I Love to See the Temple

What a beautiful experience we had in the temple with Emmy this morning. She turned 12 yesterday and we got to be in the temple with her today. We wanted it to be a little calmer so we dropped the kids off at school and then went to the temple. She rode over with my mom and dad and Jamie’s parents met us there. What a cool experience for her to be in the temple with both sets of her grandparents. When we were getting our clothes President McClure, the temple president was talking to us and we told him it was Emmy’s first time of being in the temple so he said that he wanted to talk to us. So we went into one of the comfirmation rooms. There was one other young man who was going through the temple for the first time and his parents and then us and emmy and both sets of grandparents in there. His comments touched me. And he teared up as he spoke about the importance of the work that we were doing. Then we went into the dressing room to change. Emmy was almost giddy she was so excited. She put her jumper on backwards at first and had to go change it. Then we went into the font. My dad led me into the baptismal font and he baptized me first and then he baptized emmy for a couple of names and then Jamie baptized her for the rest of her names and then Jamie’s dad baptized him for several of their family names. Jamie and his dad were both pretty emotional. And then we went and showered and changed and then went to do the confirmations. Jamie got to confirm his dad for their family names, and then Jamie’s dad and my dad confirmed Emmy for her names and then Jamie and my dad got to confirm me for the names that I did. What a special experience to be sitting in that chair with Jamie on one side of me and my dad on the other side of me and getting a tiny glimpse of what eternity must feel like. Sitting between the man who first helped me gain my testimony of the priesthood and the one who continues to bless me and my family with the power of the priesthood. What a cool experience. I love them both so much. Emmy was so fun to watch today. She was so excited to be there. She asked me if we could go back tomorrow. And then if we could go back on Saturday. I’m going to have a hard time getting her to the temple as often as she wants to be there. But what an awesome problem to have. She is going to be amazing!!! I can’t wait to watch her grow. I can’t wait to for her to go on a mission and get married. She is such a sweet girl. I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father for the wonderful experience I had with her today. What a tender mercy.

I didn't know that Jamie's parents were doing a session afterwards so I didn't get a picture with them.