Week 27: Inspecting and Sightseeing in Washington

 Spring Cleaning time for the missionaries. Each Stake has a couple whose calling is to make monthly inspections of missionary apartments in their area. Twice a year, however, Senior Couples get to do this. Friday was "the day".

 Elder Hadlock and I inspected apartments in the Tacoma West Zone. We enjoyed this assignment. We have some delightful young missionaries who inspire us. We were pleased with how well they are taking care of their apartments. It was fun to see where they live and "how" they live -- which is very simply. And they are happy! I'm posting photos of the missionaries we visited.  

Biggest jar of Nutella I've ever seen!

It was a gorgeous week here in Washington. We got rain on Tuesday, but other than that, we experienced blue skies and sunshine. My brother Dale, his wife Cheryl, and their daughter Cheyenne visited us this week and are convinced that we've been making up stories about the "rainy, wet, gray" Washington weather. We are glad they

View of Seattle from ferry we rode from Bremerton

 brought the Utah sunshine with them -- come again!

Gum Wall on Post Alley in Pike's Market

We were glad to be able to take a little time off to do some sightseeing with them. I'm posting some photos of some of the places we visited. My favorite was probably the tulips in Mt. Vernon -- Skagit Valley. It was like looking at something out of the Wizard of Oz! Just absolutely stunning. 

Snoqualmie Falls

Near Fort Casey

Well, there's just a lot of beautiful, interesting things to see just within a couple of ours of Tacoma.  It was fun to get out and enjoy the good weather and be reminded again of how much our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ must love us to have created such a beautiful world.

Photos don't do this spectacle justice

Just breath-taking!

 I would like to write more, but I am so very frustrated right now with trying to get photos arranged on this blog. I would love it if someone would tutor me on this! If you know the secret, call or email me!

Time to get ready and go to a missionary fireside anyway. As much as we enjoyed the sightseeing, we are anxious to set our sights and minds back on missionary work and what we've been called to do.

Kind of in heaven.

A story for another day!

Cars waiting to get on the ferry