This is the patron house from the west end where the temple missionaries are housed. The balcony patio and apartment on the ground floor belongs to the temple president. They have hosted young single adults they know from a previous CES mission in this area to a hamburger barbecue! We access the upstairs balcony walking through the missionary lounge that we use weekly for meetings and social gatherings.
Here we are having our Thanksgiving dinner in this same area and all of us temple missionaries and the temple presidency afterwards on the balcony
In the basement is a large area used for many purposes. In one corner are our exercise bicycle and treadmill. We are very grateful for this equipment, especially during the cold winter. There is also enough room for persons to just walk around and do other exercises.
This is the laundry room provided for missionaries only. Having 5 washers and 5 dryers is wonderful. We have learned to use them at different times of the week, not just on Monday mornings! Then we can do all of our many loads of laundry at one time. The vacuum in the corner serves well to clean our area rugs and can be taken to our apartments to vacuum the vinyl or tile floors.
