Road trip with Matt

Matt and Buffalo Bill

Matt is standing in front of the Tabernacle in Council Bluffs where Brigham Young was confirmed as the new Prophet of the church.
Matt's favorite museum was the Browning Gun Shop and house.

I found this monument with the words of my ancestor Newel Knight as he was leaving Nauvoo. He said "... here we halted and took a farewell view of our delightful city....We also beheld our beautiful temple rearing its lofty tower towards the heavens... My heart did swell within me."

Looking out the window of the Masonic Hall across the City of Nauvoo
Carthage Jail

Last December Matt and I drove across the country together. Matt and Nicole were moving to California, Maryland. Since Nicole was 7 months pregannt and Lucas was 17 months old they wanted to fly and Matt needed a travel buddy, aka Mom. We had a fun time driving and stopping at sites along the way. On Monday we arrived at Grandma Rita's house in Prove were she had a wonderful chicken chile soup ready for us. The next morning a friend of Matt's invited us for breakfast. Then we were on our way. It took us until Wednesday night to arrive in Nauvoo. We spent Thursday trying to see everything we could in one day. The highlight was our temple session in the beautiful Nauvoo temple. The next morning we drove to Carthage Jail and on to Indianapolis. That's were I flew home and Matt and one more day to get to his new home in Maryland. I am so glad I went on this trip with Matt. It was great to spend time just with him.