Twin

One of the things I am grateful for is how my parents provided good experiences for us when we were kids. Tom and I have tried to do the same with our kids. This trip to the Twin Falls temple is one of the experiences we wanted to provide for the kids.

Hannah, James, Tom, Tim, Ann, Linda

We spent a wonderful day at the Twin Falls temple. Our friend, Carol Strayer came up from Salt Lake to meet us. She has now been in 16 of the temples. So we started counting. I've been in 21 of the temples. Linda has been in the one furthest from home...Sao Paulo Brazil. Tim will be able to attend the Halifax Canada temple while on his mission.

We started the day with everyone doing baptisms. Tim was able to serve as a baptizer, which was really neat to watch. Then James and Hannah stayed in the waiting room while the rest of us did sealings. That was a neat experience for Tim, too. He got to be a witness, a son and a man/father. When Tim was the man and Carol was the woman, the officiator stopped and said, "You know, I've never had a primary teacher and a primary student being sealed before." LOL Carol told me later that as she was preparing the names for our trip she kept getting the impression that this experience was what Tim needed and that it will come in handy while on his mission. It will be interesting to see what happens. We did the work for 96 of Carol's family. Doing family file names makes it so much more personal.

After the temple we went to lunch at Cafe Rio, and then we went exploring the Snake River gorge. On the way home Sunday we visited some friends who lived in our Salt Lake ward and now live in Jerome.

Here's one happy boy and dog!

Temples I have attended:

Portland

Oakland

San Diego

Boise

Twin Falls

Idaho Falls

Logan

Ogden

Bountiful

Salt Lake City

Jordan River

Mount Timpanogus

Provo

Manti

St. George

Mesa

Winter Quarters

Nauvoo

Palmyra

Washington DC

Altanta, Georgia

(Tom is 2 behind. He hasn't been in the Portland or Palmyra temples.)