A Slice of Zion

This past summer, I had the amazing experience to go on a 15 day tour of Europe with my parents. We planned to go to England, France, Italy, and spend a night in Dublin, Ireland on the way home. England was an absolute blast. We stayed with some family friends who were hilarious. I enjoyed the pub food and decided that London is seriously overrated. It really smells. I preferred the serene and much better smelling country side of England. I could really see myself living there in a nice cottage with my family and lots of dogs. Skipping France for now, Italy was really hot. I definitely enjoyed England and Ireland more than Italy. However, it was cool to see the country where I was born, but I didn't enjoy the heat or all the people. Also, did you guys realise how many naked men are in Italy?! (As in, statues, not humans.) It was slightly  awkward. Ireland was wonderful for the night we stayed there. We were exhausted by that point, but the hotel's beds were amazing. Best ...

  Tonight, we had the missionaries over for dinner. Like any typical visit with them, it ended with laughter and smiles. But, before, we had a wonderful, wonderful spiritual conversation.   After a delicious dinner of omelets, the sisters played for us " Only a Stonecutter ". If you haven't watched this video released by the Church, then totally do. It's so touching. Anyway, the whole video was about magnifying our callings in the church and a reminder about the things the pioneers did for us so many years ago.   The man, John Rowe Moyle, in the video was a pioneer and convert from England. He walked all the way from Boston to the Salt Lake Valley with his family. After he arrived, he was called as a stonemason for the Salt Lake Temple. For over 20 years, he dedicated his life to building the temple even though that meant walking 22 miles to Salt Lake on Mondays and 22 miles back home on Friday evenings. That left only a day for chores at his family farm.   We...