My brother and his school are taking their annual eight grade trip to Boston. Due to the events last week, we were unsure that he would be going on the trip, but they decided to go. As one might expect, we are all a little worried and on edge about them being there at such a time. His teachers have made a website where they can post all of the pictures that they took that day. It is a bit reassuring to see that everyone is having a good time and being safe. One thing stood out to me in the pictures they took, the pictures of the people unifying against the bombings. There are buses and subway cars that say "We are one Boston" and sidewalks covered in chalk writings about the bombings that even stretch 7 feet up onto walls of buildings. The final picture I saw was a small memorial that people had erected against a fence blocking people from the scene of the incident. While it was small, it was very moving and exemplified the emotions that the people felt. All of the pictures showed me that while the city was shaken by the incident, they still stand strong and unified. We could all learn a lesson or two from Boston. Everyone dropped all their differences and unified against these horrible acts of terror. As members of the Church united in Christ, we should all put our differences aside and stand up together against the forces that persecute the Church.
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