Spring is on it's way!!

Hi!! We love being missionaries, and love living across from Temple Square.
We took this photo on our way back from Music and The Spoken Word this morning. It was a cool and brisk walk. Well at least part way, the remainder of the walk was underground. We have the opportunity of going each Sunday morning to hear the Choir!!! It is the highlight of our day!!

This is the view of the Temple from outside our living room window!! Of course we have to open our window, through open the sash and hang our heads out!!

Friday night we had the opportunity of going to a symposium featuring Elder M. Russell Ballard. He spoke about his great-grandfather--Joseph F. Smith, what a wonderful spirit we felt. It was especially touching when he shared what his great-father said about his father, Hyrum Smith as he and Joseph left for Carthage. It wasn't so much the words that were spoken, but the spirit and the emotion that we felt. There wasn't a dry in the audience.

Elder Ballard is 84 years old, and his wife of 61 years was with him (it was cute to see them hold hands before they spoke). We've had the opportunity to speak with him a few times.

We've also had the opportunity to talk with Elder Oakes, and a few of the Seventy since our last blog.

Sister Brandon has taken has taken 2 classes, on on ProVision and the other PowerPoint--and loving it. Elder Brandon also took the ProVision class and is enjoying it also. Tomorrow we're taking an Excel class. The classes are offered by the church and are free to employees and some missionaries.

Our testimonies continue to be strengthened by our experiences here. We continue to love reading the Book of Mormon together on daily basis. We testify that President Monson is a Prophet of God, and that Jesus Christ guides the Church through him.

Elder and Sister Brandon