Once in a Lifetime

We have been blessed to live so close to the Provo City Center temple as it has been under construction. We have attended firesides, staffed the "information booth" by greeting visitors and sharing temple facts, and watched the progress. Monday it was announced that Angel Moroni would be placed on the central spire so we jumped at the chance to see the placement.

Luckily the time fell between Michael's classes so he could go. He went over early and saw them unload Moroni (who arrived at the temple unceremoniously on a trailer; for some reason I expected a big fancy box or something).

Ray Butcher (stake clerk), Michael, and Bishop Spekheart (another High Counselor)

Michael and President Larsen

The girls were taking their naps but as soon as they woke up we headed over. Thousands of people were there to watch. At this point, Angel Moroni was hovering over the temple and Michael has to leave to get to teach his class at BYU.

The girls and I watched with thousands of others as they placed Moroni and got everything secured. 

In place!

It was a wonderful experience! They have since removed the scaffolding around the entire middle spire giving a glimpse of how beautiful the temple will look once it is completed! 

Hazel's Testimony

The other week while reading "The Friend" magazine (a children's magazine produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Hazel decided that she would like to give the lesson during our weekly Family Home Evening.

She chose to teach about how we can build a strong family. "The Friend" had little blocks you could cut out that names things you needed to build a strong family. She instructed us to use the blocks to build a little house on paper. She did very well presenting the lesson just as I had rehearsed with her.

At the end I told her to bear her testimony. Without any prompting or rehearsal this is what she said, "I know Jesus Christ is true. He made the world and He made all of us. He can help us make a strong family. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen."

I was so touched by how powerfully she bore her testimony without any hesitation. She is an incredible little girl and I feel so blessed to be her mother.

Awesome big sister,

Princess,

and Super Hero!