the tropical plants displayed.  The museum area is connected by beautiful walkways, ponds, plantings and many places to sit and enjoy the scenery.

Least you think we just play, we now have lists of people to find, visit and discover how to best help them return.  We spent President's Day going from address to address, and actually found one woman with whom we had a pleasant visit.  We have already received a dinner and a lunch invitation from individuals who don't even know us.  Tonight we go to dinner and then on a visit with the Elders assigned to our ward to a less active man who they feel would benefit from friendship with us.  The work is truly beginning.   We don't pursue our missionary labors in "Greek" t-shirts but want Bob Bolen to know we appreciate his efforts to share the truth in Huntington Beach.  The lush greenery is just outside our apartment pool!