The girls and I spent today at the new Draper Temple open house. Isabelle could hardly contain herself as we got ready, drove there, parked in the 'pretend temple' (they made us park at a local stake center, we watched a movie about temples, and then we were bussed to the 'real temple' according to Isabelle).
We were dropped off at the end of a long, long covered temporary tunnel which eventually opened up to the temple basement where the baptistry was. Isabelle and Olivia were both totally enthralled with the baptismal font and the cattle statues. Olivia was so much so, that when our tour group was ushered to the next area, she began to throw a complete and utter temper tantrum. She screamed and kicked, and yelled 'cows, cows!' loud enough that an usher asked us to sit it out in the chapel area so she could compose herself. We sat there while Liv threw herself about the floor screaming, kicking, cussing, and fighting while people walked by with either annoyed or sympathetic looks. (Someday I will have to explain to Liv just how she behaved in the house of The Lord. That may be the first time screaming with those kinds of bowling words were spoken within its walls....and perhaps the only time really). Anyway, she carried on that way until a little old lady came up and looked her in the eyes and in a sweet voice asked, "Honey, is your mommy being mean to you?" Olivia stopped crying and began smiling at this grandma. She tickled Liv's arm, played peakaboo until Liv decided she could soldier on. Isabelle pointed out all the pictures of Jesus, and we talked about the eternal mirrors. She carried her pamphlet like a seasoned tourist and pointed to the pictures as they came up in the tour.
Afterward, they led us out and into an adjacent church house where they served cookies. Isabelle thought that the refreshment gesture pretty much made today the best day ever. By this time, Liv had had about enough and would not let me hold her or manhandle her whatsoever. We waited in line for our bus again, and finally our chariot picked us up and delivered us back to our original spot. As we approached our car, I asked Isabelle what the best part of our day had been. She said, "Riding that bus." Later, she renigged on that and wrote on the comment card to put in her journal a different favorite of today. What is it you ask? I will let your read it for yourself.........
The girls and I spent today at the new Draper Temple open house. Isabelle could hardly contain herself as we got ready, drove there, parked in the 'pretend temple' (they made us park at a local stake center, we watched a movie about temples, and then we were bussed to the 'real temple' according to Isabelle). 
We were dropped off at the end of a long, long covered temporary tunnel which eventually opened up to the temple basement where the baptistry was. Isabelle and Olivia were both totally enthralled with the baptismal font and the cattle statues. Olivia was so much so, that when our tour group was ushered to the next area, she began to throw a complete and utter temper tantrum. She screamed and kicked, and yelled 'cows, cows!' loud enough that an usher asked us to sit it out in the chapel area so she could compose herself. We sat there while Liv threw herself about the floor screaming, kicking, cussing, and fighting while people walked by with either annoyed or sympathetic looks. (Someday I will have to explain to Liv just how she behaved in the house of The Lord. That may be the first time screaming with those kinds of bowling words were spoken within its walls....and perhaps the only time really). Anyway, she carried on that way until a little old lady came up and looked her in the eyes and in a sweet voice asked, "Honey, is your mommy being mean to you?" Olivia stopped crying and began smiling at this grandma. She tickled Liv's arm, played peakaboo until Liv decided she could soldier on. Isabelle pointed out all the pictures of Jesus, and we talked about the eternal mirrors. She carried her pamphlet like a seasoned tourist and pointed to the pictures as they came up in the tour. 
Afterward, they led us out and into an adjacent church house where they served cookies. Isabelle thought that the refreshment gesture pretty much made today the best day ever. By this time, Liv had had about enough and would not let me hold her or manhandle her whatsoever. We waited in line for our bus again, and finally our chariot picked us up and delivered us back to our original spot. As we approached our car, I asked Isabelle what the best part of our day had been. She said, "Riding that bus." Later, she renigged on that and wrote on the comment card to put in her journal a different favorite of today. What is it you ask? I will let your read it for yourself.........
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Hi Heather, it's Jennie. Hey could you email me your phone number? I will call yoU! We needs to talk! :) jennietimothy@gmail.com. Thanks Heather. It was SO good to see and talk to you on Sunday. Thanks for coming. The girls are as adorable as EVER!
Have you gone to the Oquirrh Temple too? Don't they have an Open House now also? What fun it would be to have so many temples so close by. I would get to go all of the time with such ease. What a luxury! Are they just full all of the time?
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