This is a picture looking up in one of the towers of the cathedral they are much more massive than the picture shows beautiful carvings and decorative designs all the way up.

This is anotherpaintinginsidethe Cathedralwith a elaborate gold carvingsdepicting the quorum of the 12 time of Christ.Of most interest to uswas the fact thatJudas sitting on the left sidewas not highlightedwith a radiant of light around his head.

Inside St. Basil,sCathedralit is elaborately decorated withgold and bronzewith magnificent paintings, sculpturesand decorative ornaments.Each toweris opened or down to the main floorand eachas aseparate room underthat towerso there can be separate meeting rooms, whereseparate congregations meetsimultaneously.

This is a pictureChad and Bethanyand Marianne and IonRed Squarein the center of Moscow.You can see theSt. Basil'sCathedral in the background.It is a massiveChurch that survived Sovietregimeand was not dismantled like many were.Some of the following picturesour tourto thatbeautifulbuildingwhere construction started in themid-1500.

This is one of theMetro stationsapproximate three stories in megroundand this is one of the pillarsholding it up.The Soviet Union started to build thisMetro systemin 1932and it is one of the mostefficient andmassivesystems in the worldthat movesmore than 9 million people a day.

This is our firstThanksgivingdinnerin Moscow.It was great.We had three companionshipsof young missionaries,two sets of eldersand one sisters.We had one other senior couple, theMark Anderson's,one investigatorand one other employeefrom ouroffice.We had a wonderful meal and a great time together