Salt Lake City

Last week my mom and I left Sacramento for Utah. We took this journey last year and enjoyed a few days at Temple Square, the Humanitarian Center, and the Church History Museum. My moms not a member of the Church but she loved it. So when Bruce and I were planning another trip to Education Week this year we decided that I would come a week early and bring my mom.  We left Sacramento on Friday and spent the night in Elko and arrived in Salt Lake on Saturday. We've had a great time visiting Temple Square again. We love to sit and watch the new brides and grooms having their picture taken in front of the Temple. It's such a joyous time for the families.

My mom loves to visit with the Sister Missionaries on Temple Square. We toured Brigham Young's home again. My mom loves to learn about the pioneers. We watched several movies about their journey to Salt Lake. This year we watched a movie on Joseph Smith that was incredible. My mom said she learned so much about him. We went to the "This Is The Place" park and learned more about the great Exodus to Salt Lake. Then we headed for St George Utah for a few days. We saw a play at the Tuachan one night that was fantastic. Then we headed for Zion Park.  So mom and I returned to Salt Lake Thurday and had another day of sight seeing then I put her on the plane Saturday morning. It was a busy busy week but I am so glad that I could share it with my mom.

The time we spent here has reminded me how blessed I am to have the knowledge of the Restoration on the Gospel in my life. It was amazing to watch the movie about Joseph Smith and to think about how the Chruch has grown in such a short time. The message of the restoration has traveled all over the world and even reached people in a little coal mining town of Ukraine. Our sweet Ukrainian adopted daughter Olga and her husband are in Kieve right now visiting the new Kieve Temple. Sister Fry our mission President's wife writes and says, that baptisms are up, they have 36 on date for baptisms and several families are traveling to Kieve to be sealed. How blessed we were to be able to travel to Ukraine and see the windows of Heaven open to pour blessings upon the people of Ukraine. This Church is true. I know that with all my heart. I am so blessed to be a member. I love my family. I am so grateful for all the blessings the Lord has bestowed upon me and my family.

In a few days we will reunite with some of the sweet young missionaries we shared our time in Ukraine with. I can hardly wait.

another sleepless night

This has been one of those nights when I found myself falling asleep on the couch rather early. I thought,

"oh good, I'm tired, I'll sleep well tonight". So I found my way into my quiet bedroom, pulled back the curtains, opened all the windows and crawled into my big bed. Ahhhhh! and then it began, the tossing, the turning, the thoughts racing through my mind. I tried clearing my mind, a little meditation, relaxing my body, but NOTHING WORKED! So now I'm here, tapping at the keys on my computer wishing I was snoozing in bed.