Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Glade dropped me off at the temple about 6:00 a.m. this morning to start my new Wednesday assignment.  Coupled with that was a new position as Initiatory Director, so I had a busy day.  Nothing is terribly difficult; it is just a matter of staying organized and REMEMBERING everything!  And the temple is so big that you have to cover a lot of ground traveling from floor to floor.  It is amazing.

There were sweet experiences today as patrons emotionally shared their temple experiences.  Participating in this work every day really changes a person.  One of the workers who is leaving soon spoke in Church Sunday and talked about how being here has changed him and he feels like a much better person for having been here and having worked in the temple.  He said he is afraid that after going home he is going to become the person he used to be, and he doesn’t want that to happen.  He wasn’t a bad person, by any means, but has just become so much better. Perhaps it is that way with most missionaries.  If you put in your best work, it does change you; but the temporal world seeks to re-stamp it’s influence when the experience is over.  We will fight to keep that from happening!  😊

It's definitely cooler here now as it probably is everywhere else!  The leaves are really starting to show their colors--and the lights for the trees on the temple grounds just keep going up every day.  Wow, it takes a lot of time and work.  We can’t wait to see it finished in all its glory!

Love you all.  Enjoy every breathe and sight of this fall season.  (To capitalize or not, the seasons of the year.  I usually do, but read that it is correct not to.  Oh, well.)

Happy Birthday to Emily today, and to Ava and Isla a few days ago!