Sparking a Love of Travel
Sparking a Love of Travel When I was 16, I made my first trip to New York. I remember my seminary teacher Brother Josephson saying to us, “There is going to be a great trip to New York and you should not miss it.” It [...]
Inhaling the Beauty of Autumn
Fall Preparations in Nature If you live in an area of the Northern Hemisphere that has four seasons, fall is fast coming. The turning of the leaves brings on the fall harvest, and is a great time to put away delicious food for the [...]
Living the Life She Wished She Could’ve Lived
Living the Life My Grandmother Dreamed Of I will never forget standing by my Grandmother Lizzie Thomas’s bed when I was in the middle of my years at Brigham Young University. She had just taken a fall and broken her hip and was in a [...]
High Adventure at the Hole in the Rock
I was raised in Monticello, Utah, on the Utah side of the four corners where New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah all meet. In this area, sixty years before I was born, the original Mormon pioneers crossed some of the most torturous terrain that you [...]
The Stars are out at Temple Square
Temple Square is famous for its beautiful flowers, but this weekend was even more special. The spring stars were out and brides, kids, and families came out to enjoy and celebrate this beautiful day. If you have ever planted bulbs in the fall, you know [...]
God Bless America
This past week a lady asked me if she could come to my home and learn more about the trips I take to China. From her accent, I knew that she was not born in the USA. When she came, I asked her to tell [...]
Taking the Ride of a Lifetime
When I was just a kid, I did not know bicycle riding would become one of my favorite hobbies. I have always said riding in a car is too fast and walking is too slow — but biking is just right. After being on the road [...]
Adventure in the Dreaded Middle Seat of a Plane
On March 12, 1992, I boarded a plane that was flying from Salt Lake City to San Diego. This flight was just another one of my weekly trips to California. I had made such trips for the past several years. The airport staff made seat assignments [...]
Adventures in the Northwest
One of my favorite things in life has been to travel the world and learn. Every day is the most incredible learning experience. Earlier this year I went to Peru and heard a wonderful story about the Inca people who lived between 1400 AD to 1532 [...]
Travel is an Amazing Adventure
I will never forget standing by my Grandmother Lizzie Thomas’s bed when I was in the middle of my years at Brigham Young University. She had just taken a fall and broken her hip and was in a care center. She looked up at me [...]
