Belated Saturday Sky and Temple Trip

I did take this photo at a rest stop as we traveled to
Palmyra, NY. yesterday, so none of my trees in the shot
for a change. Just a few light posts and it looks like
the slice of a sign.



It takes us about 4 hours to get to Palmyra to the Temple. We left
our home about 7 AM. We went to Stroudsburg to pick up the couple
who was going with us. Left there about 7:35. My hubby did all
the driving. We got to Palmyra early as we didn't have to be at
the Temple until 1 PM. The couple we took hadn't seen the history
sites, so we first went to Cumorah Hill where the gold plates had
been hidden. Joseph Smith was led to the plates by the angel
Moroni. Of course Joseph Smith was able to interpret the plates
into the Book of Mormon. Anyway, at the top of the hill today
is a statue of the angel Moroni stands. It's hard to take
a full on picture as Moroni faces out towards the view. Just
looked at the picture again. The flag post is more prominent
than Moroni. That's the statue in the distance, silly me.



As we walked towards the monument I noticed the view and
snapped a picture of that.



We also visited the Joseph Smith farm, and the couple we took
speak Spanish, so they found a Spanish speaking missionary to
take them on the tour, so that was nice. Hubby also speaks
Spanish somewhat and that's one reason we ended up taking them.

Then it was time to get to the Temple. We made sure the
Spanish speaking couple got tags so they could be helped.
A number of people from our ward were there and so we all
went to the same session. It was very nice. The Temple
is a special place for us and we like to go fairly often.
Sorry I didn't get a closer picture. Didn't think of it
till we out at the car afterwards.



After the Temple we took the couple to see the print shop they
have restored, where the Book of Mormon was first published.
Then we had a meal at a Chinese restaurant which isn't my
favorite type of food, but everyone else liked it, so I
suffered it too. After that we started the trip home. We
didn't leave until around 6:30 PM. So we didn't get the
couple back until 10:30 and then got home ourselves at
11:00 PM. A very nice but very long day. Hubby was certainly
tired of driving.

We had been planning to ride with another couple and the
Spanish speaking couple in a minivan. But the minivan
broke it's transmission, the day before the trip. Guess
we're glad it worked until we were on our way and then
broke. So that's another reason we took the Spanish
speaking couple. By the way, I don't speak Spanish.

So, if we had been riding in a minivan I probably could
have knitted. But in hubby's car, sitting in the front
I get sick knitting there. Not fun.

So, no knitting lately