Saturday, February 1, 2014

Our youth group and leaders met at the church at 6:15 this morning for our trip to the Gilbert temple open house.  We had a total of 39 people in 8 different vehicles who went.  Adults and leaders: Bishop Hall, Brother and Sister Applegate, Sandra Wilhelm, Brother and Sister Ulmer, Collin Dewitt, Kaeli Nicoll, Diana Curtis, Audrey Guerrero, Sean and Stefani Hunsaker, and myself.  Young Women and Young Men and other children: Westin, Lane, and Ashten Hall, Shelly, Jace, Ty, and Jordyn Applegate, Hailey, Hope, Heaven Lootans, Kelly Reynolds, LeeAnn and Kilee Hunsaker, Aaron Windsor, Glenzo Swift, Daniel R., Sy Westbrook, Tyler Hunsaker, Holly Hunsaker, Rusty and Jackson Allen, and one young man I did not know. 

The Vernon youth group

Audrey Guerrero, Kilee and LeeAnn Hunsaker rode with me.  We went by to get Maddie Carroll but she was sick.  We all went the Globe way because it is closer to the temple.  Kaeli Nicoll started out in the lead but it wasn't long before Bishop Hall and Brother Applegate passed her up.  I stayed behind until we got in the valley.  Kaeli's car and our car stopped in Globe for a potty break and snacks.  

Stefani and Sean Hunsaker beat us to the temple and they went the Payson way.  Brother Hunsaker does have a reputation of having a lead foot.  

One of the best parts of the tour was when Kaeli showed Shelly the mirrors in a sealing room.  Jordyn was fascinated with the artwork and the agave plants as a part of that artwork.  Many we in awe of the chandaliers, and Trenda said this is definitely the temple where she is getting married.  

After the tour we all met at Golden Corral where Bishop Hall and the ward budget bought us lunch.  I think the highlight of Golden Corral was the cotton candy.

 Kaeli enjoying some cotton candy

Kaeli told the girls about Chris's new job with the Tempe fire department and that 

she would be gone from Wednesday meetings for the next 14 weeks.

Kilee asked me to go home through Payson because she was afraid she would get sick if she went the other way.  That was fine with me.  LeeAnn's money was burning a hold in her pocket on the way home.  She must have made 10 phone calls to her mom asking first if she could get a trac phone, then false eyelashes, and then a Valentine's gift for a friend.  As she hung up the last time she made the comment: "I wish I had my own money."  I told her, well, I guess you are going to have to get a job.

There was snow in Vernon when we got home, more than we've had for quite awhile.  How exciting!  When I got home I crashed on the couch.  James and I watched Elementary before going to bed.

 Any snow is appreciated in such a dry year.

 Tyler Hunsaker, Allen Jackson, Talon Wilhelm

I love to see the temple.