First Trip to the Temple

Terni is finally twelve and with that the privilege in participating in Baptisms for the Dead. With only one day left in Utah and the Atlanta temple closed we took advantage of the closeness of the temples here in the Salt Lake Valley. Terni participated in her first baptisms in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. It was a beautiful day and the temple is, of course, amazing inside and SO Peaceful.

Max also came to participate and Grandpa Turner, who happened to be working at the temple, was able to come down and watch.

I feel blessed to be able to come to this beautiful building with Layne and my beautiful children. It keeps me focused on what is truly important here on Earth. I am grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who has not left me alone but has given me a guide and a goal to help me maneuver through this life.

I love the temple!

America's Birthday

When we talked to our kids about coming to Utah for our summer vacation, Max and Terni both requested to be here for the 4th of July (or more correctly this year, July 3). It made our trip over three weeks but we love being with family for this holiday. This morning started with the annual Magna parade with the Turner family, getting more candy than we needed. Then it was off to the Magna pool for a brisk swim. The water was actually quite comfortable but the wind chill in the air made it miserable to get out. The mandatory, everyone out of the pool breaks, almost did me in. We finished the night with the Turner barbecue at the Magna Stake pavilion and watched the city fireworks from that location. It was perfect for Zac, not too noisy, he curled right up in my lap and went to sleep. The next day we did it all again with the Daybells.