Well, I have failed to acknowledge the most wonderful thing that we did last week. My parents and my sister Hedda came up last weekend for a visit to the Rexburg Temple open house. We went last Monday the 14th. I was completely overwhelmed with feelings of love and peace and joy at stepping into that magnificent building with my children. There is nothing that compares to that! It was spectacular to look through the mirrors with my husband and my kids and to envision eternity with them. It was such a boost to my testimony that families really are forever. I am so grateful to know without a shadow of doubt that our Heavenly Father's church was restored to the earth along with the sealing powers of the temple. Heaven wouldn't be heaven without my family by my side. I am so thankful that I was sealed to my dear husband in the temple. I am so thankful to know that I can be with him and our family if we can always strive to do what is right. I am so thankful for the visual reminder that I will have every day of that testimony and that eternal goal.
The kids loved the temple too. One guess at what their favorite part was......Did you guess? You were right if you said the baptistry. They were hoping that they could go swimming there someday. I had a bit of explaining to do, and I think they now understand. Pal did wonder, however, if the dead people come alive when you get baptized for them. Yet again, a bit of explaining solved his curiosity. Chunkabear was a bit overly aware of the booties that we had to put on our feet to keep the carpets clean. He kept asking me, "Mom, why can't you take these stupid things off my feet?!" They were truly awkward for tiny toes to keep on so I understand his frustration. Perhaps they wouldn't have bothered him so bad if his pants would have stayed up as well. We couldn't find his belt so he had to keep hiking those up too. I wonder how much of the temple he got to see with how focused he was on his lower half!
Overall it was a glorious day. I am so glad that we got to share it with my parents and sister. I hope that my kids felt the spirit there so they can have a testimony of their own of the temple and it's importance. I wish we could have shared this open house experience with so many more of our family members and friends. Perhaps you can join us when the Twin Falls Idaho temple is ready. We'll keep you posted on that.
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Yeah for the Twin Temple! That is wonderful! I'm so glad you guys got to go to the open house. I agree, it's a great thing for the kids to see and remember as they grow. There is no place more beautiful & better to be right? Jeff and I will have to plan a road trip (possibly child free?) so we can attend!
I just read your post on the weather below...oh my! That is insanely chilly!! How did the pets do?
Yes, you are probably the funnest true blue person I know. I totally think so...I read the part that says "cool, clam and collected, never overreacts" and thought, "yup, without those (super admirable) attributes, being the mom of 2 little boys would certainly be hard!" (on a side note, I don't think I've ever seen you loose your cool with your kids and I really REALLY wish I was mo' like that)
I totally KNEW it would say that friends nataurally flocked to you - you are so much fun to be with, and such a good listener!! Whoo Hoo, Go Blue! Did you have Aces take it? Jeff took it, and it said he was a black...he thought maybe part of him was a black but not 100%. I'll have to find the black description and show you. I agreed.
My kids attended the temple open house, too. Alex volunteered to shovel snow and park cars and Zannah was a tour guide. They all 3 attended the dedication off-site. I wish I could have been there!
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