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Logan Temple

Leslie — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:40:10 +0000

I’ve been waiting to get just the right picture of the Logan Temple. I mean come on, I live within miles of it and I got married there so it had to be more than decent!
Scott and I were driving home and I saw the clouds growing above the Logan Temple, looking like a storm was building right above it. I ran home and grabbed my camera and climbed up on my car (thank heavens for an SUV!) and with the clouds, the darker color in the skies and the flag blowing I found the shot I’ve been waiting for. I absolutely love how it turned out. Enough that I gave it to my parents for the 30th anniversary (they got married there, remember?) I think one of the only perks that we’re getting from this rainy and dark weather are the gorgeous skies!!
This print is also available for purchase.

Award Winning

Leslie — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:05:18 +0000

I was kind of bullied into entering the Black & White State Competition. I completely didn’t want to because I’ve seen work that has been entered in before and I did not stand a chance! But I entered anyways, conquer a fear ya know? I jumped and squealed for 10 minutes when I found out that out of 300 entries I was one of the 170 picked to be in the gallery! That was enough for me.
Scott and I headed to the gallery opening and imagine my surprise when Scott got a program and my name was listed as winning and Honorable Mention Award!! I was so stunned and in total disbelief. I mean how could I have been one of the 13 art pieces out of 170 to win an award, ? The whole evening I kept expecting someone to come up to me and say, “Sorry Leslie. We accidentally gave you the ribbon. Here’s a gift card to Burger King as a consolation prize.” But they didn’t. And I’m thrilled!

This picture was taken while I was on the Martin Cove Trek. We were finishing up the last part of walking into camp and a storm was quickly forming in front of us. This little girl had fallen on the trail earlier and scrapped up her face. While her dad held her and comforted her she eventually fell asleep on his shoulder, feeling safe and secure as we walked towards that storm. It was such a humbling moment being able to feel just a glimpse of what those brave souls felt as they stumbled along that trail.

Manti Temple

Leslie — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:31:47 +0000

The Manti temple is neat for us because we and my parents got married in the Logan Temple and the Manti temple is an exact replica of the Logan Temple. Another neat thing is Scott’s parents got married in the Manti Temple because they wanted to get married in the Logan but it was closed. So I took this picture for them as a gift. These are available to purchase as prints.

Falling Leaves

Leslie — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:11:27 +0000

Not only is this one of my favorite locations but it was taken at my favorite time of year. I’m terribly in love with fall. I love the crispness in the air, the cute jackets, boots, activities, cuddling, heavy bone crushing blankets on your bed, pumpkins, wool socks, scary movies (even though I never make it through them since I’m such a baby), the colors…everything! I’m already mourning it’s departure!

Salt Lake Temple

Leslie — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:14:04 +0000

There is something about this building. Growing up I always thought it was a castle and I enjoyed going there with my family. Other than that I didn’t give it much thought. We were there over the summer and I met a man.
He came up to me and asked if he could pay me to take a picture of him in front of the temple. Of course I said no and I’d be happy to do it for free and we got talking. He was a recent convert to the LDS church. He’d given up everything he had so he could move to Utah. After hearing his story and struggles I was really reminded how grateful I should be that in any direction from my home I couldn’t go more than 100 miles without hitting a temple. Ever since I met him the Salt Lake temple doesn’t just register in my mind as just a beautiful building. It reminds me that I’m lucky to have something so dear to our members so very near to me.