Jena's YSA Ward had a session scheduled in the Ogden Temple for the evening of May 14th so we decided to all go then.
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| View of the temple at night after our Farr's Ice Cream cones |
Now that we are "old" and retired, we typically attend the temple during the day when there are more openings. However, on this Wednesday evening--I ran into THREE friends who I haven't seen since we got home from our missions and for a couple of them it has been even longer. The first was Linda, who had served as Dr. Neville's nurse for 30 years, since before we moved back to Utah and started seeing him. She is a sweet and lovely lady and she was delighted to see us, too. (And everyone loves seeing Jena.) Then as I came around the corner in the dressing room, I saw an old friend from Family Services, Amber Falk. She and I worked together as caseworkers in the Farmington and then the Layton office from 2004 to 2012 when I finished. So great to see her. And then, as we headed upstairs, we saw Sherilyn Parkinson, a fellow mom of a young adult with Down Syndrome. She mentioned that she had been meaning to call me after we got settled back into life. Not sure we are settled yet, but I look forward to connecting more with her as well. The temple is a great place to smile and hug with old friends, but doesn't allow for lengthy conversations about anything.
I used to say that about the Dallas Temple--Each time I went there it seemed I saw someone I knew from my stake or from my services with LDS Family Services (what it was called back then.). Layton is sometimes like that as well and now Ogden. I can't wait for the Syracuse Temple to be open. It will be filled with my friends--serving there, working there, worshipping there. It will be remarkable. Thirty two people from our ward alone will be serving in the temple.
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