Spring Musings after a Routine Winter
Noses have been pretty much to the grindstone after the holidays, continuing to feed the Young Adults at the Wednesday night Institute classes, making the rounds around the ward with birthday chocolate and knitted washcloths. Things proceeded pretty much along those lines until March, which was rather eventful. On the first weekend, there was a full mission conference, presided over by Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Twelve. And it was in VIENNA, on the other end of the mission from us, about a nine-hour drive, if we were to take that one on in one go. We didn't. In the run-up to the conference, Leesa decided that if we were going to Vienna, we ought to have the opportunity to see a live classical music concert. It didn't take long for me to find one at viennaconcerts.com, an evening of Mozart and Johann Strauss II (the Waltz King), featuring an eight-piece orchestra with two singers, a soprano and a baritone. It also carr...