THERE IS BEAUTY ALL AROUND!

Sister Luna and Sister Hourrtiner all dressed up and ready to go to a Ward activity, "Hispanic Night". They said it was great!

I had no idea they started putting up the Christmas lights in September! Can't wait to see them all lit up on Thanksgiving Day!

Just love this bush! It is amazing!

Fall in Arizona apparently means, planting of spring flowers. Interesting.
They are so pretty all around the temple and the visitors' center.

I spy a lizard! I know the grandkids will like this. It's not quite the wildlife we see on the Africa blogs, but it is what it is!

We see bunnies almost every morning on our walks. I finally stopped to take a picture. They seem to live in the  cactus garden at the temple. Shown below.

I love this cactus garden. It is beautiful. 

What a surprise to see Layne! I just love visits. He was on a business trip. I love the Koldewyn kids. I feel like they are a part of my life, because when they were younger, they were. We had such a great visit and nice hugs! He is so handsome and such a great father. Thanks Layne for sharing some stories with us, it meant a lot!

One of the most beautiful sights we saw one morning was the Harvest Moon. I didn't take a picture but it seemed to be right in front of us and down below the tree line,  between the palm trees. Not sure what a picture would have looked like but I promised myself I will always try to get a picture of the beauties around me. They have beautiful sunsets and sunrises here too. Sometimes I forget my phone is a camera.

Some of the other things we have done lately: Dinner and games with other missionaries, fed the Elders and some Sisters, family home evening with senior missionaries,  exploring the area. When you get out of downtown there are many beautiful communities. I actually drove to my hair salon for the first time (Richard usually does all the driving). We found Mimi's Restaurant. We visited a huge outdoor mall and laughed because it was still hot and apparently, no one goes to the outdoor mall when it is hot. They had a huge movie theater. The whole place was pretty empty! I thought of all the money they were losing staying open? Our purpose for going there was to check out the Scout Office, which was a little disappointing to Richard, no shoulder patches.