Yellowstone & Idaho June 2014

June 7, 2014

We started our trip by going to Elk Grove for the twins baptism. Tom baptized Rebekah and John baptized Leah. Oma Heidi gave a talk about baptism and the covenant we make to take upon us the name of Jesus Christ, to stand as His witnesses in all times, in all things and in all places. When we are baptized we covenant with God to follow Christ and serve Him to the end. After Heidi I gave a talk about the Gift of the Holy Ghost and Leah received it through uncle John while Rebekah received it through uncle Tom. I explained how important it is to have the influence of the Holy Ghost in our daily lives and the many roles of the Holy Ghost. It was a really sweet experience to see these two nieces get baptized by their uncles. I am thankful for the opportunity I had to speak to them.

On this day, John and Alana met for the very first time. Thanks to Aimee’s prompting to get them to meet. 😉

After the baptism we had doughnuts in the parking lot and then left for Idaho right away.

Leah and Rebekah’s baptism

Boy meets girl for the first time

Somewhere in Nevada

Rebekah

Emily

We are in Yellowstone!

She just jumped on my lap 🙂

Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center

Watching a short movie in the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center

Adult Male Polar Bear legally harvested in 1965 in Northern Alaska. Aprox. weight 1400

He thinks he’d win in a fight between him and a bear

Yellowstone classic

Bald eagle we spotted in the wild

Elk valley

Thankfully he didn’t charge…

We spotted this bear and watched him for quite some time

Old Faithful continues to live up to its name

We found snow so it was only natural that we’d have a snow fight

Lost in blue

In front of Mammoth Hot Springs

Max turned 6 🙂

Happy 6th Birthday Max!

Beautiful Creatures.

Black Bear

Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center

So dried up but still standing

We walked around some dangerous areas (Tom, Alba & John)

Yellowstone Waterfall

Norma, a dear friend and my favorite housemate in my years up at BYUI. We got along so well together. I love her to pieces!

Kaylynn, another dear friend I have shared tears and lots and lots of laughs with.

DiAnne, a wise friend I will always love and be grateful for her kindness and candor.

A bat in the cabin in Island Park, ID

Sawtell Peak 9,886 feet Island Park ID

Sawtell Peak, Island Park ID

We had a blast. Island Park, ID

Tom is an excellent driver. Island Park, ID

Lower Messa Falls

Upper Mesa Falls

Mesa Falls Visitors Center has a lot of animal skins, talons, hooves, skulls, etc, to compare and touch and feel. It’s a pretty cool hands on experience.