Category Archives: Travel
Murphy’s Farmhouse
We thought it’d be fun to stay on a farm one weekend. Little Micah loved it! Micah would wake up at 6 am and we would hear:
Cow: Moo
Micah: Moo
Duck: Quack Quack
Micah: Quack Quack Quack Quack!!
We loved seeing the cows to go get milked everyday. It was a very peaceful stay away from the big city!
Dingle Peninsula
We drove around the Dingle Peninsula. It was super pretty. I thought Dingle was prettier than the Ring of Kerry although they were both a very nice drive. When we went to Dingle, we went to a tiny branch for church called Tralee. It was the smalled branch I have ever been to! There were hardly enough people there to run the branch. Nevertheless, the rented building was remodeled and I felt like I was at the temple. It was a neat experience for us to go to a small branch and see how the church is growing.
London Pictures
I decided that London was one of the hardest places to take pictures at! It’s because it’s so crowded. I enjoyed our trip to London but I am so grateful I don’t live there. London is the most populated city I’ve ever been. I’m not used to crowds and lines. It was a new experience for me. It was the first time I’ve taken a real subway system! The tube is absolutely amazing. I can’t believe a train comes every 2 minutes and it’s packed with people. We went on a Harry Potter walk and shopped at a fancy shopping district. I thought London was exactly what you see in the movies. The best part of the trip was meeting my long lost cousin for the first time.
Manchester Pictures
Preston England Temple Pictures
The Dublin Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints went on a temple trip in March. The stake spent a whole day traveling to get the temple by taking the ferry and bus. Then they spent the entire week doing temple work all day long. The temple patrons and their families can stay at the temple accommodations which is like a hotel. The temple only charges 11 pounds per person per night. My husband called it EFY for adults. 🙂
I’ve never had to travel so far to go to the temple since I’m from Salt Lake City. It was so nice to be able to go to the temple again! I haven’t been for three months. Every time I go to the temple I can feel the peace and comfort of the Holy Ghost. I’m so grateful that I can go to the temple to pray to God and ponder about life’s questions.
Can’t help but to add some pictures of little Micah. 🙂
I like to look for rainbows
It’s 50 degrees f (10 c) outside and the sun finally came out! I can definitely understand why Ireland is famous for their rainbows. It’s because it rains so much here! It rains pretty much everyday.
This is the most magnificent and brilliant rainbow we have ever seen! It reminds me of the primary song When I am Baptized.
I like to look for rainbows whenever there is rain
And ponder on the beauty of an earth made clean again.
I want my life to be as clean as earth right after rain.
I want to be the best I can and live with God again.
I know when I am baptized my wrongs are washed away,
And I can be forgiven and improve myself each day.
I want my life to be as clean as earth right after rain.
I want to be the best I can and live with God again.
My husband came home from work busting through the door. He told us to go outside quick! Micah was going to the potty. We ran outside and Micah had no pants on but at least I remember to grab my camera. 🙂
Knowsley Safari Park
This is our adventure at the Knowsley Safari Park in Liverpool, England. The animals at this zoo runs around your car! So much fun. We highly recommend it.
Glendalough
Lough (pronounced lock) in Irish means “lake”. This is such a pretty tourist site. We picked the perfect day to go see this area. It was partly cloudy and around 45 degrees f (~8 degrees c) that day. We toured the cemetery and the old watch tower. I was surprised to see real mountains in Ireland! It reminded me a lot like Utah. The hike is easy half mile to the first lake and then one mile to the second lake. Glen in Irish means the number two so Glendalough means “of the two lakes”.
I’m not much of a landscape photographer but Dallin really likes scenic photography so I decided to give it a try.
Here are pictures of the cemetery:
Irish Mormon
I thought this was really cool when this video popped up on my Facebook feed. This guy was at my branch a couple of weeks ago and his son spoke at our church that week. This video really highlights what Ireland looks light. You can see how green it is here! It also has some clips of the Dublin city. His wife is also in the movie and she is not a Mormon. I feel connected to this movie since I’m here in Ireland right now! 🙂 Enjoy.
Hubbard's Cupboard 