Week 44

Friday we went to Houston to attend the temple.  We arrived at about 5 pm, and with  Friday night and Saturday morning combined, we did work for 19 Kerr family names.  So lovely to be there and participate in those ordinances.

Going into the temple on Friday, one of our YSAs from Stillwater was waiting outside for her best friend, who had just gotten married. That was a fun surprise.  Inside, the mother of a former student (who we had seen on our first Houston trip) was there again, and it was good to see and visit with her. Then on Saturday, we saw a senior missionary couple from our mission--they were there with their granddaughter, who leaves next week for the Salt Lake City Mission.

Saturday afternoon we went to the Holocaust Museum Houston.  It was the grand reopening in a newly remodeled space.  To see a picture of the whole museum, click here:  Holocaust Museum Houston  You can't really say you enjoyed a museum about the Holocaust, because it is all so horrifying, but this was really well done and very informative.  The videos and displays were excellent and the focus a little different from other Holocaust museums we'd seen.

It is the nation's fourth largest Holocaust Museum, and: "works to build a more humane society by promoting responsible individual behavior, cultivating civility, and pursuing social justice."

Outside--replica of crematorium smokestack

Can't capture all the stones in one picture--see the link for a better view

Had never heard of mobile killing units, but were many of them

A pretty sobering exhibit 

But always, hope (viewed from below and from above)

Aside from the Houston trip, the rest of the week was just filled with our usual activities.  The temperatures were a bit cooler this week (mid- to high 80s) which was a nice break from the high 90s.  Humidity still high, but we're not outside a whole lot.