Family Snippets

[During our visit to California - Oct 2008] The background is the Oakland Temple with sweeping view of the San Francisco Bay Area, the 170-foot Oakland California Temple is a highly recognized East Bay landmark. The magnificent grounds are distinguished by a creek-style water feature running from fountain to fountain toward the temple entrance—lined with colorful gardens and towering palm trees. On site is a public visitors' center , which includes numerous displays and an inspiring reproduction of Thorvaldsen's Christus statue. Also on the grounds is the East Bay Interstake Center—open to any who wish to attend Sunday services.

[Decoration of Halloween in the Mill] Gardner Village contains the outlines of the once bustling early Utah mill industry and history. What remains today is a cluster of retail specialty shops located in restored cabins, houses and buildings nestled adjacent to the Gardner Mill. Now listed on the National Historic Register, the old flour mill is home to Archibald's Restaurant and Country Furniture & Gifts

We went to visit the Museum of Art in BYU and watched the one of current exhibits. Turning Point: The Demise of Modernism and the Rebirth of Meaning in American Art

Great joy to see all that served with us in Brazil, this was our first reunion in the USA, hope soon we will be able to do one in Brazil.