Pictures from June visit to Washington DC

After listening to John Roberts yesterday, I have been thinking about the trip I took to Washington DC with my parents, my brother, and his family in June of this year. We spent one full day in DC and parts of two other days. We did LOTS of walking there, and were able to see several monuments and structures reminding us of important events and people in American history. Washington DC is such an amazing and historic place…many of the buildings have been in use for over a hundred years, some for over two hundred years. I think that in years to come, people will look at this city like we look on Ancient Rome and Greece, as a centerpiece of a great civilization. One theme of the Book of Mormon is that the Lord “raiseth up a righteous nation, and destroyeth the nations of the wicked.” His hand has certainly guided our nation.

The dome of the US Capitol building

During our time there in DC, we were able to visit the Washington DC temple, tour the Capitol building and watch the House of Representatives, visit the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, the Washington Monument, the World War II memorial, the Lincoln memorial, ride the Metro (subway), and visit the White House. On our last day there, just before we left, we were able to eat lunch at a great restaurant. We really enjoyed ourselves. I could spend many days there in Washington DC exploring all the memorabilia there.

Here are some pictures of the old Supreme Court chamber, located in the basement of the Capitol building, beneath the rotunda (also shown).

The old Supreme Court chamber in the basement of the US Capitol building

Another view of the old Supreme Court chamber in the basement of the US Capitol building

Inside the rotunda of the US Capitol building

Finally, here’s a picture of me at the Air and Space Museum. I remember being very tired and drained there. It was very warm, and I sat down on a cool bench at the museum and just took a rest for several minutes. We then relaxed by watching an IMAX film there at the museum. I’m the little one at the bottom of the picture.

Me at the air and space museum