This was the last dinner we had with the Mission Office Staff. The office Elders with Elder and Hermana Ward, Hermana Griesemer and myself went to a wonderful resturant "Crepes and Waffles." They have a great many food dishes, but even better many choices in ice cream selections for desert! We had a wonderful evening with each other. I miss them tons. 
This is a young man who shined shoes on the street of Amazonas. He never asked for moneyand Elder W. always shined our own shoes, but Elder W. each month gave he and another older
gentleman, who also shined shoes, $5. The both had families and were very grateful for the help. The young man in the picture always told us his Mother thanked us for the help of her family.
This is how Amazonas (that main East-West street) looked on August 30. They said it would be totally finished in 40 days. It was amazing, they came very close to the timeline. All the work was done by many, many workers. All the work was done by hand, brick by brick. It was amazing each day to see the progress that was made. It was such a mess, the congestion on the surrounding streets was horrible. Walking at this time with Elder W.'s ankle pain became almost impossible. It was at this time we started taking taxi's almost everywhere. The taxi drivers loved to talk with us about the problem. They loved the fact that we spoke Spanish with them. We were interested in their lives and families. I must admit; many times, Elder W.'s left knee could have been very bruised because I would be squeezing it so hard. The drivers drive as if you were their last fare. There are few speed limits, if there is one, they don't pay much attention to it. Many of our taxi rides, (for those of you old enough to remember) was an E ticket ride. It is something very hard to describe, one must experience it!Love to all, until I write again,
Hermana Whtaker
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