4 July 2013 Independence Day - Perry 5 K

The Fourth of July is just another day in the Dominican Republic.  We taught a class of Gospel Priniciples, I taught a class on the Book of Mormon, Sister Partridge taught a class on the Book of Mormon in English, I taught a group of investigators.  Just another day.  BUT:

We ran the Perry/Dominican Republic 5 K.  Came in about 150th.  It was fun knowing that Emily  was doing the same.  She beat us both, by the way.

We have a new couple, the Wegeners, working as PEF specialists so we invited them to run/walk with us in our 5k

Aren't the framboyanes fabulous!

Elder P. speed-walking.

Sister P. did way more walking than running but managed to run across the finish line!

We came in 2nd and 3rd in our age group in Perry!  Wahoo!

 We made it!  None-the-less for wear....

To make it an American Holiday, we ate a hamburger at McDonalds.  Then had a piece of American Apple Pie.  Then after classes in the night, we gathered with a few other American Missionaries (there are not too many of them) and sang, loudly, two or three Patriotic Hymns, finishing with the National Anthem. Happy Fourth of July!