In Salt Lake City

 What a week! We left our beloved Idaho Monday to descend to the state of Utah.  I cannot believe I have again separated myself from the free virgin pristine clean domains of North Idaho that I have been honored to call home. It almost like separating myself; part of me was left behind. Somehow this seems a reoccurring difficulty. Asheville, North Carolina claimed its "pound of flesh", as of course did Brazil, and not least of all Germany, with characteristic determination, retains it's willing piece of my heart. But then...it was Germany, what else could I do!! I have loved living on land lavished with the almost mundane masterpieces of God's handiwork. I should be back again. (Thanks Isaac for these pictures of Idaho)

 Leaving our palace of pines we dove a couple hundred miles south into a spreading sea of civilization. Urbanization is spreading over the Salt Lake Valley like a disease. In the middle of the chaos stands the Salt Lake Temple, a beacon of "Holiness to the Lord" (as is written on its front). I find it interesting to compare the incomparable glories of nature to the edifices erected by man for the worship of "Nature's God". Both are beautiful, both praise the Lord, in both God may come to dwell. It is wonderful.  I love this House of God. (Thanks Kimball for the pictures of the Temple)
  Anyway, here Kimball, John, and I are in Salt Lake and we did not loose too much time in getting to business. Kimball is moving down to the area, John is looking into moving down here, too, and I...I...I know I am supposed to be doing something. Ah! Yes, I am enrolling in a college down here, a couple blocks away from the Temple. A job and place to live would be nice for me, too. I just made my life interesting, though, because I decided to go to Nebraska for the Christmas season with my fellow Germany travelers, Betsy and Seth. I would not miss that opportunity...but afterwards I will be back for school in January.
  This week we went up and down, to and fro, back and forth, here and there, looking, finding, coming close, loosing, recovering, going again, here, there, and...do not get the idea that we overworked or anything, because half the week things were closed for Thanksgiving, giving us plenty of time to relax. Success was achieved in several ways. We are a week closer to finding jobs, and Kimball has found an affordable decent place to live. This next week will welcome the arrival of more family from all over the country. John and BreeAnna will be married in the Salt Lake Temple on Thursday. We are all excited for that day, and then it is off to Kenya, after a visit to Idaho.
  This is what has engrossed David the Post Host this week, and what is next will be next but when the next post comes, who knows? Stay with us...because you never know when I may post again. (It feels good to write that again :)