Remembering the Christmas Eve we were helped by a savior in cowboy boots

Salt Lake City lawyer’s monastery memory brought new meaning to the holiday message.

(Monastery archives)
The Holy Trinity Abbey and Mount Ogden after a winter snowstorm, circa 1970s. The monastery closed in 2017.

(Monastery archives) The Holy Trinity Abbey and Mount Ogden after a winter snowstorm, circa 1970s. The monastery closed in 2017.

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