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Utah Part 2

Utah Part 2

DAY 2: We began our adventure by journeying to the middle of it all, Temple Square. Of all the 131 temples in the world, Salt Lake City’s is one of the most famous. The learning curve of this trip was largely based upon whether or not we engaged with the people around us. At the […]
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Utah Part 3

Utah Part 3

DAY 3: After being immersed in Temple Square the previous day, there were so many questions on our minds, especially since we’re not allowed in their Temple and wondered what might go on in that massive, stone building! Sandra Tanner, the great-great granddaughter of Brigham Young, an ex-Mormon, and founder of Utah Lighthouse Ministries, was […]
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Utah Part 4

Utah Part 4

DAY 4: Our trip was not finished. Its hard to believe all that had happened in 3 days! We spent the morning doing work projects around the Blue House where we had been staying. It was a way that we were able to invest back into the ministry. Some worked on clearing the garden area, […]
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Catch Up: Wayumi

Catch Up: Wayumi

Wow, I’m behind! I’ve let a month go by and not typed a thing. Let me go back to the beginning of May… The entire NTBI senior class went to Jersey Shore, PA for a week of Wayumi. We got a sample platter of our future classes at the MTC in Missouri, ranging from Animism to […]
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The Holidays

The Holidays

  Out on a sunny adventure in the marsh. Payton and Hope out on a log in a swamp. Up a tree–the one with the biggest thorns of course. We all pitched in and it was a grand feast indeed! Finishing up study at The Resale Depot with the Ebels.  Our first attempt at cheesecake! […]
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Backpack Part I

Backpack Part I

1 night 2 crazy rainstorms 1 warm tent 3 snakes (2 brown, 1 green) 7 mosquito bites no bears 2lbs of raspberries 1 invisible angry lumberjack guy and previously, 1 lava peanut-butter ice cream cake That was the summation of Payton’s 24th birthday. He wanted to go backpacking. I wasn’t so sure. I’m usually freezing. […]
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Adventure Photos

Adventure Photos

I think most of these photos were on facebook, but here are a few that capture the essence of our favorite spots Hike at Glen Eyrie (Queen’s Canyon) County Road 51 Hike at Red Rocks (facing Garden of the Gods) Hike off the South Platte River Same trail off the South Platte The same rock […]
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You can frown, or you can make a marshmallowy smile

You can frown, or you can make a marshmallowy smile

Things could get dreary here. Michigan is wintery for such a long part of the year. I hated Michigan winters when I left a few years ago. That’s just the honest truth. Colorado’s winters were easy in comparison. I think the sunshine played a huge part of it–it shines almost every day of the year […]
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