The Birthplace of James E. Talmage

James E. Talmage

This is the birth place of James E. Talmage. He was an LDS church apostle and one of our most beloved authors and scholars.  The town is called Hungerford England. We drove through the town for a few minutes. Nothing on the Internet indicates the exact address so we just drove around a looked at the place. It was really fun and I felt a connection to one of the greats.  Thanks Elder Talmage for your contribution to so many LDS students.

Hungerford England, Main Drag

Hungerford England

Not far from Hungerford we found this old church. It has been there for a long time and would have been standing at the time James E. Talmage was born in 1862. I love how old thing in the UK are and how the dots of history can be connected there.  I wonder if I have any ancestors in this old cemetery? It is possible.  


What an awesome drive through the English countryside.

Stonehenge Is In The Middle of Nowhere...

The real Stonehenge in England, UK

My boss and I drove out to Stonehenge today. We got to London really early in the morning and could not check into our hotel for a few hours so we thought "hey, let's see Stonehenge."

It is such a strange site, right in the middle of rolling green sheep pasture. It was raining and cold and incredible. How in the world did these giant stones get here? What is their purpose?  It is truly one of those strange mysteries.

Foamhenge in Virginia, USA

Speaking of strange stuff, Kady and I visited Foamhenge in Virginia and it was almost as remote, not nearly as big and only a few years old rather than about 5000+. Still Foamhenge was impressive in its own way. Why in the world would someone build a scale replica of Stonehenge out of foam in the middle of rural Virginia. Also great questions and almost as mysterious as the original.

Foamhenge vs. Stonehenge? Both were pretty cool.

European Adventure May 2012

An interesting design for an airport tower.

I am going from Salt Lake to London to Munich to Salzburg to Hamburg to Copenhagen to Birmingham to Paris to Salt Lake City over the next 12 days. Incredible trip for my work.  We are trying to figure out if what we do in the USA can be replicated in other countries. At our layover in Boston I was intrigued by the tower here. I have never seen one like this before, although I am not an expert on airport towers.

Action shot in the Boston Logan Airport!

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We are going to get on a plane and fly for about 8 hours. Fun. I look so excited.