The next morning we woke up and hit the subway once more, heading to the Manhattan Temple for church. We didn't check the website for directions and got lost for a second. Luckily the ward we went to started at 9:30 instead of 9. It is quite a peculiar thing to see Angel Moroni peering out among high rises in the city, but such a welcome site! It is so cool to be able part of such amazing doctrine and religion. Mason was visually disturbed about going to Primary and Alexis was naive enough to think that they would only speak Spanish in her class. Once we sat with them for a second they realized it was the same Primary that they experience in Sugar City and were fine. Stephen and I participated in a discussion that was talking about unifying the ward. You see, 60% of the members were single and 40% were married. And most of the married were students attending Columbia University. Such lovely people leading such a vastly different life than mine – it was good for me to, if only briefly, think about what it would be like to trade places. After church we went to Central Park and had a picnic of bagels and cream cheese, left over from breakfast. Central Park is very beautiful and a breath of fresh air after the hustle and bustle of city life. We went to the Strawberry Fields area of the park – a tribute to John Lennon and the quest for peace. John Lennon's number one fan was there to share his knowledge and facts about the legend. My nephew Dallen would have enjoyed this- we thought about you! From Central Park we headed back to Times Square and attended Wicked. This play is something I feel everyone should have the chance to experience – from the flying monkeys to the amazing songs you can't be disappointed. Mason and Alexis were in awe. We were so close to the front you could see the perspiration. "Simply Wonderful". After the show we did take time to walk past the Empire State Building, but didn't go up. The day was then finished.
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