The LDS temple was completed in 1877 and it was the third one completed under the newly formed Chruch. Location: It is located here History: It was announced on November 9, 1871, by Bingham Young and dedicated on April 6, 1877. It was the first built in Utah and the […]
Where is it It is located in the Southwest corner of the state of Utah. History The Anasazi, Virgin River, and the Southern Paiute tribes inhabited it. When the first Europeans were in 1776, the Dominguez-Escalante Expedition. In 1861, St. George was founded as a cotton mission. It is also […]
When we planned this little trip it was supposed to be a relaxing trip. But somethings things don’t work out that way. Trip Take the weekend go see a play and relax. Leave on Saturday morning and drive to St. George, Utah which is about a 3 to 4-hour drive. […]
The. Trip to Missouri started in Salt Lake City and ended back in Salt Lake City with stops in Cameron, Kansas City, Branson, St. Robert, St. Louis. It was a good 8 days of fun and enjoyable time in the show me state. We saw a baseball game, a show […]
The last day for the trip as we are leaving the great state of Missouri, the show me state. Here is what we did today. Packing We got up and started to pack and got all the stuff we needed to be done. We were able to fit everything that […]
The St. Louis Airport was a little bit bigger than Kansas City. So it has that going for it. Located here Airport We stepped off the shuttle on the hot and muggy day in St. Louis as we got transferred from Enterprises car rental and we walked down the incline […]
We picked up the car in Kansas City and we needed to return it in St. Louis. That is how it works. We drove around looking for it and we found it off-airport and it was a quick in and out. But you had to look for it, the map […]
On our way from St. Robert to the St. Louis Airport, we stopped by the LDS Temple in St. Louis. Location The temple is located here 12555 North Outer 40 RDSt. Louis, MO 63141 History This is the first Temple that was built in Missouri. There are other sites were […]
Fort Leanardwood was built in the 1940s for World War II. It is still a very active military base. Lots and lots of land. Graduation We attended graduation for 3 soldiers that we met this past week. Two are being reassigned to different bases and one is staying there to […]
It was a free day for us, the in-laws had to do their duty as Missionaries, so we headed off to tour the Laura Ingles Wilder house. You know the little house on the prairie TV series. The books were penned here in Missouri. Where ever we went It was […]
Was an actual person and not some made-up person. Yes, I am serious, Melissa Gilbert played a real-life person story. People If you didn’t know who Laura Ingles Wilder is than let me open up your minds up and then blow them up. Not in a killing way. But in […]
We started out the day in Branson and made our way back to St. Robert. It was a fun-filled day with a stop at more food places and a Bass Sporting Good store. Quality Inn This was covered in the Quality Inn post, it was a good place to stay […]
Oh man live if you are a person who enjoys the outdoors like, Fishing Hunting Boating ATV’s I could go and on, but I won’t. I will go on about other things Location So we talked about Springfield in the last post and the Bass Pro Shop is located inside […]
Huh, the city of Springfield, Missouri who got its name via free whiskey. The story of the name of Springfield is like this: The city was named for Springfield, Massachusetts, James Wilson who lived in the area of this unnamed city, offered free whiskey to anyone who would vote for […]
The day is Monday and day 5 of the trip, which means that its road trip Monday. Meaning that we will be going to Branson, Missouri. The show capital of Missouri or the midwest. I am not sure if it is named that but I will take some credit for […]
Today on the trip it is a Monday and that meant a trip to a place Called Branson, Missouri. Yes, the city in Missouri. I think it is called the Vegas of the East, well that is what I will call it. My wife has always wanted to go there. […]
Was a day for relaxation right. The day of rest is what it was supposed to be. So we did just that. Here is what we did. Fort Leonard Wood We attended a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on the base. It was full of soldiers. It was […]
Day 3 begins with breakfast at the Drury Hotel. Then we are off to other adventures. In which we will end up in Saint Robert, Missouri. Breakfast It was a good hot breakfast we had the following: (this is on the hotel review as well) Waffle Station Oatmeal Grits Gravy […]
This is an awesome place to go to if you are in the area and I wish I had more time here. So much to see and read, I wasn’t able to get it all done in the time we had. World War I It started in 1914 and ended […]
The second day of the trip and we are off to see more sites of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Then attended a Baseball game of the Kansas City Royals. Breakfast Time We covered this in the Red Roof Inn post. It was breakfast. Richmond, Missouri There […]
Just off of i-70 you will see the Royals Stadium right off of the blue ridge cut off-road. It is home to the Kansas City Royals. Stadium It is called Kauffman Stadium sometimes referred to as the “K”. It is part of the Truman Sports Complex, Arrowhead stadium home of […]
Is where Harry S. Truman, yes the former United States president comes from this little town just East of Kansas City. It is also the headquarters of the Community of Christ Temple. Location It is located just to the east of Kansas City, not too far away. History It was […]
After we got our car and before we headed up to Huan’s Mill we stopped by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) Temple in Kansas City. Announced on October 4, 2008 Groundbreaking May 8, 2010 Dedication on May 6, 2012 Location 7001 Searcy Creek Pkwy Kansas City, […]
When we arrived at the airport we had to walk out of the terminal and catch a shuttle bus to the car rental place. I need to be better We arrived at the car rental place and got helped within like 3 minutes. We walked out to the car, checked […]
I can’t really say much about this airport as my wife was in a hurry and didn’t want me to take some photos. So here you go. Airport Got off the plane and bam, you are exiting the airport. I had to use the bathroom and that was a mistake, […]
So the Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is one busy place. We decided to fly out on a Thursday morning, thinking that it wouldn’t be too bad, but I was wrong on that front. it was one busy place. We had to park out in the Red parking. Picked […]
We were up and out of the house by 7 AM. I was shocked and amazed. It was going to be a good trip. We stopped by McDonald’s as what trip wouldn’t be complete without stopping there. I had something, my wife didn’t. She made herself a bagel, after telling […]
So we are about to head out on a trip from Sept 12 to Sept. 19, 2019. We will be going to Missouri. Disclaimer The next few weeks post will focus on the things I did while in Missouri and the sites I visited where a history tour of the […]
