Institute Tour

 The afternoon of Halloween, Andy hosted our family, and whoever could join us from our extended families on a tour of the new Institute building.

The three year project was complete...the keys had just been turned over to him... but it was not open to the public yet.

All three of our boys, my mom and dad, my brother Jo and Andy's parents came.  

Ben was a trooper through most of it and only tried to get out of his chair a couple of times.

Andy had taken me through a week before, just the two of us, and I was struck by all the beautiful art!

So many sitting/study areas that are wonderful and full of light and comfortable seating.

View from the roof...

...and looking down onto the courtyard...

The big event space which can be two separate chapels or one huge gathering area when opened up.

The podiums were built incorrectly and they are going to have to fix them.

The lowest setting is okay for most average to tall individuals but if you have anyone who is shorter... 😬

Dad standing in  the doorway of the new 18th ward Bishop's office...for comparison, I pulled up the picture of him in front of the office at the old building 3 years ago before they demolished it.

Foyer area on the ecclesiastical side

Andy's office

Student Rec area...

This whole thing has been quite the headache for Andy and has taken another toll on his mental and physical health.  But he has persevered and has done the best job he could with the resources he had at his disposal.

Courtyard area looking East

It will be wonderful having a space for the students to gather again.

Many of the faculty are not excited to have to start coming into the office every day but everything should get back to normal for the new semester starting in January.

But first, the open house and dedication in about three weeks!