Bonnie: Today we spent most of the day at the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC. There is so much there it would be hard to describe all of it. How horrific was the Nazi Regime! In one place there was a huge pile of shoes of those gassed in the concentration camps. There was the explanation of how Hitler came to power. Unfortunately, it seems the United States did not respond to these atrocities soon enough. There was a boxcar where often as many as 100 men, women, and children were put to be transferred to the concentration camps. After seeing all the horror, we learned about some of the heroes. We saw one of the Danish water-crafts that took stow away Jews to Sweden and also about other countries that helped Jews escape. I like how it ended, in the Hall of Remembrance. It is circular and little lighted candles are all around the room, with one large candle in the center in remembrance of those who died.
We didn't have time to eat and got home about 7:00. Thankfully, Misty had dinner waiting for us. After that we had a great Family Home Evening with ice cream for the treat. A very good way to end the day.
Bob: It is hard to imagine man being that cruel to his fellow man. I felt so depressed after spending all afternoon in the museum. I would hope this kind of cruelty would never again be on this earth.
Below are pictures of some visitors we had while watching conference yesterday.
Part the 30 plus visitors that wandered by for conference!!
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