The Church History Library And All Of Temple Square Is Now Open (August 16, 2021)

 IT IS FINALLY OPEN!

It was an exciting day for the Library to be fully open finally after over 18 months of Covid delay.  However, due to the recent uptick in Covid cases in Utah, we had to go back to wearing masks in the library.  Oh, well, we were still excited as we walked there that first day!

In the elevator together---

Jena and Gary heading down 1st Avenue--trust me climbing back up that hill at the end of the day in the heat is not a "picnic"--but it is a lovely morning walk!

Work continuing on the Salt Lake Temple--

Still experiencing smoky air--

I love these little machinery around Temple Square--

Aren't they cute?

Also, that same day as we headed to the mission office, we noticed that they had started putting the Christmas lights in the trees.  I guess it takes over three months to place all of the lights.

This was a good week where we were able to meet many of our missionaries in person for the first time.  Most of them told us that we were taller in person than on Zoom.  We started having daily prayer meetings in the morning at 8:40 that week as well.

Now it really feels like we are on a mission with other missionaries.  We love it!

And Jena started getting a collection of thank you cards from our missionaries.  Here is one of them.  These missionaries are so awesome and so kind.