The St George Temple

Thursday, October 27.  A beautiful Thursday morning to do sealing as a family.  It was a joyous occasion for me!

Another great thing about the temple is the wonderful cafeteria; it's the best.  Here are my brothers and wives along with Allen and MOI enjoying the good food and pleasant afterglow of doing family dealings together.  What a great blessing.

It closes on Saturday for two - three years.

Every session the last two weeks has been so crowded.  Finding parking is a challenge.  The lockers are filled to overflowing.  People are every where.

What a good thing.

I will totally miss it.  Because I have loved having a temple so very close.  It is so easy to just say, I'll go to the temple in the morning.  12 minutes you are there.

Finding names has never been easier.

And, now CLOSURE.

Will I go to Cedar City or Las Vegas?  Oh, that remains to be seen.  But, over the years we have lived here, I have loved being a part of the St George Temple!

On a very cold Thursday, October 31st morning...two days before the Saturday closure.
I have loved going to this temple!

I express great love and gratitude and THANKS for this beautiful pioneer temple!

FAMILIA

We spent some time looking at photos from my parents' time in Germany.
Here's a picture of my dad skiing in Germany.  WHO KNEW!

We have such a great time when we get together.  We do a lot of laughing and story telling, and it's just FUN!

And, I am so very grateful!

My Blue Tooth Pink Headset

I listen to books, scriptures, conference talks, etc. when I am at the gym.

The arm holder for my iPod would come undone.

My pockets were not deep enough to keep the iPod in.

And, finally, the cord would always get tangled up.

So, VOILA!  Problem solved.

I love listening to anything with these headsets.  They are comfortable, great quality of sound, and no strings attached.

I'm very grateful for these.

Plus, you gotta like that they are PINK!

God's Sense of Humor

While traveling in the Middle East, I was exhausted.

Worn out.

Completely.

And, so I said to myself - I just want to be by myself, hunker down by myself, and not interact with anyone for a few weeks.

HA HA HA HA, said God.  Not possible.

While on our trip, I received a text from Nicole asking if her family could stay with us for three days.

Well, how could I say NO, even tho I had just resolved to not let anyone bother me?

Wednesday, I had intended to go to the temple, but late in the afternoon, I conceded to Satan that he had indeed won that round, but I couldn't let him win, so I went.

On Thursday, I had to go visit Donna C because I am her minister and I had a little gift for her from Israel.  We chatted for about an hour on her lovely front porch.

Came home to be with the Gomez family for dinner and to read to their children and interact with them.  Brent and Jenni showed up later in the evening to share in the food and fun.

Susie texted to ask if I would drive Christina to work at 5:30.  Well, of course, I can't turn that down, so I showed up at 5:30 am to take her to work, but it's supposed to be at 5:30 p.m.  I goofed on that one.

Peggy called to see if I would take dinner to Hannah because she just had a new baby.  How could I say NO to that request?

Stephanie, that most dear of all people, wants us to come for dinner on  Sunday night.

Brent & Jenni need a ride home from their colonoscopy on Monday morning, so I could NEVER say no to them.

And, my brothers and their wives are all coming in on Wednesday night for several days.

Bart called to ask if we could feed the sister missionaries on Sunday night, so, of course, we will do that!  No refusing the missionaries.

I can just hear God laughing right about now!

And, I suppose I'm grateful that he will not let me be weary in well doing!

SAFELY HOME!

Off in the car headed to the Vegas Airport for a grand adventure in Israel!

It was amazing and incredible.

But, I was so grateful to be home safely, with no major incidents.

The trip made me appreciate the Saviour so much more and his way of life.

It was hot, dry, arid, humid, dusty, long miles to walk and I was so grateful for HIM.

And of course, the trip made me so very grateful for AMERICA!

I cannot say enough how grateful I am to be home, to be safe, to have been born in America, 

and for the Savior and His Life.

In Jerusalem; home to three major religions; Islam, Jews, Christianity.