One of our favorite Christmastime traditions is to go see the lights at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. Thousands of lights are beautifully put up in the beautiful temple grounds and they’re free for anyone to come see!…
St. George Temple and LDS Visitors’ Center
By far the most striking building in the southern Utah city of St. George is the LDS (Mormon) temple. The stark whitewashed stone of the St. George temple contrasting with the stunning red rock landscape that surrounds it presents a…
Cove Fort
Just at the intersection if I-15 and I-70 in Utah, is a small, historical station known as Cove Fort. It was originally built to be a half-way point for stagecoaches and travelers between Salt Lake City, Utah and St. George.…
Yellow Van Travels Turns One!
It is so amazing to think that when we started this blog one year ago. We had just come back from a beautiful trip to the Grand Canyon and were excited to share our adventures. Since then, we have been…
The LDS Priesthood Restoration Site
A place becomes sacred because of what happens there. Gettysburg which I wrote about last week, became a hallowed place because of the sacrifice men made while there. It became sacred because of what was lost, in contrast the area…
Provo City Center Temple Open House
Over the President’s Day holiday weekend we were able to go through the open house for the new Provo City Center Temple. This was an amazing and very special experience for us. A Little Background All Latter-day Saint (Mormon) temples…