The daffodils, crocus, and tulips are coming up all over Temple Square. The gardners are busy planting pansys and other flowers. Everything should be in bloom for General Conference next month. Spring is coming but Winter is still holding on.
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Hard at work at the North Visitor's Center. This suit cost $10 at DI. The blouse was $5. Ed's tie was $2.
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Ed at the main desk at the North Visitor's Center. This was our first afternoon/evening assignment. We were very tired when we got home about 9:45. We hope to get acclamated very soon.
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This is a map of Jerusalem 33 A.D. You can choose a site like Herod's Palace, press a lever and the location lights up. The other sides are interactive and depict the last week of the Savior's life. With each picture and narration the location is lit with a little red light.

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A very special feature of the North Visitor's Center is the Christus statue by Bertel Thorvaldsen. It is located on the upper floor and is accessed by a winding ramp. The statue stands within a great rotunda covered by a huge dome depicting the creation of the world.

It is very impressive to be there and to hear "I am Jesus Christ ... I created the heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are. I was with the Father from the beginning...I came into the world to do the will of my Father...Learn of me and listen to my words: walk in the meekness of my Spirit, and you shall have peace in me...In my Father's house are many mansions...I go to prepare a place for you...If ye love me keep my commandments."
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It's hard to capture the rotunda with a single picture. The creation painting covers the walls on the ramp, all around the staute, and on the dome-like ceiling.

The placement of the stars represent the appearance of the heavens in the Northern Hemisphere at midnight on April 6, 1830, the day the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized. It took 155 gallons of paint to complete this magnificent mural.
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The temple is ever changing. The lights at night are outstanding.
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