On May 1st we made a family day trip to the Winter Quarters Temple. With my health improved, we wanted to make it to the temple one more time before the baby comes. It sure is a long drive (2 1/2 hours each way) and makes me miss our former commute to the Provo temple (5 minutes), but it helps us to appreciate the sacrifices of those who make temples possible.
The Stake had an Elder's Quorum meeting in the morning. Tyson was a speaker and did a great job sharing experiences about attending and also working in the temple. Then we were fortunate enough to meet up with our friends, the Jones Family, who currently live in Des Moines, Iowa. We had a picnic lunch and then did a babysitting child swap so we could take turns attending the temple. It's fun to meet up with old BYU buddies clear out here in the Midwest!
The Winter Quarters Temple has such a special feeling in and around it - I know I've written about it before. We feel humbled to have walked on this sacred ground and are so excited for the pioneers to see what has sprung up from their difficult time spent here. We'll miss this temple when it's our time to move on.
