We are in Salt Lake at the annual meeting of National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD). Wilbur just completed his 6th and last year on the Board of Directors. This fell on our 47th anniversary.y, which we celebrated at a Roof top restaurant, which is where the picture was taken. The Utah State Capitol is in the background The hotel staff found out about our special day and this tray appeared in our room.
I did not attend all the meetings so I took several tours in Temple Square, the Mecca of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The economy does not appear to have any effect in Temple Square. This morning I went for a walk in the beautiful gardens, wishing I had a good strong cup of coffee in my hand. I know I could have enjoyed it more! HA Temple Square is 35 acres in the middle of Salt Lake City. They are now outgrowing the area and have added more buildings outside the Square. Tonight, we will be going to a rehearsal of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in the Tabernacle, after we have a banquet in the Utah Salt Palace. The Temple is only for members and visitors are welcome in the Tabernacle. It is also where the broadcasts are made on Sundays and special occasions.

The Temple below was of course off limits but very impressive. Granite, marble and gold are used a lot in all buildings.
This sunset was taken from the four acre roof garden on the Conference Center.
Just one of the many chandeliers in Temple Square. This one being in the Joseph Smith building.
The Conference Center was opened in 2002 and was paid for by the time the first service was held. It seats 21,000 people. There are no poles inside and the roof garden is above and four stories of parking below. Services are held here twice a year, for all members, in April and November. This Conference Center houses a very large religious art collection, which I toured. Some of them being very large, massive oils, from as far back as 1600's. The following picture is just a glimpse of the interiour of this huge structure.
Its home on Friday - see when we get on the road again.

Taylor, our grand daughter graduated from Iowa Mennonite School last weekend. Here she is the afternoon before her party as we were scurrying around going to plan B. The weather did not cooperate for the outdoor party that was planned. Plan B was beautiful and worked out great. The remaining pictures are of her and grandpa, then she and grandma are looking at the memory quilt that grandma made for her. She is walking across the same stage that her parents , her six aunts and uncles and her grandparents walked across to receive their high school diplomas.

We finally have our computer back and it is virus free. I will try to wind up our Sweden trip with a few pictures. Here we are with Alyssa, as we are waiting for the train to go back to Stockholm.
We had a wonderful time with Alyssa in Jokkmokk and we also loved Stockholm. We found the architecture in Stockholm fascinating. We did a lot of walking while in Sweden and the last day we walked 10 miles. Wilbur had on his trusty pedometer, so we could actually tell how far we walked every day. We spend our three final days in Stockholm exploring, we took a Double Decker bus tour and a boat tour. Some of these pictures are from those tours. What a difference 10 days can make in weather. The first weekend we needed heavy coats and the last few days, we saw many out enjoying the sun. The Swedes take great pride in their landscaping and their flowers and blooming trees.The two guards are guarding the Royal Palace.Our glimpse of Sweden is over and we have been blessed with this opportunity. We thank Alyssa for hosting us as she of shared her life in this year. Our eyes have been opened and we are not old yet!!!!