Thursday, June 2, 2011

Kate's pre-school graduation & Chole's 1st Birthday

Kate with her body guard.  Kates birthday was celebrated today (6/2/2011 but is actually on (6/6/2011), but I forgot my camera.  Cinderalla, dropped by for a visit.

Kate & fellow gradutes



Watching TV


Chole brithday #1 with a yummy cake

The future mothers of America, learning the ropes and helping Chole eate her cake.

Chole eventually had the cake plastered all over her.

Around Isaac's 7th birthday May 22 2011

Traci, dressed up as something

Natalie, also dressed up as something

Emily, dressed up as a broadway dancer


Emma & Sophie with real make up on, after an outstanding dance performance, with hundreds of guests

Who are the two Bozo's in back?  Somebody must have spiked the punch.

With  Ian, Emma & Sophie.

Isaac & friends, birthday #7 with thier teams scoccer shirts

Future leaders of America, missionaries, & fathers.

Natalie, (still loosing teeth) with Traci at the park

Around Easter 2011

Drew (with a favorite shirt), Sheriff Isaac, Kate 

Traci

Redneck Natalie (losing teeth)

Kate, & Emily trying to out do each other

Chole,  where is the food?

Ben, totally excited

Beautiful Elle

One of the best third-base-men Drew

The '12 tribes of Otis' w the easter catch


Ben is awake

Tim & Rona  Easter 2011

Monday, May 23, 2011

St. Louis Part Five Liberty Jail last week of April 2011



Liberty Jail, where they were kept over 5 months in a basement room 7' x 14' wide, and about 5.5 feet tall.  Most of the men were over 6' tall.   There were 2 vents on each of the 4 sides.  No source of heat, during one of the coldest winters on record.   Miserable conditions, no privacy, a bucket for both food & waste;  yet here was where several sections of the D&C were given. 


The church has enclosed the spot and rebuilt the jail.


The new Kansas or Liberty Jail Temple, in a very noticeable place just of the freeway.  It is less than a mile from the actual Liberty Jail


Cliff Carter, Wife Sharon, and Lisa in Lisa's home.

St. Louis Part Four Nauvoo


Angry Mississippi river where it borders Nauvoo.  The river is close to a mile wide here with 3 to 4' waves, very rapid flow.  We were under tornado watch this day.

This is Parley's street, that comes from the side of the Temple down to the Mississippi river which is right behind me.  This is the road the early saints took as they existed Nauvoo.

Front of the store which the Prophet ran; Trish by the sign.  Store owned by the now 'Community in Christ Church'.

Plaque over office of Prophet in Store.


The room above the store where 'the school of the prophets' took place.  Period furniture, wood folding chairs.

Tombs of Joseph, Emma, & Hyrum


The Nauvoo boarding house, where the Prophet Joseph entertained important Guests including Porter Rockwell, etc.

Nauvoo Temple at nite.


Temple is behind me, downtown Nauvoo today.  We stayed in the (first building) motel off to the right






Looking out at Mississippi river from front steps of temple



This statue is directly in front of the Temple.  2 tourists in front.


On the stock of each of the 'Browning' guns & rifles, made in Nauvoo was this plaque which read "Preservation of Holiness to the Lord ".

One of the many church missionaries who staff each restored home or business between the Temple and the River.