Fall Travel - Church History Tour

Well we have our Fall travel plans made - tickets paid for and reservations made. We'll be doing a self tour of the following church history sites:

Palmyra, New York
Smith family farm
Hill Cumorah
Martin Harris Farm
Sacred Grove

Kirtland, Ohio
John Johnson Farm
Newell K. Whitney Store
Kirtland Temple

Independence, Missouri
Liberty Jail
David Whitmer and Oliver Cowdery Gravesites
Monument to Alexander Doniphan
Adam-ondi-Ahman

Nauvoo, Illinois
Carthage Jail

We are going with our friends the Frosts who are good traveling companions. We'll fly into Cleveland then drive to Kirtland and Palymra (with a stop at Niagra Falls) then fly from Rochester to Kansas City, Mo. We'll drive from Kansas City to St. Louis (seeing Nauvoo enroute). And...we'll do it all in a week (Nov. 5-12). Best of all - our upgrades have already come through!

Looking forward to the opportunity for travel with good friends to see sights that will definitely reaffirm my testimony that God lives and Jesus is the Christ.

Anyone care to join us?

Weekend Thoughts

This is kind of a different weekend. No church services - General Conference is broadcasted via cable or internet (or you can go to the church and watch via satellite). So we will be doing the internet option - which will keep me tethered to the computer (my monitor has no speakers so I gotta use headphones).

Looking back on the week I give it an A. Why?

1. I had 2 meetings that went well.
2. The family is healthy.
3. Got to see Susan this week.
4. Got an email from my sister Susie - with pictures of our older sister Jay who is now deceased - what a great surprise to see those pictures! this year would have been Jay's 40th class reunion.
5. Got a letter from my missionary - YAY!!
6. Grey's was great this week...even without George.
7. Got all reservations etc. made for next week's trip to Palm Springs.
8. Got a new cell phone -a Blackberry Curve - and I love it! It has Hi-Fi ringers, finally. So Gabe's custom ring tone is Frank Sinatra singing "Luck Be A Lady"
9. Had a chance to organize my family history files - had ignored it for years
10. Spent a good chunk of time doing some family reunion planning

So I am prepared for a relaxing weekend and a great meeting next week in Palm Springs! Gene and I leave on Monday night and get back on Saturday. Its in the upper 90's in Palm Springs!