22 September 2018 - Saturday

22 September 2018 - Saturday

Mom and I had the shift at the Visitors' Center this morning from 10:00am until 2:30pm.  That gave us some extra time to take a three mile walk together.  We had our morning prayers and Scripture reading, and left for the walk at 7:00am.  And it was starting to get light enough, outside, that we could see our path clearly!  The temperatures were actually a little higher than yesterday morning.  It was  in the mid 40's as we began our walk.  And, to top it off, we had some really beautiful pictures of the rising sun;

This was taken as we stepped out the front door

The contrast with the trees caught my eye here

  

This picture was taken at the cattle guards at the front entrance

What a terrific shot of the sun rising and the clouds reflection 

Here is a burst of sun rise coming over the horizon!

Our walk was so unique, this morning, with the variety of pictures we saw along the way.  We got back to the trailer at around 8:00am, and had our breakfast, and finished getting ready for the day.  The ride in to the Homestead was very quiet with very little traffic.  Once we got to the Homestead, and then to the Visitors' Center, there were a few people coming in.  There were more non members stopping in than there were members of the Church before noon.  It evened out this afternoon.

Mom had a very special experience with some non members, today.  The parents and their adult son came in for a visit. They were visiting their son who had moved here 8 months ago.  He was trying to hit all of the sites in the area to give them a good visit. They live next to Kirtland, Ohio and knew quite a bit about the Mormons, so they didn't want to hear about the history of the Church. When they found about the youth treks, they suggested that their son go on one. Then they suggested that Mom be in charge of helping him change.  She said that she would and she handed him a Book of Mormon, told him a little about it.    He took the copy and promised to read it!

Here is a great missionary at work!

Mom taking a couple to the Sweetwater Museum  

When we got home, we did some laundry and listened to a broadcast pod from Mike Stroud.   He is a historian and Book of Mormon scholar.  His podcasts were referred to us by another senior missionary, and we have enjoyed listening to his insights.  

It was almost 4:30pm when we finished the podcast, when I started searching for the BYU football game.  I finally figured out how to sign in to the live broadcast and enjoyed seeing the Cougars win a game!  It seems like every time I watch them they lose!  I was starting to get a complex...  At any rate this game was fun to watch!  And I did not make them lose!!  Sweet!