What a Special Day

Abby, Matthew, Lynn and I went to the Manti Temple on Saturday, September 12, 2009, to take some names that I have found on the New Family Search.

We got the cards printed and there were 20 that needed sealings done.  Even though this was a busy Saturday morning with weddings etc and Apostle Christopherson coming for a training session in the temple with stake presidents and bishops, they were still doing sealings.  I was elated because I have been wanting to do these names for awhile.  We got dressed in our clothes and they took us to the Celestial Room to wait for the sealer;  it was so peaceful and quiet and a perfect time to sit and contemplate.  The sealer came and got us and we were in one of the sealing rooms just off the Celestial room; how special is that.

 

Then we started.  Lynn and I sealed a couple together first; then Matthew joined us and we did the male names of sealing to parents.  There were others there too and while we were resting our knees they did some for the temple. 

 

Then it was Abby’s turn with us;  we did the female sealings to parents. The sealer was special too, he kept remarking how happy these people were to be found and some of them had waited over 100 years to be sealed to their parents and what a joyous time they must be having today.  I was so happy while we were doing this, I was smiling and crying at the same time.  It was a feeling I have never felt before in the temple.  I know they were there with us.

 

We did some for the temple too and then it was time for the sealer to go marry someone and there was a session ready to come through the veil, so the others were getting ready to help them.  I was way impressed on all the things going on at once in the temple in a quiet and spiritual manner, everyone of those things providing a spiritual experience for those participating if they chose to be atuned; I felt like I was seeing a little part of how heaven is that day and I felt blessed beyond expression.

We are all wishing to have special spiritual experiences, well there is no better place than the temple.  I had one of those on Saturday and now I am anxious to get more names and feel that joy and bit of heaven again.  How about coming with me!!!!  I’d love to share it with you.

STROLL DOWN MEMORY LANE

 

Here is my story of how Labor Day went!  It was definitely a time of de ju vue for me.

 

You can see that we are all happy to be doing something different for a change.

Unlike Abby, I knew this would be a great place to eat because the dives in a little town are always the bet.  We truly did have a bunch of food.  The pancakes were as big as the plate and yummy too.  

 

These cute shots were while we were waiting for our food.  The books on the table to read are those books they have there and they were written by a guy who used to be in our ward.  They were kind of goofy.

 

The trilobite dig is always a fun stop.  It is great when you find one that is whole.  It is amazing that there are still some on the top of the shale.  We found quite a few.  Jeremy is at the age where climbing any tree he can find is what he loves to do.

This is Sinbad Canyon.  You can see the drop is awful and of course Matthew teases the kids about dropping them off.  Scare me to death!!!!!

  I think the rollercoaster road has gotten even better than when we used to go there.  Maybe Matthew was more daring at going fast than Lynn was but it definitely was fun.

An we finally arrive at Castle Rock.  There are so many memories here that I can barely express them.  My mind when back 25 years and I could see Louis and Abby playing here all day long and loving it.  Camping in our trailer and having a great time in nature.  They would hike up the cave you see in the middle and throw rubber balls against the wall and hike and dig and anything else they could think of. 

Abby had quite a hard time eating lunch in NATURE but she survived.  We had gotten some sandwich stuff in Delta.  Look at Bailee with the jacket and hood on.  You would think it is cold but it is raging hot.  For some reason she thought she had to have that on. 

  A desert trip is not complete without stopping by and saying hello to Bob Stinson’s cabin. 

This is a great view from the cabin looking down.

Abby has had enough of nature and here we are getting into the car to go home; it was starting to cloud a little bit but it was a great day with lots of memories.  Now I have even more.  Next time you all need to come too.  The rollercoaster ride is quite awesome.