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  • LDS Apostles when they were young missionaries

    LDS Apostles when they were young missionaries

    I taught a mission prep class this week and gathered what photos I could find of current members of the Quorum of the Twelve back when they were young missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Can you figure them all out? Answers at the bottom. 1 (the one on the right)…

  • Old Men in Zion with their families

    Old Men in Zion with their families

    Five years ago I met up in Zion National Park with old friends to celebrate surviving 40 years on earth. This time we brought our families. Video evidence: Photo evidence:

  • Mormonen at Vienna Central Cemetery

    Mormonen at Vienna Central Cemetery

    We came to Der Wiener Zentralfriedhof, the Vienna Central Cemetery, to see dead musicians. The German-only map showed some Konfessionelle Bereiche (“sectarian divisions”) and featured a photo of a “Mormonen” monument – middle right below. How curious! We made our way to section 57C and saw this statue of Christ and a child facing, presumably,…

  • Vienna – Music and Death

    Vienna – Music and Death

    Vienna is a cool place for fans of music and cemeteries. On our bike tour we saw monuments to Johann Strauss, Franz Schubert, Beethoven, Brahms, and Bruckner – The Vienna Central Cemetery (Wiener Zentralfriedhof) is a few miles out of town, a quick Uber ride away if you don’t want to figure out the buses.…

  • London 2018

    London 2018

    Got in some touristing during a business trip to London – Oxford city tour and countryside bike tour Lots of tourist sites in London, including As You Like It at Shakespeare’s Globe, The Churchill War Rooms, and the Tower of London Windsor Castle A few of the many photos below –