十一月三日慈助會安排了參觀國會大廈與國會圖書館的活動. 沒有了前一天的大雨, 當天早上天氣晴朗, 涼風送爽, 薛姊妹先生 Guillermo Azucena 開車載了另一位弟兄與六位姊妹來到了國會大廈. 由於需要拿到票劵才能進入參觀, 因此我們下車後的第一站便是通過安檢進到國會大堂去排隊拿票. 原本以為票上會有參觀的時間限制, 不料實際情況卻是拿到票後即刻觀看了影片簡介, 緊接著就分發耳機並分組由專人導覽參觀整個國會大廈. 美國國會大廈有200多年的歷史, 是美國制定國家法律會議所在地, 也是總統就職和發表國情咨文演講的處所. 大廈裡有許多給參眾議員的辦公室, 有許多具歷史意義的圖像及代表各州人物與事件的雕塑與畫作, 整個導覽大概是45 分鐘. 之後我們便與史福中弟兄, 李永芳姊妹在餐廳會合, 共用了午餐後便經由館內的直接通道來到了國會圖書館. 美國國會圖書館是全世界最大的圖書館, 內有一億六千七百多萬個藏品, 包括 470種不同語文, 三千八百萬冊書, 印刷品, 一千四百萬張照片, 五千五百萬張地圖等等. 國會圖書館內也有導覽, 而那天的導覽美麗大方, 不但帶領我們觀看了館內的藏書, 布置, 壁畫, 也非常詳細地講解其所代表的象徵與意義. 活動的最後是來到辦理圖書館證的辦公室, 當天, 所有去參觀的弟兄姊妹們都辦了一張印有自己照片的國會圖書館的借書證, 以後憑這證, 我們便可以觀看裡面所有的藏書了.
沈周美麗姊妹
On November 3, the Relief Society arranged a visit to the Capitol and the Library of Congress. With the heavy rain of the previous day past, the weather was fine in the morning, the breeze was cool. Sister Hsueh's husband, Guillermo Azucena, drove one car load with other brother and six sisters to the Capitol. Because a ticket was necessary to enter the tour, so the first stop after we parked was to go to the Capitol lobby through the security check to line up for the ticket. Originally we thought there would be a time limit for the visit, but unexpectedly we were able to watch a short video immediately after receiving the tickets. Then headphones were distributed, and we were assigned to a group by a special tour guide to visit the entire Capitol. The US Capitol has a history of more than 200 years. It is the seat of the law making body of the United States. It is also the place where the President of the United States takes office and where he delivers the State of the Union address. In the Capitol, there are many offices for the Senators, and there are many historical images, sculptures, and paintings representing characters and events from the 50 states. The whole tour was about 45 minutes. After the tour, we met with Drew and Jenny Smith at a restaurant for lunch. Then we walked through the Capitol through a direct passage to the Library of Congress. The United States Library of Congress is the world's largest library with more than 176 million collections, including 470 different languages, 38 million books and prints, 14 million photos, 55 million maps, etc. The Library of Congress also had a tour guide, and our guide that day was beautiful and generous. Our guide not only led us to see the collections, layouts, and murals in the library, but also explained to us in great detail the symbols and meanings and what they represented. The last stop of the tour was the library card office. All of the brothers and sisters who visited the library received a library card with a photo of the Library of Congress on it. With this card, we come see all of the books in the library.
Sister Meili Chou Shen
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