Manatee. I mean Manti

Since our stay in Utah is quickly coming to a close, we took a break from packing, planning, and cleaning to take one final trip.

Day: Last Friday

Place: Manti, UT

People: Sean, Kyle, Me

Purpose: Visit the temple and see the "Mormon Miracle" pageant.

Conclusion: The temple is so very, very lovely. Take a gander.

Ah brothers. On the stairway to heaven.

Oo, ominous- it looked like those clouds were ready to break forth and water the earth. But we lucked out, it passed right over us.

The stone had chisel marks all over. It gives it great character, doesn't it? Like I know what I'm talking about...

Watch out, pocket sized Kyle packs a mighty punch!

Sean's a good photographer.

I'm holding my shoes because they hurt my feet. Doesn't that defeat the whole point of a shoe? I still have a scabbed toe.

That's a staggering number of chairs. Who gets to take them all down?

Not it!

That's where we sat. Not bad. Except when the action was RIGHT in line with those dang lights. The darker green grass in front of the chairs is where the pageant took place- it's a big hill, though doesn't look like it from this angle. It has to be big, there's hundreds of performers to accomodate.

We waited a long long time for the pageant. But it was worth it. It told the story of Joseph Smith, a bit of the Book of Mormon, and the early Mormon Pioneers. Even if it was a little cheesy at times, I usually felt warm and fuzzy inside.

Speaking of fuzzy, see Sean's face. He's got a little goatee growing. Hee hee!

But it was cold. So weird- when the sun was out, it was pretty hot, enough to make me want to stand in the shade. When the sun went down, it was the perfect temperature for about 5 minutes. Then it plummeted. I was very unprepared except for this little blanket. So I bundled.

And to close, a lovely flower from outside the restaurant/b&b in which we ate our first anniversary dinner.

Awww.