When we arrived at the temple the first thing we did was go into the chapel and have a devotional. We sand "I Stand All Amazed". The temple president and his wife, Brother and Sister Baldwin spoke, and Bishop Hall spoke. It really set the tone. Each youth was baptized and confirmed for 15 individuals. Most of the names came from Sister Ruth Wallace who is a member of our ward. I sat in on the girls confirmations and then handed out towels. It was a wonderful experience and the right place to be on a Saturday morning.
The youth in the Vernon ward are awesome!
When we were finished at the temple I asked the girls in my car if they would like to go to McDonald's to get something to eat. The Applegate girls said in unison, "No!" "Let's go to La Cupidas." We followed Bishop Hall and he lead us right to La Cupidas. The Hunsaker's were there too. This is the place to get breakfast burritos! They were delicious. Kilee Hunsaker talked me into buying here some Skittles and then she rode home with us. Some people slept on the way home. Luckily I wasn't one of them.
In other news today was Vernon Days at the Vernon park. There were vendors selling their wares, games, and food. Brother Applegate helped prepare the BBQ pig. I drove past on my way to the post office but didn't stop. I didn't want to go by myself and James wasn't feeling well.
It was cool and overcast with some rain today. James and I went on a Ranger ride. As we were coming back I took a picture of James's favorite tree on our property. It is so sad that it is dying.
James says this tree is at least 500 years old.
Maybe it just got tired of living.
