Meeting Glenn Beck

Okay, so we missed getting tickets to Glenn Beck's program at the Kennedy Center (they ended up distributing them the night before so people camping out would leave the premises), so we strolled along the Potomac from the Kennedy Center to the Lincoln Monument. Nearing the awesome statue of Abe Lincoln, we heard a familiar voice being broadcast over the area. I looked at LeGrand, "Glenn Beck?"

Giant projection screens and sound equipment were obviously being tested for the big Glenn Beck Divine Destiny Rally scheduled for the next day. We listened for a moment to Beck during his sound check and decided to stand where we thought he would exit. Sure enough, five minutes later his cute wife and son came right next to us. As she was passing I said to her, "Utah loves the Becks!" She actually turned to find me, waved and said, "Thank you."

A few minutes later the Glennster himself came close to us and just before he got to us, he started shaking hands with those of us lining his escape route. Yes, I shook Beck's hand and then got a "kind of" shot of him shaking hands with LeGrand.

LeGrand's brush with conservative fame.

Beck escorted by big and serious guys.

Beck was very kind to those waiting to catch a glimpse of him.  It's that sort of goofy humility combined with earnest purpose and sound principles that makes him interesting. 

His wife is way better looking than he is.  Just shows he has good judgement.

Down by the stage checking things out for the Rally.

Kirtland Church History Site

Storage Room of the Whitney Store

Metal baby bottle in cradle.

Working Sawmill in Kirtland.

Water wheel for powering the sawmill.

Only reconstructed lye manufacturing plant in America.

Newell K. Whitney Store (School of the Prophets)

Small upper room of the store where Joseph received many sections of the Doctrine and Covenants.

The first floor of the Newell K. Whitney  Store where Joseph and Emma were allowed to live in Kirtland for a time.

The Smith kitchen table.

The store also used as the Smith home for awhile.

Carthage Jail

Our Temple Tour

LeGrand and I have been able to attend the temple at some remarkable places in the last few weeks: Nauvoo, Washington D.C., and Palmyra. We also visited the historic Kirtland Temple Site and loved the tour by the Community of Christ. There is no denying the Spirit of God in these sacred places! How grateful I am for our own little Monticello Temple.

Palmyra Temple -- President Hinckley requested one transparent glass window in this temple (no other temple has one) to overlook the Sacred Grove. It looks very much like our Monticello Temple, but has beautiful stained glass windows that look like trees from the surrounding groves.

Washington D.C. Temple-- so remarkably beautiful that everyone in the area knows what it is and where it is!

The Beautiful Nauvoo Temple:  statues of Hyrum and Joseph getting their last look of the temple that meant so much to them before they rode off to Carthage.

The Kirtland Temple  required the most sacrifice of any temple in relationship to the Saints' ability to pay for it.

Mississippi River Bank at Nauvoo

Bank of the Mississippi River
Don't you just love to spell Mississippi?

Joseph gave some very important lectures in the Nauvoo Grove.

Kelsey, the pioneer girl.

The beautiful Nauvoo Temple

Seth, the pioneer boy.

Weston's Nauvoo lamb.

Nauvoo cabin with Seth.

Nauvoo Main Street and Seth.

Carthage Jail
Statue of Joseph and Hyrum