Another great day in NYC and at the Temple

We went to Radio City Hall this morning and looked around and even took a tour.  We start at 4:00pm today since it is Friday.  We had some amazing experience in the Temple today.  Our shift coordinator is Brother Hockenjos who is a good friend with Kim Smith (Kim and I grew up in Mesa and in fact Kim called me today since he read about our calling in the Church News) and a great man.  We met Brother Slaugh how serves on our Friday shift and he is a good friend with Erv Nelson in Las Vegas and he lived in Vegas while working for Steffen, Simmons and Vanna some years ago.  We also met a Sister Bushman who served in Poland under President Whipple and Taylor Knuth and his wife up from Penn State.  We met someone each day that we have connections with.

We went to Radio City Music Hall (located across from NBC Studios) this morning, looked around and even took a tour. This iconic theater was built in 1932, cost $8 million dollars and was the first of the Rockefeller Building complex to open. At the time, it was the largest indoor theater in the world holding 6200.

 Inside the grand lobby of Radio City Hall. These light fixtures are 27 feet long, lower to the ground level when needed and take 8 hours each to clean!

 The famous Radio City Music Hall stage...spectacular!  During the dedication of the Manhattan Temple, some 2500 LDS youth performed here for President Gordon B. Hinckley.  The theater was packed!

 "The Rock" the Rockefeller Center main building with the observation deck on top. (We will explore it another day!)

 Here I am in front of the famous ice skating rink.  With weather like we had today, I am sure this place is going to be history soon.

 The exact spot where they stand the Christmas Tree each year at Rockefeller Center.

 And a photo of just a few and of the many skyscrapers in the area.

After a busy couple of hours it was back home to our apartment and we finally found LaVains Bakery that all the senior missionaries talked about. (NOT easy to find....but worth the hunt!) They did have delicious cookies ( and everything else).   Back home, Stan talked to the Temple Department for an hour. Many things are ahead for him.  We walked to the Temple (around the corner) to start our shift at 4:00 pm and walked out of the Temple after 11:15pm. Friday night is our big cleaning night.  We usually help vacuum nightly but Friday night is the night when we stay late and clean everything.  Another great day and night in New York City.