This week we lost four of the dear missionaries in our zone, but we also gained four, so the size of our zone remains at 37 for now. A CSM couple that we got yesterday are Elder and Sister Hinckley, but, we forgot to ask them if they are related to Pres. Hinckley.
We saw the
animated film, “Loving Vincent” yesterday, and really enjoyed it. If you
haven’t heard of it, it’s a film about Vincent Van Gogh. But, unlike the processes
used for creating most animation, every frame of this film is an oil painting -
and most frames were painted in Van Gogh’s style. (There are some flashback
sequences that are more representational and done in grayscale.) More than 100
artists worked on this project. I read somewhere that they would paint a
canvas, film it, then paint the next frame over that canvas. The colors and
textures are beautiful.
Today
we’re going to the Brigham City, Utah temple, about an hour’s drive north of
us. A few others in our zone are going with us. After today, we will have been
in every temple but one that is within our mission boundaries. The Jordan River
Temple is still closed for renovations, but will reopen late next spring, so
we’ll get to attend that one before we go home.
I took
this picture on my way to the office yesterday morning. They were testing the
Christmas lights around the conference center.
Since we
set our clocks back to standard time this weekend, it will soon be lighter when
we go in each morning.
1 comment:
Loving Vincent sounds amazing! I had never heard of it. So glad the Jordan River Temple will re-open in time for you to be able to get to all the temples you can "legally" visit before you come home. What a lovely goal. Seeing your picture of the Christmas lights got me a tad bit excited about Christmas. I do love it so! Have a great week!
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