On Tuesday, I rode up to St. George with my parents. We stayed the night there and then drove to Manti the next morning. We did a session in the Manti Temple and it was amazing! Such a pretty place. We also got to see the remarkable spiral staircase...way cool!
That night, we stayed with my awesome Uncle Rich and Aunt Sue in Eagle Mountain. We don't see them too often since we live so far apart, but we love them and love seeing them!
The next morning we decided to go to another temple, so we went to Jordan River. I had never been in that temple, so it was way awesome! The only bummer was that I didn't actually get to do any work there. We went in and there were so many women waiting to do temple work that we would have had to wait a full hour to get started. Unfortunately, we only had an hour, total, to spend. So, my mom and I walked around the temple and got some pictures outside while my dad was inside. So, HOORAY for so many people wanting to be in the temple, but BOOO for not getting to do some myself.
From there, we went to Salt Lake City to meet my sister for lunch. After she went back to work, my parents decided to go to the Family History Library and I decided to get some work done in the Salt Lake Temple, since I hadn't gotten to do any earlier. The temple is amazing and I love it!
The following morning we woke up early and went to my cousin, Bradley's, wedding! He married a girl named Ashlee in the Salt Lake Temple on July 30th. I love, love, love Bradley! He's such a good guy! I had never met Ashlee before their wedding day, but can honestly say that I think she is amazing...super sweet and gracious! I loved watching the two of them SO happy! They really just seemed to fit perfectly. I have done sealings in a few temples, but theirs was the first actual sealing I had been to. It was incredible and the Spirit was strong. Here are a few pics from the temple after they came out:
Following their wedding, we went to my sister's condo to see David and his family, who had driven all night and had just arrived. They were going rest a bit and then go to the reception later that evening. I decided to ride with them. We spent some time relaxing in their hotel room and being silly. These are the times I love the most. That is, when the family is just chillin' and enjoying each others' company.
The reception was in Mantua, UT, which is right near Brigham City. It was nice and relaxed and an overall good time!
My parents, Diane, and I spent the night in a hotel in Brigham City because the groundbreaking ceremony for the Brigham City Temple was scheduled for the next morning. I had never been to one of these and it was a really good experience. It was also pretty neat because we have ancestors from the early days of that area that, we know, would have been ecstatic to have a temple built in a place that they helped to establish.
Here's a depiction of what the temple will look like when it is completed in a couple of years:
After that we stopped at a couple of cemeteries in the area to visit the graves of some of our ancestors. For those who don't know, my dad is a family history fanatic and walking through cemeteries to find his relatives is actually a big deal to him. I used to hate it, but now respect what it means to him and will do it gladly (though it's still not my favorite thing). : )
On the way back to Salt Lake, we were driving through Ogden. The Ogden Temple is being torn down soon and completely redone; I was lamenting not ever having seen in before, so my dad decided that we should drive by it. I was excited, but when we got there, he told me to go in and do a little work for about an hour. Since we were still dressed up from the groundbreaking, I could! So, I got a chance to go into the Ogden Temple before they completely change it. I would like to go back there someday, after the renovations are completed, and participate in the work there too.
We got back on the road, since we were headed back to Salt Lake to celebrate Diane's birthday with the family. To save time, we stopped, in Ogden, at Costco and Pie Pizzeria to get pizza and cake for her party and then met the family back at her condo. Afterward, some of us headed to Temple Square to see the visitor centers and spend time together.
Later I went back to David and Melissa's hotel to go swimming with them. The next morning we went to church and then caravanned home with David and Wiss. It was hard to say goodbye to my baby brother, but I know that this move is probably the best thing for him right now. AND he's just a phone call away!
It was an eventful trip and one I will always remember, but now it really is time to stay home for a bit and get some rest before work starts again.
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