Alfie Boe, Tom Brokaw and the Mormon Tabernacle choir!

Last night I got to go to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir concert with special guests: Alfie Boe and Tom Brokaw. It was by far my favorite one that I have been to. Alfie has the most amazing voice.
He sang Bring Him Home from Les Meserable. It was incredible. I think that should of been the last song cause then they jumped right into an upbeat song.

 

this is not from the concert from last night but I found him singing this song so you could hear it.

They told this story of Gail Halverson last night.

Operation Little Vittles

Gail Halvorsen in Berlin 1983

Shortly before landing at the Tempelhof airport in the American sector of Berlin, Halvorsen would drop candy attached to parachutes to children below. This action, which was dubbed Operation Little Vittles and sparked similar efforts by other crews, was the source of the popular name for the pilots: the candy bombers. Halvorsen had wanted to help raise the morale of the children during the time of uncertainty and privation.
Halvorsen started by giving a few treats to children watching the planes from outside the Tempelhof base. Wanting to give more, he promised to drop more candy from his plane the next day. Because the planes would arrive nearly every three minutes, the children naturally couldn't distinguish his aircraft from the others. However, Halvorsen promised to wiggle the wings to identify himself, which led to his nickname "Onkel Wackelflügel" ("Uncle Wiggly Wings"). The other American candy bombers became known as the Rosinenbombers (Raisin Bombers). Halvorsen's initiative drew the attention of the operation's commanding officer, Lieutenant General William H. Tunner, who approved of it and ordered it expanded into Operation Little Vittles.
The operation was soon noticed by the press and gained widespread attention. A wave of public support led to donations which enabled Halvorsen and his crew to drop 850 pounds of candy. By the end of the airlift, around 25 plane crews had dropped 23 tons of chocolate, chewing gum, and other candies over various places in Berlin. The Confectioners Association of America donated large amounts to the effort, and American school children cooperated in attaching the candies to parachutes. (taken from Wikipedia)

After telling his story and introducing him they dropped parachutes with candy from the ceiling. It was so cool to watch them come floating down. Tom Brokaw interviewed him up on stage. He is now 92 and still moving around without a problem. He was such a cute little old man. 

I went to the concert with My Aunt Leanna, Uncle Clark, Grandma Kay, cousin's: Melissa, Trevor, Tom and his wife Brooke. we were about ten rows back from the front. I have never sat down on the floor before. Elder Nelson was two rows in front of me and Elder Hales was two behind me.  Elder Oaks was in the same row as me. I have never been so near to so many apostles.

We got to go through the tunnels under the Conference center on carts. After we got back to where we had parked we were standing around talking to Elder Ballard and His wife. (Elder Ballard is my uncle Clark's dad). Elder Oaks and his wife were there also. Elder L. Tom Perry is the funniest man. We were all standing there and he tells the security guard at the desk that He should charge us rent if we stayed any longer. To which I replied I  was leaving cause I couldn't afford my own rent. When he walked past me he also playful hit me in the shoulder with his fist.  I am so glad my aunt had an extra ticket so that I could go.