Logan Temple

I'm sure many others will post photos of the happy day, but here are a few of ours.

The Temple.

The Crowd Milling Around Waiting.

The Happy Couple.

Others In Attendance.

Clarkston Cemetery

Yesterday was a great day in Cache Valley. We left Rexburg at about 6:45 am and arrived at the Logan Temple almost 2.5 hours later to the minute. There were a lot of folks there for the big wedding. It was a very nice affair. After the ceremony there were lots of pictures (in another post) and then off to Smithfield for a relaxing and very delicious luncheon. The company there was delightful as well. Then on the way out of town 91 north we saw a sign directing us to the Clarkston Cemetery . . . so off we went. Turns out Clarkston is pretty far over in the northwest corner of Cache Valley, the Utah side. And it is really beautiful. Here is a view of the cemetery with Cache Valley in the background.

And here is a view of the hamlet of Clarkston. Pretty nice photo, if I do say so myself.
So why did we detour to such a beautiful, but out-of-the-way cemetery? Because it is the final resting place of Martin Harris, one of the Three Witnesses, and the one who financed the original printing of the Book of Mormon-Another Testament of Jesus Christ. He came to Utah late in his life and lived in Clarkston with his son. He was always happy to share his testimony of Joseph Smith, Jr. and the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. When he passed away in 1875 he was laid to rest here. This is a view looking west.
And this is the view looking north.
It was a beautiful day.

Twin Grandpas

Poor Atticus seems to be surrounded by twins. Yesterday we went to see Michelle's family (i.e., the twins). They are very cute, and extremely good-natured. Well, as soon as I got in the door, Atticus ran up, grabbed me, and just hung on for dear life, exclaiming "Pa". He obviously mistook me for my twin brother. But the story ends well, when I left I told him he could see grandpa again today.

Goofing Off

So - we're sitting here in Rexburg, ID just having fun. (Thought I'd put that in as some of you seem to be wondering where we are.) This afternoon we went for our little 5K walk/run that we do 3x/week and it was not as good as we do at 50 +/- feet above sea level. So when we got back to the apt. I checked to find out what elevation we are, and it turns out we are pretty high: around 4865 feet up.

Anyhow, the website I got that information from also has all kinds of other information. And being the sucker I am for demographic and other kinds of statistical information, I downloaded the information presented for home sales in selected cities around the country. Depending upon whether you are buying or selling, looks like the cities of Jasabh and Jeranc are on the top/bottom of the heap. What surprised me was what houses are selling for in Provo and Rexburg. Hmmmmmmm. Wonder what could be impacting those markets. Fortunately Pelah and Natemb will not be staying.

Hope you find this as interesting and conversation-provoking as I did.