Trip to Kansas City

The weather was so nice the other day that we suddenly decided to just go somewhere.  Kansas City sounded good even though it takes about four hours to drive there and it was almost 3:00 P.M. when we thought of it.  It took us an hour to put ourselves together and then off we went.  It's kind of fun to be spontaneous.  We actually stayed in Independence.  Our first stop since it was close-by was the Truman Museum.  It was interesting to see all the things that were going on during his terms of office.  I didn't get my camera's batteries recharged before we left and the one I had with me went dead in the museum so I didn't get many pictures.  There was a copy of the Liberty Bell outside so I took a picture of Alan with that.

This is a view of one end of the Oval Office while Truman was in office.  They had created everything back the way it was then.  They said that each president decorates it the way they like it.  Notice the old TV in the far right of the picture.  It was the only TV in the White House at the time.

Here we are overlooking the valley at Adam-ondi-Ahman.  The actual Adam-ondi-Ahman is at Spring Hill which was very close to this location.  We went there and of course my other battery went dead before we could get a picture of the valley from there.  Yes, I did charge my battery that evening.

Today we dressed up and went to the Kansas City Temple.  It was kind of the highlight of our trip.

Here it is from the front.  There is a very nice fountain just beyond the green grass you can see here, but the fountain doesn't show up very well in this picture.

This picture was snapped as we were driving so it's not laid out very well, but it does show what the temple looks like from the side.

Here's a side shot of their fountain.  I really should have taken one from the front where the water waterfalls down.  Very nice.

When we went outside there was a man putting gold leaf onto the stone that said "Erected 2012".  Alan asked him if I could do a little of it while he took my picture and he said "Yes."  So when you attend your temple next time, Karen, check out the capital E in Erected.  A little of the gold leaf was added by your mom.  The guy said that each letter takes about three hours to complete so I guess I added very little.

My ring finger ended up with gold on it.  Too bad it didn't last longer.

Our last stop before starting home was the Visitor's Center in Independence.  The Christus statue is the first thing you see when you enter.

Now we are back home again.  That's a pretty good thing too.