Time in Chicago

My sister Jan's friend Jean has been very sick in Chicago.  I have made a few trips back to Illinois over the past few months to help.

On one of our trips downtown Chicago to the hospital, got a glimpse of Lake Michigan from the 13 floor of the hospital.

Beautiful lake and blue skies.

On another trip, that my sister Pat went with me to help Jan and Jean, we went by the old Masonic Hall.  When we first joined the LDS Church in Illinois, there was only a branch in the northern suburbs.  We met  in a Masonic Hall.

Lots of times when we showed up for church on a Sunday morning, we had to clean up the bingo cards, cigarette butts and beer bottles, to hold church.

The Masonic Hall was located in Libertyville.  We met in this building for a few years until we built our own chapel in Gurnee.  At that time, church members helped with the construction of the building.  There were many YW activites spent at the construction site cleaning up garbage and debris from the construction workers.  I remember pouring concrete down the cinder block walls and tamping the concrete down so the walls would be very strong and durable.

On another trip, I 'll have to get a picture of the chapel in Gurnee.  It's still standing!!!