Oh How Lovely Was the Morning, March 26th 2020

The grape vine weeping.

Raspberry leaves pushing for light.

Millions of morning diamonds.

We chose March 26th to visit the Pasco North's Sacred Grove Project.  We watched a YouTube video called March 26, 1820.  It was fascinating to me!  A world-renowned astromer (in CA I think) that specializes in ancient calendars and an Washington D.C. economist with a hobby for early American weather tracking, both set out independently and unbeknownst to the other, to see if they could determine the date of the First Vision.  They both came to the conclusion that it was March 26^th.  The astronomer studies the calendar of Enoch from one of the lost books of scripture, and the economist discovers that 1820 was the first year in the history of the world with methodical weather measuring and recording.  (A fascinating thing in and of itself.)  Once they realize they have come up with the same date, they connect with a modern day maple syrup farmer in New England to get his opinion on whether or not the Smith family, a maple syrup tapping family, could afford the time to let Joseph Smith have a day off on that day.  Studying the recorded weather, he confirms that Sunday, March 26^th, 1820 would have been a very likely day for Joseph Smith to have the time to leave the labor and pray.  (Which would also explain the ax in the stump because A LOT of wood was required to boil down the syrup to make sugar.)  Anyway, it was a pretty convincing argument and we decided to take the kids to the “sacred grove” that day.  There are plaques throughout the grove along a barked path and the kids were able to recognize many of the phrases since they have memorized part of the First Vision.  They were just cheering to be in a car again!

Hyrum

Bryant

 Then we came home for a Hotdog Roast over our flaming canes.

Seriously HOT!

Kinda nice for a chilly afternoon.

Protecting the "brows."