Labor Day weekend the hubby and I went up to Utah for a little vaycay.
A companion from his mission was getting married, so we used that as an excuse to go up.
On our way there, we stopped at the Grand Canyon.
Patrick went when he was little but doesn't remember it, and I went a long time ago.
We figured this was a good excuse to go.
We decided to go check out the Provo Temple before arriving at our hotel in Salt Lake.
On Saturday, we went to do a session at the Salt Lake Temple. That was an amazing experience.
The history of the pioneers is so rich in that temple and the spirit was so strong.
After the session, we drove up north to Bear Lake. Another missionary from Patrick's mission lives there with his wife and little boy. We enjoyed lunch, drove around the lake, and spent time catching up.
When we left there, we drove through Logan, UT. And guess what? We saw another temple!
I forget how absolutely gorgeous this temple is! See for yourselves..
..and some pretty flowers from the grounds.
Our next stop took us to a little town of which the name slips my mind at this time...;
but it is right outside of Brigham City. We saw another companion of Patrick's.
He took us to see the new temple being built in Brigham City,
and we also went to see the tabernacle that is just across the street.
On Sunday we started out our morning going to see the This is the Place Monument.
It is where Brigham Young said to the pioneers that this is where their journey ends.
{cheese!}
It was amazing to again, feel the spirit of the pioneers in this place.
Looking out at the valley, I thought to myself:
"Take away the buildings, and this is exactly what the pioneers saw at the end of that long, hard journey. The joy that filled their hearts must have been great."
I mean, just look at this view!
We also saw the monument (well, the lower one)
where Brigham Young and a few others went on the top of a hill
and mapped out where the temple and other things would be.
{gorgeous}
The rest of the trip was spent doing random things like....
eating
{carmel apple, dipped in white chocolate, coated in cinnamon and sugar}
seeing beautiful views....
{salt lake city temple}
{bridal veil falls}
{cheese again!}
{the four corners}
