What a wonderful day listening to conference! I loved the statement "You can never be wrong by doing right and you can never be right by doing wrong". It is such a blessing to have the encouraging words of conference two times a year to motivate us to try harder to be and do better. Scott went to the Priesthood Session at the temple president's home and should be getting home soon. Seeing Julie Beck replaced was rather sad because she is such an amazing example and teacher of standing up for righteousness as women in the church in a very straight forward way.
Scott called me to our open window just before he left to see these great big bats flying in and out of the tree below our apartment. That's enough to make me close the windows! Santa Domingo touts itself as such a clean city, yet there is always garbage by the sides of the roads and throwm on the sidewalks that is
disgusting. They do keep their buildings and cement walls around them painted though. Every place that is a residence of some kind has a cement wall and a metal gate that is locked. Up to the fourth floor the windows all have iron bars, usually decorative but functional. They also have guards at the gates, many with shotguns. While walking we have seen broken glass inserted to the cement at the top of the wall - which is usually 8 to 10 ft tall. Then there are the walls that have barbed wire at the top.
Scott thinks they have more police here than they do people. There are the traffic police, the national police, the swat police, and many more - you see them everywhere in their different colored vests.
We have one ceiling light in our bedroom. It is unique because it flickers on and off when it is supposed to be off. So during the night you are awakened by this quick flash of light - then it's gone. What does that say for the wiring? At least it stays on when it is supposed to be on! Nothing completes with the noise outside though as far as waking you up or keeping you awake. It is never completely dark here because we have the street lights next to our apartment so you don't need to worry about having a nightlight!
Guess I'll go study until Scott gets home.
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