NEW YORK! NEW YORK!!

 

We just got back from a trip to the busiest place on the planet! It was a blast, there's definetly a lot to see and a whole lot of people. I never thought I would be ok with Luke honking at other cars...but it's all ok in New York. We saw the Mets play the the Braves, WICKED (awesome), the great lady liberty, Brooklyn bridge, empire state, Luke got on "fast money" TV show (for 5 seconds), Ellis Island, time square, Rockefeller center, took a long walk in central park (it's huge!!)...and some other amazing things. The part that was the most memorable was seeing the place that Luke taught on his mission, and meeting some of the amazing members that he taught. We got to get together with a few of them and go to the temple, it's an amazing work, and it was neat to see how the gospel has changed lives. We love those people in New York!

This is Vinicio, a nice man Luke taught on his mission. It was fun to see him, he is a really good man who treated us to some real Ecuadorian food. On Luke's mission he cooked up some Guinny pig, I was kinda bummed we didn't have that (-: Goat is good too!

This is Cristina, a woman Luke taught, she and her son Juan had us over for dinner, and then we went to the Manhattan temple with Cristina. The church is true everywhere, and it's growing in New York! It is a beautiful temple! (with sound proof walls--we didn't hear a single HONK.

These are some of the people Luke taught on his mission. Irma, Belem, and Carla. They were having a birthday party and invited us. They are wonderful people and Irma is a GREAT cook!