New Years Day

New Year's Eve is called Silvester here but I don't know why.  The town does not do a fireworks exhibition because everyone in the town buys heavy duty fireworks and sets them off.  The Elders were telling of seeing some people shooting fireworks from their apartment windows at people in the street who were shooting fireworks in the street and annoying the apartment dwellers.  Perhaps that is the reason President Kosak told all the missionaries to be in their apartments and stay there that night.  As you have seen, our apartment has a great view of the city and you can see how many fireworks were used that night.  We estimated about 100,000.  The noise went on for about an hour and we had  great display from our balcony.  It was great.  Dave finally came inside when the people in our building went into our parking lot and fired off their stuff.  That made it somewhat dangerous on the balcony so he came in.

Earlier in the day we had supper with a ward member and her brother.  We enjoyed visiting and watching her drink her 'once a year' beer with Coke. (?)  Yes, she has been taught the Word of Wisdom but, like many of us, she excuses herself. 

This New Year let's all gt rid of the excuses!