Tietjens Down Under: Giant Things

Monday, March 12, 2012

Giant Things

These look like the Yucca plants we are used to in New Mexico but oh sooo much taller.

These spikes are huge

Elder Tietjen was not very successful in moving this boulder.

We had made our rounds in Mudgee and we were heading home. So we stopped at a cemetery to take some pictures. We were just about to leave the Mudgee Monumental Cemetery when Elder Tietjen all of a sudden slams on the breaks and calls out. "Look how big those things are" Well they were on his side of the car so I could not see them. But when I did, WOW.

Anyone care for a pinecone?

here are some lying amongst the graves

Watch out below for them thar babies

They measured about 9 inches high and are real heavy weights.

We brought 2 home for our front door decor.

1 comment:

Alisha said...: Those pinecones are huge!!! When Julia saw the picture with Grandma, she pointed to it and said, "Grandma!" That's the first time that she has said it!; March 14, 2012 at 8:28 AM

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We are serving in the Sydney Australia Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

We will be sharing the message that the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored to the earth in these latter days. That in the spring of 1820, a teen age boy named Joseph Smith was searching for the true church of Jesus Christ. He attended many of the churches in his area and was not finding answers to his questions.

One day he was reading in James chapter 1 verse 5 “If any of ye lack wisdom, let him ask of God” After reading this, he determined to do just that and going into a grove of trees near his home, he knelt down in prayer. He at that time received a vision of God the Father and his son, Jesus Christ. He was told that none of the churches upon the earth at that time contained the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ but if he remained faithful, he could be instrumental in the restoration of the fullness of the gospel which would include the restoration of the Priesthood of God that Christ had ordained his Apostles with.

A few years later, he was given the records of the people on this continent which he translated by the power of God. Among other things, they contained the account of Christ's visit to this continent after his resurrection. The records had been gathered and compiled by a prophet named Mormon and hid up until they were given to Joseph Smith in 1829.

In the spring of 1830, he was instructed to organize the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which name was given by revelation.