Elder Tanner Paul Lindberg: Statue of Liberty Trip

December 10, 2018-Statue of Liberty Trip

Hello again everyone!

Wow! What a day! That was such an amazing trip and I had tons of fun! Where do I begin?!?! We got to Newark and loaded up 2 vans for the 20 missionaries going home and then we drove for about 20 minutes to get to Liberty State Park! They gave us a sack lunch with really good Boar's Head brand meats and cheeses and some fruit snacks, Apple, orange, granola bars, and water and we enjoyed them in the park while we waited for the ferry to come into port. I was really surprised that it wasn't very crowded on the ferry and we got front row seats on the upper deck! We took the ferry from Liberty State Park to Ellis Island and got to look around for an hour! We went to the gift shop first and then got to look at the huge room that all of the immigrants went to so they could check them in. Then we got to see the Family History center and the senior couple working there and then we got to walk through the museum with tons of different stories of what the immigrants went through and how much they sacrificed. It was amazing to think of our ancestors and just how much they sacrificed! After that, we loaded up onto another ferry and this was the coolest part of the whole trip! The ferry took us around the Statue Of Liberty and so I got tons of cool pictures and videos! It was breathtaking and was so surreal to see it! Then we got to walk around the Statue Of Liberty and take it all in! We also had passes to go up to the very top of the pedestal and so we walked all the way to the top of the pedestal and got to look up at the Statue and it is so much bigger than meets the eye. I could not believe how big it was! We needed to be back to the vans by 2:30 and so we took some last pictures and enjoyed talking with each other! We got to take the ferry back to Liberty State Park and then we took a group picture with all of us jumping and it was so amazing to see all of the sights! I do have to tell you that I bought a suprise for everyone and I can't wait to give it to you in person! We are just driving back from Newark and I am still on cloud 9! It was such a great day and it was a day I will never forget! I can't wait to give you a giant hug! Love and miss you so very much!!!!