Ben got pretty far on his own family history. Mama: Cynthia. Dada: Ewik. The End.
My parents' apartment is within walking distance of Temple Square, so we went there every day we were with them. There is so much to see at Temple Square. We took the tour of the Conference Center, the famous Tabernacle, and the Visitor's Center. The best part of the Visitor's Center is walking up the winding staircase and seeing the huge statue of Christ extending His hands to everyone.
As we were listening to the short recorded message of the Jesus Christ's words from the scriptures, Olivia leaned over and whispered "Mom, why is Jesus in space?"
Erik, Olivia, and I had the unique opportunity of attending the live recording of the weekly "Music and the Spoken Word" broadcast. The world-famous Tabernacle Choir performed several patriotic songs, as it was July 4th. You have to be at least 8 years old to go, so my parents watched the boys so Erik and I could take Liv. It was very cool.
Here they are, live and in the flesh. They are such a powerful choir, and the orchestra was amazing. It was fun to see Mack Wilberg directing them. He used to be at BYU, and I sang under his direction a couple of times. He is amazing and very, very talented.
My favorite Mo Tab sotry is from when we lived in Cleveland, Ohio. A few co-workers somehow got on the topic of The Mormon Tabernacle Choir. One guy commented "Oh, I never realized they were Mormon." A lady we worked with chided "Are you kidding me? You mean, if they were called the Chinese Tabernacle Choir, you wouldn't think they were Chinese?!" Four words: Hi. Lar. I. Ous.There are several bronze statues scattered around Temple Square. This one was entitled Relief Society (or something of the like). 
I had to get a picture by it since I'm, like, Little Miss Relief Society now. I'm amazed we got a picture where all of my kids are looking at the camera and smiling. A small miracle for sure.
I had to get a picture by it since I'm, like, Little Miss Relief Society now. I'm amazed we got a picture where all of my kids are looking at the camera and smiling. A small miracle for sure.OK, more pics soon to come...
3 comments:
YAey! I found the way to say hello. Your blog was behaving strangely. Loved your baptism post and loved this. Especially the "Jesus in space" that was wonderful.
Cynthia - I was looking at your blog a couple of weeks ago and saw the picture of your parents in front of the FHL and read how you had come to Salt Lake to visit them on their mission. Well I immediately recognized them as a couple we see in the cafeteria at the Church Office Building. So I printed the picture (the one with them and two of your children) and carried it with us each time we ate lunch at the COB. Finally, on Thursday I spotted them and showed them the picture. They were most surprised that I had it. I quickly explained the connection. We had a nice visit. It sure is a small world! Wallie and I are serving a mission in the Temple Department reading the applications of the senior couples and single sisters desiring to serve a mission and then recommending some of them to serve as temple missionaries in the 60 temples that need
missionaries. Harriet
Hi, Cynth! I have been so out of touch, but I just breezed through a few of your latest posts, and, as always, laughed my head off and missed you something terrible. I am especially fond of the Jesus in space comment. We have a large print of this statue in space at our church building right where ACE sees it in the foyer. Jesus makes a frequent appearance in his fantasy stories about space and astronauts. I think he is trying to find out if he is an astronaut or an alien.
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