We walked to the clinic for a blood draw again this morning. The weather was a bit nicer, but the hill seemed a bit steeper :) We do have one block with quite a climb.

It was an hour earlier than Saturday's appointment and we saw some interesting things today - one man sleeping in a sleeping bag in the corner of an entrance to a building that looks vacant. He seemed to be somewhat clean cut and "normal", making me wonder if he was kicked out of his apartment next door due to an argument or something, or if he really is living on the streets. It was the same place that we saw an orange peel and a tin of food the day before, so maybe he is a regular. I wanted to investigate, but felt safest just passing by.

On our way back from the clinic we saw a man climbing over the railing just at the overpass. Strange place to be, but his back pack was kinda dirty looking and we wondered if he too was homeless and sleeping among the trees and shrubs there along the side of the road. I am sorry for these people, and wonder what happened to make this there lot in life.

Where do these guys go when it is really cold? Do they have family? Does anyone know where they are? Would they want to continue their schooling or would they accept help finding a job? Is what I don't know more scary than what I do know about them?

Well, we got back to the apartment, had our lunch, got Terry connected to his IV pump - giving him fluids, and we listened to a few talks from General Conference Priesthood Session. We cannot go to church - no large crowds and no sick people. We can't go to the classes at the clinic either because they just don't want us to take any chances being around people who might have a cold or other illness. We plan to listen to all of the conference talks each Sunday while we are here.

There is one quote I'd like to share from Elder Oaks message we listened to. It reminded me of our family, and is this; "Our families faith is in Jesus Christ and is not dependent on outcomes."

All the messages were great, and if I didn't feel like I've already written a book today, I would say more about them, but another talk I really thought fit us well is Pres. Uchtdorf's message titled "Continue in Patience". It is awesome! We must learn to wait! and to Endure well! It reminded me of the message I gave in Stake Conference last year that I titled "Thank you for waiting!", and I feel gratitude to the Lord and to our leaders for that opportunity and the things that I have learned from it.

These messages from our leaders, who are true disciples of Christ, fill our hearts with peace and love. We have heard so many sirens since we have been here and we have seen sights we don't normally see when we are home. This big city life is all too real and it offers more than we might choose for our everyday life, but we are grateful to be here to take advantage of the medical profession that does bless our lives. And, we are grateful for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and for His Spirit that guides us and comforts us in time of need, and even in the midst of danger or chaos.

We visited with the kids at home and emailed Michael. We miss them, but are grateful for the advances in technology that allow us to be just a "click" away. It's been a good day and we look forward to more of them.

Again we thank you all for your love and concern, and for your kindnesses to us and to our family.