Hola Hola Hola,
I love this week. Gaga. General Conference. Grand old time.
•I am missing my amigas back home. Spring brings out the fun. And I miss my friends. I want to play. Sooner than later that will happen. Alas, there is still a lot of learning I have yet to embark on. :)
•Sister Douglas and I got to go to Music and the Spoken Word this week. A treat. Fancy treat. AND, we got to sit super close in the section for people with special needs. I felt pretty much VIP. No big deal. I felt like rosin dust flying off the violins might have impeaded my vision a little, but other than that... :) Kidding. They were spectacular. Gotta love the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
•Jose. From San Jose, Mexico. Near Monterey. I am from San Jose, California. Near Monterey. A lovely Baptist man. Here for a conference about medical supply stuff. We got to chatting. He wants to lear more about some of the incredible things he saw and felt here at Temple Square. Loved Jose. From San Jose. (Prose?)
•LOVED the picture of Big Mac. I love how she's gnawing on her wrist in 2/3 of the pictures. Nice touch. Nom nom nom. She's so cool. I'm kind of obsessed with her already.
•LADY GAGA was in town this week!! Happy happy day! I was so glad!! Her concert brought all sorts of visitors to Temple Square. We met these three FABULOUS people from LA. They couldn't get tickets to her concert in LA, so they figured, hey, road trip to Salt Lake. Loved them. They were SO nice. Recently baptized as born-again christians. Grew up Catholic. And they love Gaga. I love Gaga too.
•This week has been pretty interesting. I suppose it's the anxious/peaceful calm before the storm. Temple Square is getting ready for General Conference. General confrence brings with it 21,000+ people each day for at least 2 days. Here is a link to learn more about what General Conference is all about.
•I love that we support self-reliance. Go green! Be sustainable! :)
•I went to the Temple today. I loved it. There are so many stereotypes of people who are LDS. Sometimes at Temple Square, my role has been defying those when people get to know us. "Oh. There's only 2 kids in your family? Oh. You've graduated college and aren't married? Oh. You love Jesus Christ AND Lady Gaga?" Yes to all my friends. But here's the scoop, the Temple is my favorite place. It's there that I can really feel close to the spirit. The stereotypes and labels of the world vanish for a second, and I can just be. It's my favorite place. I love temples. Here is more about temples.
Love to you all!!!
Sister Harmer
