A first stop in a tour with returned missionaries took us to Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island. This is the way it looks today. You can look at one of our earliest entries on this blog to see how it has changed in 40 years. President Wheat informed us of a discovery made only recently in 2002 by someone reading through a letter written by the widow of Elder Matthew Cowley. In it she mentioned that following the dedication of Hong Kong for the preaching of the gospel by Elder Cowley on 14 July 1949, one of the six people present, Elder Robertson, etched the date in a rock with his pocket knife. This etching in the rock has only lately been discovered, likely revealing the actual location of the dedication. The view below is that seen of Hong Kong directly opposite the etched date. Click on the picture to enlarge it and try to read the inscription on the rock. The dark line is the top of the 7/14/49. Next to the temple, this is probably the most sacred spot in Hong Kong. The tram car on display is one from the old tram we used to use to get up to the peak. A newer tram is in use today.
Mom and Dad, great pictures! That spider is disgusting. The dragon fruit looks cool. I love the scenic pictures of Hong Kong. I love thinking about all the memories you two are creating together. Also interesting to see English on some of the signs.
ReplyDeleteFun to read all the recent posts! Josh loved looking at the spider of course. Neat that you could go on the tour - it must be amazing to be around things that were special to you on your original missions!
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