Sunday, October 25, 2009

Grandchildren at their cousin's wedding

Melvin and Tami's girls look cute in their matching dresses.
Melvin and Tami with five of our grandchildren.
Recently returned missionary grandsons Travis and Dallas with their dates.
Our Beck grandchildren, Kasey, Emily and Colby. Colby has his papers in for his mission and is anxious to find where he will be serving.
Jordan and Kaitlin ready to meet their guests.

Supportive families of the bride and groom

I am honored to be the grandmother of this lovely couple.
Kaitlin's family at the reception.
Jordan's sisters
Jordan's family gave their support.
Twins Dallin and Jordan and their eternal companions.

Reception held in American Fork

The Northhampton House in America Fork was a beautiful place to hold the wedding reception. I liked the stairs. They made a nice place to take pictures.
Jordan and Kaitlin look so happy.
The Ellingson boys pose for a picture. We have some nice looking grandsons. I like their matching ties.
The girls also had their picture taken in their matching clothes.
They are all beautiful girls.

Program at the Luncheon

Kaitin's two brothers and Dallin and Carl give tributes to Jordan and Dallin at the luncheon.
Kaitlin's Dad wrote a beautiful poem for them.
Mark also read a poem that their family had written for the occasion. Their mothers also gave tributes during the program. We also enjoyed a nice video made of important events in their lives.
They played a fun game where each held their shoe and their spouse's shoe in each hand. They would raise the shoe of the person they thought would best answer the question asked. They were not facing each other but answered the same on most of the questions. I guess they know each other fairly well.
For dessert we had apple pie and ice cream.

Jordan and Kaitlin arrive for the luncheon

The luncheon began when the newly weds arrived.
Jordan and Kaitlin sat at the head table with their parents.

Everyone seemed to enjoy the meal. I enjoyed visiting with my grandchildren.

Luncheon at Melvin and Tami's Ward Building

After the wedding we had a nice luncheon for the newly weds. Everyone had a good time visiting while we waited for the bride and groom to arrive.
For the luncheon we had a potato bar with all of the trimmings and salad and fresh fruit.
Our cute great grandbaby Maland is standing and almost to walk at 8 months.
Great grandbabies Brig and Maland are only two weeks apart in age.
We were happy to have our BYU grandchildren join us for the luncheon.

New Church History Library

This was my first time to enter the new Church History Library. I was very impressed.
These sculptures of the Book of Mormon are displayed in the lobby of the Church History Library.
This scripture also appears in the lobby of the Church History Library.
They have panels showing the Old Testament, New Testament, Book of Mormon and this dispensation above the doors going into the reading room at the library.
I was surprised to see our good friends Owen and Deanna Lunt at the Church History Library.

Continuing our fall walk around the Church Headquarters

I enjoyed the brilliant colors of the fall leaves as we walked around Church Headquarters in Salt Lake City.
The Utah State Capitol building can be seen in the distance.

The building you see in the distance is the new Church History Library.
The fall leaves around the conference center were beautiful.

More pictures of the Salt Lake Temple in the Fall

This was a perfect setting for me to take a picture of Dallin and Laura who were married in June.
I was really missing my eternal companion and wishing that Jay had the health to enjoy this beautiful setting with me.
More fall leaves on the other side of the Church office building.
City Creek Park across the street from the conference center.
I liked seeing the steeples from the temple over the church office building.

A beautiful walk around Church Headquarters

This monument of a mother and her son sits in front of the Joseph Smith Memorial.
I like the fall setting of this monument of Samuel Smith, one of the first missionaries.
The fall leaves are beautiful in front of the Conference Center.
The Church Office Building looks beautiful with the trees of many brilliant fall colors.
This monument sits in front of the Church office building.

More pictures taken after the wedding

Jordan and Kaitlyn.....and they lived happily ever after
Dallin and Laura....they too lived happily ever after
I have always wanted to touch the beautiful doors of the Salt Lake Temple.
The Salt Lake is so beautiful and shows the faith of those early pioneers who gave their all.
Dallin and Laura wanted their picture taken in front of the temple.