Twin Towers lights at night

Later that night (10:30 pm) after working in the temple all day, we went up on the roof of our building ... aka: 'Top of the Block'.

Not only did we want to see the great view of the city, but we had a very special reason to come up tonight on September 11th.

If you look carefully, you can see a beam of light rising to the sky. That is part of the Tribute in Light that shines through the night on September 11th.

 Another view of the Tribute in Light. A Las Vegas based company was chosen to build the light feature because of their vast knowledge of high intensity light displays. Testing of the light fixtures took place in the Las Vegas valley before bringing them to the World Trade Center Site.

 A view of the Tribute in Light from New Jersey. On a clear night, these beams can be seen from 60 miles away. One drawback:  The lights have caused confusion for thousands of migrating birds, trapping them I'm the beams. So they are switched off for 20-minute periods to allow the birds to escape.