We had a fun Family Home Evening last night! Sadly, Daddy had a study group so he missed out on the fun and we missed him.
This week I have been able to reflect on how grateful I am for the temple. Eric and I were able to attend the Brigham City Temple Dedication on Sunday and it was such a beautiful meeting and a wonderful reminder of how important and special these beautiful buildings are. I want my children to grow up with a love for the temple as I did, and count down the years until they are able to enter their Heavenly Father's house. I remember being so excited to turn 12 just so I could go to the temple. I want them to feel the same way. I also want them to grow up with a realization of how truly blessed we are to live close to so many temples. As I taught the kids about temples last night and explained how most members of the church have to travel far distances to attend the temple, Adam was surprised by that. I never want my kids to take living here in Utah for granted. When I was growing up, I always felt that people in Utah were so lucky to live so close to the prophet and temples and so much church history. I want my kids to understand how truly lucky they are!
So, last night we talked about temples. Why we have them, who they belong to, and some of the things that go on inside. We talked about the blessing of being a forever family. Those discussions always make me so very grateful that my family is eternal and that Eric and I were worthy for that blessing.
We went for a drive down to Payson to see the progress on our temple. We cannot wait for this temple to be complete and are a little bummed it will be 3 more years. Adam will be able to attend this temple dedication with us. Kind of crazy to think of him being that old! There is still a long ways to go, but we were excited to see what they have done since the last time we saw it.
We came home and had some fun constructing our own temples out of marshmallows. Adam and Tessa had a blast and they were pretty creative. They decided to use a piece of rotini pasta (whole wheat-it looked more golden) as their Angel Moroni's.
Another fun Family Home Evening!
