Shalom #61 -JORDAN:Petra

The Treasury  is the "pride and joy" of Petra and is the most beautiful monument there.  It was carved in the 1st century BC as a tomb of an important Nabataean king; some scholars believe it was later used as a temple.  The Nabataean  people were an ancient Arab tribe who originally came from the Arabian Peninsula more than 2200 years ago and settled in southern Jordan.



Dan Ash (from Mesa), Alex Alard and Bob

Kim Matheson, Amelia Fenn, Sue and 

                                                                                Mary Lu Funk



Wall of tombs
Waiting in line at the W.C. (bathrooms) which were inside of a beautiful cave.

Local bedouin sales lady
Does anyone want to buy some rocks?

Poor horses taking Bob and Sue out of Petra...

JERASH:  It is one of the best preserved Roman cities in the world.  

Shalom #60

Today is Father's Day and I wanted to pay tribute to the Father of my children.........my friend, my eternal companion.  He has been such a dedicated,  loving, amazing  father for 40 years.  He has the greatest love and respect of his children and grandchildren.  and his only desires is to see them happy by keeping  Heavenly Father's commandments and following the teachings of our Savior, Jesus Christ.  

 I love this picture....taken in the Canadian Rockies when we took Christiaan, Courtney, Emie and Austin on a week of camping, fishing and horseback riding in to the Canadian Rockes

With his sons at the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount, Jerusalem - May 2009
A beautiful view of the harbor of Haifa.........
Saying Hi to family from the Pyramids of Egypt

One of his favorite places in the whole world......the beautiful Bryce Canyon National Park - in Southern Utah.