May 28, 2012
This morning we awoke to a beautiful sunny day with a blue sky and
puffy clouds, the dark rust colored mesas behind the campground looking very
colorful in the sunshine. Our view here
is very pretty and I am not really a southwest kind of girl. I need mountains and trees.......lots of
trees. However, here I can really
appreciate the beauty of the rock formations and the colors are my
favorites...browns, oranges, reds and corals.....I even had to buy the really
cool sweatshirt in the gift shop because it had a cool saying and it was the
perfect color for me! Pam decided she
had to have it also and she and I are twinsies.....we had to take a picture
last night at the North Window.....
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being a light to an evolutionist Ranger.....
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Next stop: Salt Lake
City....you may wonder why. We told the
kids about the world famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir and where our beliefs
differ. We had a great conversation
about different faiths and what some believe compared to what the bible
says. We got out and walked around the
beautiful gardens in front of the temple and the visitor center. As we entered the visitor center, I felt a
strange feeling come over me. The
building is very nice and there is a nice display of the history of the Mormon
community and how it was settled but it felt like we were in a mortuary. The music was reminiscent of what you would
hear. There are pictures of their
current prophet, video clips of children talking about family, and even bible
verses here and there. The women working
there seemed friendly but as we listened to conversations here and there we all
felt the need to leave. I do want my
children to recognize false doctrine and I want them to know that the devil uses
half-truths to tempt us and pull us away from the Lord. We talked about this as we made our way out
of the building and around the statues and plaques in the garden. I felt sad for the millions of people who
will fall prey to this teaching and pray for their true salvation. We prayed
and thanked God for his protection over us and for him to help us to always
reference the bible when we have questions.
We left in search of a Starbucks and found one in the Gateway open air
downtown shopping mall. It is a lovely
“leftover” from the 2002 Olympics. Sadly,
most of the other shops were already closed for the day so we looked in some
windows and traveled up the highway in search of the Willard Bay State Park
where we will spend the night, and then drive on to Promontory tomorrow to see
the Golden Spike National Historic Park.
We are right on Willard Bay that is a part of Salt Lake. The campground looks pretty clean but the
mosquitos were biting!!!
Dinner tonight was turkey burgers, potatoes and green beans. Mmmmm...can hardly wait to cook at home
again!! Christian and Brookie had fun cleaning up the kitchen after dinner........Internet here leaves a lot
leaves a lot to be desired......
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