So maybe I am totally morbid, but one of my favorite things to do in Autumn is to go to the Salt Lake Cemetery and go find the graves of the prophets. It is so beautiful especially in the fall. We have a map that tells us where they are all located and I love it. This is something that my family did when I was young and it is still a tradition we have done for a few years. You may think it is weird, but it really is a neat experience. I especially love finding the really old markers and seeing when people lived and died. It is so interesting to me!
Another memory that I have of being young is the Square Pumpkin from Artic Circle. I really love it when we went and got those. We decided to take our kids there today. They got the cutest flashlights in the kids meal.
Yeah for the Square Pumpkin!
This is such a beautiful monument. On the back of it is says that it is made from the same marble that the temple and conference center is made of.
Gordon B. Hinckley
David O. McKay
The boys were such good sports because it was seriously so cold. By the end of the night they were all freezing.
Poor Palmer was running down a hill and took a huge fall. He had dirt all over his face and jacket.
Howard W. Hunter
Hunter was really attached to his Square Pumpkin, who could blame him?
Poor Palmer-He had a raspberry on his head and dirt everywhere!
John Taylor
Heber J. Grant
I took this picture! Josh took me to the most beautiful spot to see the capital in the sunset it was so romantic...especially with all of the kids with us.
Great photo from being stopped at a light. It was cold, but really beautiful tonight.
This is another thing from my childhood that I loved. My family loved to get "brown toppers." They used to make them different colors when I was young, but brown is okay too.
The boys absolutely loved their flashlights! I had to go in a turn them off after they went to bed. They loved them so much.
Yes Palmer still has dirt on his face from his fall at the cemetery, who wants to wash off battle scars?
7 comments:
I think those are all totally fun traditions. I haven't been to that cemetary since jr high. And I loved the comment about the romantic spot with teh kids all around.
I'm so jealous that you can eat that huge Ice cream cone and still look great. Looks like a fun outing.
What a great idea! I love that you totally took a picture of the aftermath of the fall! I will have to go look at all the graves onetime with me family.
I think that is an AWESOME idea! I would love to take my family down there to see that sometime. Looks like you guys had fun! I love the pictures of the capital and the temple.
I swear your family never stays at home. How do you find the energy. This year we focused on the prophets for family home evening and I read about this tour. I have been thinking about taking our kids. Where do you get the map?
How do you do it all? You are always on the go. I love it. I think I'm going to have to check out the square pumpkins. So cute. We used to live in SLC by the "U" and I would always go walk in the cemetary. It really is cool. We really do need to get together!
I think it is a great idea to go find the Prophets at the cemetery!
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