This will be short today because - even though this was a landmark week in one important way - it wasn't a photo-op kind of way and I have no pictures to cover that. So here are a few random photos from the month of October . . .


Last week we decided we simply had to get a new wall clock for our dining area.  Our old one had died and because we are SO "set in the habit" of looking there to check the time, we found we couldn't do without it.

We went downtown and started walking through the areas where other missionaries had told us we should find cheap clocks.  In the process, we passed this beautiful old church -- the Templo de Compania de Jesus.  This is the first time we've seen any other church (besides ours) that has buildings called "temples" but that's the word they use here in place of iglesia (which means, literally, church).

I do love these beautiful old buildings!

A couple of blocks away we came to the Templo San Francisco. 

And then, around the corner we found this - and because we have two sons who live in Las Vegas - couldn't resist taking a picture.  In Las Vegas they have Caesar's Palace; in Cochabamba we have Cesar's Hotel.

I know I showed you this picture of our dentist's office before

but today I want to show you the view from the back (see below).

It is always amazing to me how you can have a beautiful modern building and immediately next to it (or in this case at the rear edge of the property) a mess like this.  You can also see the guardshack for the dental building.  They have someone there all the time - 24/7.

Also please note these little yellow "bumps" on the street.  They go all the way across and are called "Cat's Eyes".  They serve the same purpose as a speed bump, so you find them everywhere.  They are bigger and harder than they look, so cars slow down almost to a stop, to cross them.

 This is a picture taken inside "The Factory", which on the rare occasions when we go out for lunch is one of our favorite places.  They actually have really-good hamburgers, which Farron loves; and their fajitas are not only delicious but also enough food for two people.  We only go there for lunch because at night it's a little too raucous.  It's a sports bar as well as a restaurant.

This is the front of the building; the entrance is at the bottom left.

 We have figured out that "The Factory" is owned by a big car dealership here in Cochabamba (because there is a small ad for the dealership on the wall of every booth - AND - because there is a new car in front of the building.)  In fact, the first time we went there we almost walked past it because we saw the car and thought it was another sales lot.  The tables outside are NOT for restaurant patrons, they are for people who want to sit in the shade while they talk to a car salesman.  Interesting!

Another totally random photo.

This is the first time I have had an electric dryer and I did not realize how much static electricity they produce.  I brought the laundry in and dumped it on the bed and this loose thread stood straight up in the air ALL BY ITSELF.

 Lastly, a couple of our beautiful October brides - this one with her new husband and siblings . . .

 . . . and a second couple just by themselves.

The landmark event this week that I mentioned in the beginning of the blog is that Farron is now the Second Counselor in the Cochabamba Temple Presidency (and I am an Asistente a la Directora de las Obreras).  This means that in the future, Farron will have the opportunity of officiating at temple marriages for couples like this -- marriages that are not just "til death do you part" but rather "for time and for all eternity".  It is a wonderful privilege and we are grateful to be so blessed.

That's all for today.  Have a healthy, happy, safe week . . . y vayan con Dios!