Last weekend, our young adults had a Halloween Dance sponsored by the East Brunswick YSAs. It was a very fun dance. There were young adults there that had traveled from Connecticut, New York City, and Long Island. Some of our young adults had to travel over an hour to the dance. Most of the Hispanic young adults LOVE to dance and they will try to make it to any dance as long as they can find a ride. Our YSAs asked us several times... can't you ask the DJ to speed up the music and eliminate the delays between songs... They love dancing....! The two in the white shirts love to break dance and often put on a little show.
 |
| Mostly "our kids" |
 |
| All of the YSAs that were at the dance... |
From the left... "Chicken cord on blue" (Becky Gerhartz), "Pork and Beans" ( Sis. and Bro. Bean), and "Indiana Jones" (Jon Mecham).
Activity in Paterson
Also, last weekend, was a senior activity in Paterson. Paterson is the third largest city in New Jersey. It has a population of many Hispanics, as well as many from the middle East. We teach in Paterson every Wednesday night.
Many industries developed in Paterson because of the power from the Passaic Falls. There used to be many mills and other manufacturing structures associated with the textile industry in the area and later the firearms, silk, and railroad locomotives manufacturing industries arrived. The senior missionaries met in Paterson to see the falls and then visit the museum near there.
The Wikipedia entry on Paterson indicates that many of the attackers in 911 were living together in Paterson at the time of the attacks... interesting but sad.
The small pool of water in the picture below was a popular swimming hole many decades ago. The swimmers often left the water with color tainted skin due to the die pollution from the many textile mills who dumped their die residues into the river. The moms could tell if their children had been swimming... :)
 |
| Passiac Falls w/ power plant on left that still is operational |
 |
| Lunch with the Senior Missionaries at Liby's Lunch - It has been around since 1936 |
 |
| Tree on "fire" |
 | |
| In front of Paterson Museum This engine was used to build the Panama Canal |
More . . .
We are trying to soak up all the colors of fall. The leaves are falling fast. We are usually in our apartment studying during the day, but a couple of times a week, we try to get out and enjoy the beauty here.
 |
| Looking out our front door - what colors! |
 |
| More beautiful colors.... |
 |
| Plaque in East Brunswick Stake Center Do you see a name that you recognize? |
The East Brunswick stake center was dedicated by the friend of the first stake president, Pres. Dane, whose daughter, Sis. Cherrington, is a Sr. Missionary with us here in NJ. The friend's name was Harold B. Lee.
There are many wonderful experiences to serving a mission. Some are wonderfully happy, others can break your heart. There are a lot of emotions, especially as you learn to love the wonderful youth we work with. How will we ever be able to leave them!?
From this week's lesson on Joseph who was sold into Egypt...
"We learn a great lesson from Joseph. When he was presented with a temptation, he immediately separated himself from even the appearance of evil. All of us have events in our lives which find us in challenging situations.
"When we are confronted with that which is evil and degrading—whether it be the wrong kind of music, a television program, or the Internet which places us in the wrong environment—how strengthening it is to remember the story of Joseph: “And [he] fled, and got him out” (Gen. 39:12). He removed himself from the temptation." (Elder Perry, Ensign, May, 2002)
No comments:
Post a Comment