Monday, December 19, 2011

Church History Museum

 November 11, 2011.  The kids and I along with my sister and her son took a trip to Salt Lake to visit the Church History Museum with the kids.  We hadn't been since the last kids exhibit closed, so it was about time!  First off...
 They each took turns bearing their testimony at the conference center pulpit.

 Then we found this gigantic Angel Moroni.  It's a replica of what the spires of the temples are adorned with...smaller by two feet!  In talking with a worker, we found out that this replica came from an LDS meetinghouse foyer in Washington D.C. The building was going to be torn down so they brought this to Salt Lake!  I can't imagine what that meetinghouse must have looked like, or how grand that foyer must have been to accommodate this statue!!!

 They each took turns making their "letters".

 Quilting works in progress...gigantic magnetic board with all kinds of shapes. They played here for quite a long time! 
 Isaac and Zac fishing in the kids area

 Ah! This Mister caught one!
 Getting ready for some Latin dancing!
 Computer games.
 Making her own biblical scene with the wooden characters. 
 They needed to be lined up first, though, so she tells me.
 Trying to lift a "dummy" golden plates.  It was amazing how HEAVY they were!  But in thinking about it, why wouldn't they be that heavy if each sheet was made of gold!
 Isaac's meal for the missionaries.
The kids playing in the kitchen area, and I was playing around with my camera settings...this one turned out pretty cool!
The kids and I with President Hinckley.  My FAVORITE prophet, and who Kyle got his name from.  It seemed only fitting we get a picture together.  If only he were still alive...

3 comments:

Kara said...

K, were all of these activities in the same place? WHat an AWESOME THING!!! ANd that magnetic quilt board. genius. It's stuff like this that makes me want to….something….i dunno. And that last picture…you're looking AWEEOM! pink is a great colour on you.

Natalie said...

That looks seriously fun...I need to go there!

Julie L said...

Need to take my grandkids! How fun! Didn't know they had so many fun activities for little ones. Looks like a great experience.