We are so blessed to move to a place where we already have best friends. Our friendship goes so far back. Renee basically set up Ryan and me and Kristen threw me a lingerie shower when we got engaged. The three of us used to rock climb in Malibu. Now we have all of Colorado at our finger tips. We love Renee and Kristen.
The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library:
The beautiful Temple of the Community of Christ Church:
And the camper of a man that has a lot to say and whose hypereligiosity is probably a sign of something for which treatment may be advised. He is in front of the Temple Lot:
We did a lot of driving on this trip and Sam was a trooper. Cheyn would sit in the back and try to entertain him while I drove. Cheyney took this picture of our little thinker as we drove out of town:
One wonderful thing that worked out in Nauvoo was that we were able to meet up with Misty Lindgren, my (Ryan) cousin's wife and her children. They moved to Nauvoo about three years ago. She gave us an insiders tour of many places and even babysat Sam while we went to the Temple. It was great to get to know her better.
The graves of Joseph his Brother, and his Wife Emma:
The restored building where the Relief Society was organized and Temple ordinance were revealed:
The bakery (I included this because I like how Sam looks like a thug):
Before we drove out of town, we stopped off at the banks of the Mississippi, the area of the frozen river the pioneers crossed in 1846 as the fled for the West. Nauvoo was a historically fascinating and spiritually moving place. We loved our two days there.
