It was a busy weekend to be a communication girlie. On Sunday Frankie and I (Delaney declined my invitation) headed up to dc for a unity walk. Traffic was bad. 👎🏼 Even worse than the map projection because we didn’t arrive till 1:30 and we left at 11.
Cute Latter-day Saint missionaries handed out programs, so after the ceremony, where we were encouraged to talk to and get to know other people , we headed for our walk. There were 10 churches on our route.
Some of it was spicy so I mixed it all together. 😋
We took off our shoes and covered our heads and people were able and encouraged to ask questions.
It was so lovely because everyone was friendly - everyone was there to foster unity and get to know each other. And they loved that Frankie was there. There was a handful of teens, but not many.
Chantell was still eating, so Dan, Frankie, and I went in to the temple and when we came out we found she had had a turban wrapped on her head. She said they asked her to and she was like, sure! And then the news people got an interview but some of those guys had lots to say, so she finally had to just say, thank you, bye. Only Chantell! 🤣
The churches were really beautiful. We loved the golden light steaming through this Greek Orthodox Church.
They had their holy alter open so we could peek back there and we had a long chat with one of their… parishioners?
Ginny was there and Sister Stowell from the visitors center.
We were on the same track as our coordinating council photographer, and he grabbed my phone to take this one at the Russian Orthodox Church.
So intricately beautiful.
Frankie got henna (not sure how to say that) at the Hindu temple.
She knew just what she wanted and she got a manta ray.
One of our stops was a memorial and I love the stone placement.
Frankie wanted some more henna embellishment, and lucky her, they had another artist out.
She was a good sport about coming with me and hanging out with the grownups. She was friendly and pleasant and we had a fun day together!
Almost a full moon, and a movie on the lawn.
❤️🇺🇸❤️
We had the cool opportunity to have our service members names displayed at the new USAA memorial.
You can do three at a time, and I believe they have to be retired, or out of the military at least to have them displayed. First we got my dad, Matt, and Jim. Then we holed back in line and got Mike, Dan, and Glenn. I totally forgot my grandpa and uncle, even though I’d remembered them in the car on our way. Next time.
The weather was just perfect, it was a beautiful day!
I wasn’t sure what to expect and was less than excited to drive into dc after my long day Saturday, but it was really a very sacred and special experience and I am looking forward to showing Matt around next year.
The carpet is fluffy and soft since people kneel to pray so often.
The first was a Sikh temple that served us the most delicious lunch! It was a lovely surprise and they serve the community like that weekly. I’m so impressed!
I mean, I just think we need to slow things down.
And some out of order pics? I think yes.
Frankie really wanted to walk around dc, so we found a street parking and walked to the Lincoln Memorial and then the Washington monument. The White House was all lit up. 🇺🇸
Our timing worked out perfectly and we were at this Muslim church just in time to walk around and see it and then enjoy the closing ceremonies. I loved this choir and especially because we all got to sing and that precious, simple song made me cry.
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