Since Carrie's Mom was in town, she babysat Tyler and sent us away for the weekend of June 6th-8th. Tyson did a great job teaching a workshop - A Peculiar People with Straightforward Answers - at Youth Conference, then we drove down to Omaha and attended the Winter Quarter's Temple together! We hadn't been able to do that before since it would require an all day babysitter for Ty.
The next day was Sunday and after sleeping in! we drove to the Kanesville Tabernacle in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Very cool.
I liked what the Senior Missionary said at the end of our tour. He said we wouldn't be able to remember everything he taught or showed us that day or in other visitor's centers, but he hoped we would remember the feelings we felt - the Spirit testifying of the truth. Simple, but profound. We were able to feel that same feeling as we attended Sacrament Meeting in a small branch in Omaha.
The view from our private patio at a B&B near the temple where we stayed. You can see both Iowa (where we were) and Nebraska (the hills over yonder) in this picture. AND we survived our first tornado warning. Scary.
This was our first time away from Tyler and we missed him. Although, you know what? It wasn't as bad as we expected. Several times a day we would wonder what he was doing or if he missed us, but when we got home, he happily greeted us then ran back to his Grandma. Hmmm. Guess he was okay without us. Thanks for babysitting Mom!
