Seoul, Korea
37th operating temple
Dedicated: 14 Dec 1985
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ, Types of, in Memory
D&C 20:40
And to administer bread and wine - the emblems of the flesh and blood of Christ -
Book of Mormon
Alma 52:19-40
Come Follow Me
Romans 14 and Romans 15:1-7
AprGenCon
"Followers of the Prince of Peace" by Elder Ulisses Soares
We left this morning for the valley at about 7:15. We are going to Cope & Amy Reynolds' sealing at noon at the Gilbert temple. James wanted to leave early because he wants to look at a horse in Apache Junction. We could never contact the owner. We didn't have an address so looking at a horse was a mute people. James was disappointed because the horse, a thoroughbred, was such a great price, $750. I was a little disappointed but honestly, I don't like bay colored horses.
Our first stop was Deseret Book where we each got some new garments. I got a couple of new books and James got a new tie.
It was still too early to go to the temple and we wanted a snack. I suggested Chik-fila. I got three strips with Polynesian sauce and James got 5 nuggets with honey mustard sauce. Mine was better. James agreed.
When we got to the temple James went in to the men's dressing room and I was waiting in the front waiting area. The first person I saw was Cope Reynolds. He came over and shook my hand. We eventually found our way to the third floor where the sealing rooms are. In the huge waiting room there were several members of our ward waiting for the sealing.
I visited with Kerri and Catherine Halcomb, Cheryl Sedig and Janna Grombach. Oh yes, before we went in to the waiting room we were directed to a corner of the room where we took our shoes off and put on our temple shoes. Most people had socks on.
I also visited with Amy's daughter, Megan. I knew she was Amy's daughter because I have seen photos online and also, she looks just like Amy's daughter Claire. She came all of the way from Washington state to be with her mom.
Brother Allen was the sealer. He spoke about temple covenants and blessings. Amy had her hair done straight and she looked beautiful although her veil kept falling off. She was using the band instead of the comb and I told her she should get the comb. I guess her daughter Megan told her the same thing.
These are the people who attended from our ward:
Rick & Rosie Lauritzen, Terry & Barbara Tignor,, Alana Barbara's granddaughter, James & I, Catherine & Kerri Halcomb, Ralph & Cheryl Sedig, Janna & Willy Grombach, the Ellsworth's, Bishop & Alicia Hunsaker, Lynda & John Finnell, and John & Linda Price.
There were 7 other people who were family besides Megan and her husband.
Cope said later on Facebook when they walked in the room and he saw how many people were there he thought they were in the wrong room. He said then he looked at the faces and recognized that they were friends and family and he was filled with gratitude.
After the temple we went over to Lois & Dawn's at Dawn's request.
Dawn was busy on a conference call most of the time we were there but we had a nice visit with James's mom. They wanted me to come over because they had birthday gifts for me.
diamond painting. Also a $50 Amazon card.
Dawn had made us a treat. They are called Pineapple Coconut Chess bars and they are delicious. We took some with us. We had to leave around 1:30 to make it back to Serrano's in Chandler. We both changed our clothes before we left.
When we arrived at Serrano's Adam was already there. He said they were setting up our room for us. We waited at least 15 minutes for them to get the room ready. To my surprise they had a long table setup for 20 people in the main dining area. I thought we were getting a private room. There was another birthday party for another grandma and she got the private room. Oh well, no biggie. I loved our waitress and the guy who put the cake Kim made in the refrigerator in the back and then brought us a big knife to cut the cake with. Here are some photos:
cream cheese strawberry frosting and
chocolate ganache on top.
It's official. I'm old and I look it too.
Those who were at my party:
James, Stacy, Paul, Adam, Jared Ammon, Dallin, Michael, Joshua, Kim, Brian, Joe, Sheri, Ian, Alex, Ben, Evan. Max was not feeling well so he didn't come. Trina brought Ruby and Lola. Addy and Darrel both had to work and Rowan didn't make it back from the lake in time. I think Rowan might be in trouble because he had Trina's car and was supposed to be back before the party.
Let's just say I got lots of nice gifts and Sheri insisted on putting everything on her credit card and then people were going to pay her back. She also paid for our dinner. My kids really are the best. We missed having Jared's family here. Jared and Kacey both sent happy birthday wishes.
We could not have asked for better weather today. It was overcast and breezy with the temperature a mere 90 degrees, something that is pretty much unheard of in the Valley in August. Yesterday it was sunny and 116. We were so grateful.
After the party was over we spoke with JA and told him we would pick him up in a few minutes. He's going back with us. JA was our DJ on the way home. He put his phone on the Jim Reeves station on Spotify because he knows that's the kind of music grandpa likes. We heard artists that were famous in the 50's and 60's, including Neil Sedaka, Hank Williams and Buck Owens. It was fun.
It's always nice to be home. It seems funny when we walk through the garage and there is a big empty space where my car would normally be.
I had a wonderful birthday!!
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