Dallas Temple

Back when my parents visited in July, we made it to the Dallas Temple. It is so much prettier than the pictures show.

I definitely want to go back again!

The Birthday Part Two

Last month, we took a trip down to Houston as part of Jonathan's birthday celebration.

Our first day was spent at Space Center Houston. It was awesome! We spent 6 hours there and it doesn't feel like it was long enough. There were all sorts of exhibits and games to learn more about how they do things. 

We got to take a tram ride around the different buildings that make up Space Center Houston and we even got to go inside of one of them. There were scientists and engineers at work.

A scale model of the International Space Station.

The other stop on the tram ride was seeing a real Saturn V rocket. It is MASSIVE!!!

It's hard to describe the scale of this rocket.

After the tram ride, we had lunch in the food court. Naturally, there was a transporter from Star Trek in there.

After lunch, we headed out to see the space shuttle Independence. It is a scale model of a space shuttle and was amazing how much detail it has.

We also got to see rock samples from the moon.

This is a little moon rock that people can touch.

One of the last things we saw was the Apollo 17 command module. It looks beat up, but the bottom looks worse.

After it closed, we took some pictures of the space shuttle and we realized we accidentally took the headsets with us.

Jonathan took them back and the worker jokingly accused Jonathan of stealing them.

 I like the astronaut on the McDonalds down the street from Space Center Houston.

The next day we went through downtown Houston on our way to our next big stop.

The next place Jonathan wanted to visit was the 1940 Air Terminal Museum. It's still attached to the tarmac of the current airport in Houston.

Our guide was very knowledgeable and answered all of Jonathan's questions.

After spending a few hours there, we drove around the University of Houston campus on our way to dessert.

I'm grateful for friends that know yummy places to visit because I probably wouldn't have found the Red Dessert Dive on my own.

Our desserts were so rich that neither one of us could finish them.

 We had to head back early for some Saturday church meetings, but we were able to stop off in Smithville for lunch. This little town was the setting for the movie Hope Floats. It is one of the many cute little Texas towns.

Even though we were a month late in celebrating Jonathan's birthday, it was a great time!

Our Missionaries

I am grateful for our wonderful, hardworking missionaries. We've been able to get to know them very well. We take them out to dinner, watch General Conference with them, and host lessons with them for a man that is interested in the Book of Mormon.

We had donuts while we watched General Conference.

They are wonderful teachers and I love spending time with them.

Pictures

I am grateful for the photos of the adventures Jonathan and I have had. Jonathan has our photo albums set up on our TV when the chromecast is idle. A few weeks ago, a photo that I took at the Manti Temple a few years ago popped up.

Seeing that picture brought back a lot of memories including the weird guy that Jonathan ended up talking to while I wandered around the temple grounds taking pictures. It is wonderful to have a reminder of times we've spent together.

Calm

I am grateful that both Jonathan and I were able to feel a quiet calm during his unexpected job search at the beginning of this year. It came with a certain amount of work on our part, but it came.

I read a talk given by David A. Bednar called Therefore They Hushed Their Fears. It really helped me rely more on my faith rather than waste energy worrying.