A sand sculpture exhibition in Bogota.

This is an amazing exhibition of sand sculptures. There are six large tents with a number of scuptures under each tent. Many tons of sand were hauled in to be molded. The first two weeks the workers packed the sand with water into large triangles like pyramids. The next two weeks the artists began their scupturing. These are real artists with unusual talents. One of the scuptures was scuptured by one man with just a kitchen knife. These are huge sculptures. The artists were from many different countries.

One can see the size of this nativity.

This sculpture was the last display. This shows the size in comparison to the eight missionaries in front. These artists were from eight different countries. The detail was incredible.

A close up of the nativity.

This nativity was spectacular with many details. Each day one man would work on all the displays to repair any damage from the sand moving. He would just step on the sculpture and then repair what he had damaged from stepping on the sand.

Saying Good-bye.

In November we sent home these three good missionaries. Elder Benson, Elder McClain, and Elder Hathoway all served in the US for their first six months of their missions while they waited for their visas to arrive.