zondag, juni 03, 2007

Welcome to Colorado

The State of Colorado (IPA: /steɪt əv ,kɑlə'ɹɒdoʊ/) is a state in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Mountain, Southwestern, and Central regions of the United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the state population was 4,753,377 in 2006, a 10.49% increase since U.S. Census 2000.[2] Denver is the capital and the most populous city of Colorado. Citizens of Colorado are known as Coloradans.

zaterdag, juni 02, 2007

Welcome to Utah

Omdat het officiele bord langs de snelweg stond, kon ik niet stoppen om zelf een foto te maken. Daarom maar even een kaart van Utah. Wij bewegen ons in de zuid-oost hoek van deze staat waar een aantal nationale parken in serie zijn geschakeld: Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands en Arches National Park.

Utah is gesticht door de Mormonen. Op dit moment is 70% van de bevolking Mormoon.

In September 1823, Joseph Smith was visited by a heavenly messenger named Moroni, in the same way that angels often appeared to Church leaders in the New Testament. Moroni informed Joseph that God had a work for him to do and told him that a record of the ancient inhabitants of the American continent was buried in a nearby hill. He stated that the record contained the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ (Joseph Smith—History 1:27–34). In September 1827, Joseph received the record, which was written on thin plates of gold. Joseph translated the book into English by the inspiration of God and called the book the Book of Mormon. It is named after
Mormon, an ancient prophet who compiled the sacred record. The book verifies, as another testament of Christ, the reality and divinity of Jesus Christ. It is, then, a second witness that affirms the truth of the Bible. Since its publishing in 1830, the Book of Mormon has blessed the lives of millions of people through its powerful message about Jesus Christ and His gospel.

Meer op www.mormon.org