MESA TEMPLE TRIP---DATE NIGHT

 We had a very special experience last weekend going over to Mesa to the Temple with our friends, the Janulis and Kings.

This was a date we had planned for a long time.

The Janulis had been working with the Kings on collecting their own family history names to take to the temple.  As recent converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they can go to the temple to do baptisms for their family members who have passed away without the Gospel in their lives.
We can all help our own or our friends' with their ancestor names.

 We spent a wonderful evening together all doing family history names in the temple.  It reminds us of the promises we each made to follow Jesus Christ when we were baptized.
We are also reminded of the blessings we were promised and that we see being fulfilled in our lives as a result.
We are changing and growing each day!
What a special experience to offer the blessings of eternal life to our family.  We felt the Holy Ghost so strong as we participated in the temple.

 

  As we came out, the temple was now lit up and so beautiful!

Dana and Ed are dear friends and it was amazing being in the temple with them.  We look forward to many more times in the temple together!
My greatest desire is to be with my family and friends with God and Jesus for the eternities.  I know this can be so as I follow Jesus Christ; follow his example to be baptized and to keep his commandments.
The temple is a great reminder of the love Heavenly Father has for each of us.  He wants to bless us!

  Next to the temple is the Visitor Center with the light display and nativity displays.

 See how pretty the lights are near the Visitor Center and looking towards the temple?

 There are life-size nativity displays on the grounds that you can walk around to view.

 And look who happened to be at the Visitor Center with some recent converts...our own dear Elder Vaoga...he was one of the first to teach Dana last winter and is a dear friend of their family now.

Crowds of visitors were in the Visitor Center listening to a choir since it was rainy outside.


It was a beautiful night with our best of friends.
We were in the best place we could possibly be.
It just gets BETTER AND BETTER!

We are so glad to be part of each others' journey!