There is a wonderful group of women here in Tbilisi that we work with in our humanitarian work. They are called The Women of Georgia for Peace and Life. They are energetic and lively and love to help the poor and needy. When they learned that we had not seen any of the sights of Georgia, they picked us up in thier van and we headed out. Our first stop was the newest church in Tbilisi - it is HUGE and beautiful!
Elder Reese with Mia and Rusico.
The grounds are well kept, I loved this olive tree - very symbolic.
This is a statue of one of their beloved Kings. It is in the courtyard of one of the oldest churches. It is also the spot where they dedicated the land of Georgia for the preaching of the gospel in 1999 by Elder Jeffery R. Holland. The first branch was organized 3 years later.
This is the church by the above statue.
Next we walked up to the botanical gardens. It was lovely - lots of paths to walk along. There were lots of flowers and plants. It was very peaceful. We wondered through the area for quite awhile!
A Pond with water lillies.
Of course - my favorite - a beautiful red rose!
E. Reese and I started singing 'little purple pansys touched with yellow gold' when we saw these!
This is the church by the above statue.
Next we walked up to the botanical gardens. It was lovely - lots of paths to walk along. There were lots of flowers and plants. It was very peaceful. We wondered through the area for quite awhile!
A Pond with water lillies.
Of course - my favorite - a beautiful red rose!
E. Reese and I started singing 'little purple pansys touched with yellow gold' when we saw these!
It was a lovely afternoon. We really enjoy the Women of Georgia - and Mzia our interpreter. We love being in Tbilisi. We finished our adventure at a resturant with lots of our Georgian favorites - and we got to take home the doggie bag!
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