Friday, February 21, 2014

          A young man from Arizona came to the temple yesterday by himself and did a session.  We learned that he had served a mission in San Pedro Sula and had returned to Honduras to be with two families that he baptized a year ago, when they came to the temple for the first time today.  He was back early this morning to meet up with them after their bus ride and was able to be with them during their first experience in the temple.  It was thrilling for him to be there for their special event.

          As I approached one of the sealing rooms this afternoon, I noticed a little girl about six years old standing outside the door holding the hand of a sister temple worker.  They were waiting for the right time to take her into the sealing room to be sealed to her parents.  Her long hair was all pulled up on top of her head with curls hanging down, and she looked beautiful in her long white dress.  She looked just like a princess.  I found out later that this little girl was being sealed to one of the couples from San Pedro whom the missionary had come to accompany.

          Our missionary friends that took us to Copan were in the temple today and what a treat it was to see them!  They brought a new missionary from their mission who had come to the field without going to the temple first!  He was Latin and had waited to attend until he reached the MTC.  However, the temple was closed while he was in the MTC, so he was sent out without ever having been to the temple for his own work.  His mission president sent him with Brother and Sister John to the temple immediately.  The Johns only have 39 days left of their two-year mission and they are getting excited about going home and seeing family including two new babies they have yet to meet!  Since they live in Fruit Heights, Utah, we will be able to visit them in the future.