How we ended up here
Our move to New York has one overarching theme: it was not just coincidence. Continue reading How we ended up here
Tag: New York City
Building implosion on Governors Island
New York City’s first controlled implosion since 2001 took place this morning. And Dustin was there to view—and film—it all from the deck of the Staten Island Ferry. Continue reading Building implosion on Governors Island
October 2012–March 2013
Is Bushwick trying to poison us? A local newspaper says that two of New York City’s most toxic places are right in our own neighborhood, and other tidbits from around the world over the past six months. Continue reading October 2012–March 2013
Four more years
Tuesday, 6 November 2012 | President Barack Obama, a Democrat, wins reelection while Republican numbers shrink in both houses of Congress. Continue reading Four more years
From All the World
We had a cultural night at church on Saturday, 2 February 2013, and the missionaries asked me to prepare this slide-show presentation to accompany the song they used to open the activity. Continue reading From All the World
Our annual holiday letter, 2012
NEW YORK • DECEMBER 2012 Dear family and friends, TWENTY TWELVE began on a dour note for Dustin. It wasn’t because he turned 30 nine days into the new year, but rather because he realized that he now looks like he’s 30. Fortunately, February proved to be a lot brighter. This year was a leap year, which meant that we got to celebrate our real … Continue reading Our annual holiday letter, 2012
The Panorama of the City of New York
A visit to the Queens Museum of Art’s model of the five boroughs. Continue reading The Panorama of the City of New York
Macy’s + Thanksgiving = A must-see in our new hometown
With our friends Corbrett and Kerri, who were visiting us from the Washington, D.C., area, and Alfred and Cha Cha, members of our branch who had recently joined the Church, we went to West 74th Street and Central Park West on a chilly fall morning to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in person for the first time. Continue reading Macy’s + Thanksgiving = A must-see in our new hometown
I’m Dustin, and I’m a Mormon
The latest iteration of Mormon.org invites members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to create personal profiles that share their testimonies describe their own experiences living and learning the gospel of Jesus Christ. Here is mine. Continue reading I’m Dustin, and I’m a Mormon
A year of tremendous change and upheaval
In 2011, we continued the tradition we started in 2010: a letter to loved ones updating them on our lives over the past year. Many of our friends and family received this letter in the mail, accompanied by one of two lovely Christmas cards that Susan’s had for years and that we were trying to get rid of. Everyone else was able to read this letter on Facebook. Continue reading A year of tremendous change and upheaval
The top 10 things I miss about Washington, D.C.
I’m thankful for the opportunity we’ve had to move to New York, but that doesn’t mean I don’t miss Washington, D.C. Here are the things I miss most about our former home. Continue reading The top 10 things I miss about Washington, D.C.
Going round, getting merry
With all the carousels in this town, it’s obvious New Yorkers like going around in circles. Fortunately, I do, too. Continue reading Going round, getting merry
Greetings from New York
The big news: we moved to New York City. Continue reading Greetings from New York
Ten years later: New York remembers
Photos from Lower Manhattan on the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Continue reading Ten years later: New York remembers
Where we were: Susan
It was one of those thankfully rare moments that engrain in the minds of those who experience them the memory of the exact place and time they heard the news.
Susan remembers where she was on September 11, 2001. Continue reading Where we were: Susan
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