First off: some pictures from Friday, here, here, and here.
We woke up early yesterday, had a delicious breakfast, and headed over to the Temple for an endowment session. It’s no exaggeration to say that I have never had a more spiritual experience– the beauty of the Temple’s interior, and the calm spirit that pervades it, really made this special. (ANother thing unique to this temple is that some of the endowment ceremonies are conducted with live actors– we had a guy with a lovely, but mild, Scottish brogue filling one part, and he was a treat to listen to.)
After our temple session, we walked over to the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, formerly the Hotel Utah, to see a film. The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd gets its name from the New Testament (John 10:16):
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
The whole point of the Book of Mormon is that it’s a record of Christ’s ministry in the Americas– hence the title (and content) of Testaments. It was a fascinating, and very moving, film– even I got a bit teary-eyed at the end (but I won’t spoil the surprise). Arlene’s friend Anita recommended it, and she was right.
Unfortunately, her lunch recommendation didn’t go so well– she suggested we go to The Roof for lunch, except that it’s only open for dinner. Instead, we went to the cafeteria-style Lion House Pantry, where I had some decent tilapia and some superb bread. (Personal to John: it’s rated in Zagat’s but since I’m too cheap to subscribe, I don’t know the verdict.)
After a bit more walking around, we decided that it was time to try another recommendation, this one from our friend Karen. So, we drove the 7 or so miles to Murray and found the local Cold Stone Creamery. Their ice cream is very good, albeit expensive; they make up for it with huge portions. Yay. Once we were done bingeing, we drove back to the hotel, dropped off the car, and went to the big Deseret Book store near here. Along the way, we ended up with a couple more pair of shorts for me and (drum roll) some more Mormon Handicraft fabric.
We went back to the hotel and watched How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Pure fluff, but it had some entertaining moments. Along the way, I downloaded Franklin Covey‘s TabletPlanner, which is supposed to implement their time management system on a Tablet PC. Heaven knows I could use the help; I’ll have to post a longer review when I’ve used it more. And so to bed.
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