Phoenix, Arizona temple
"There is sometimes a wide difference - a gulf of understanding between the way we experience the Church from the inside and the way others look at it from the outside. This is the principal reason we hold open houses for temples before each dedication is taken care of. The member volunteers at the temple open houses are simply trying to help others see the Church as they see it from the inside. They recognize the Church is a marvelous work, even a wonder, and they want others to know it too. I ask you to do the same."
-Elder L. Tom Perry
We had lots of rain and wind last night and some snow this morning. I had to bring the chairs in off the front porch because they were wet and the wind had turned one of them over. The low this morning was 22 and the high today is expected to be 36.
Pictures I took before church.
James was at the church all day long, for all three sessions of the dedication. He took the burros we bought yesterday, and the giant apples and brownies that I made and punch that he made and shared with Brother McArthur, President VanWinkle, and Bishop Miller. President VanWinkle is from Globe and especially enjoyed the burros.
On the way home from church.
Snow on Mt. Mentosa
James was at the church all day long, for all three sessions of the dedication. He took the burros we bought yesterday, and the giant apples and brownies that I made and punch that he made and shared with Brother McArthur, President VanWinkle, and Bishop Miller. President VanWinkle is from Globe and especially enjoyed the burros.
I was home alone. I worked on my Book of Mormon notes, had lunch and took a note, and made visiting teaching appointments. I also watched a Christmas movie I had seen before, but it's one of my favorites: "Finding Christmas."
James was home around 5:30. He ate and then left again to go home teaching to the Wilhelm's. We he got home we watched a new Christmas movie starring Harry Connick, Jr. called "Angels Sing."
