My family was so excited to finally have this day come. We felt like everyone has been and we were the last to attend. Now that I've been once with Alayna I can't wait to schedule another time to take her. It really was wonderful.
Miss Alayna Mae was wonderful. This happy smile is purely the result of just being in the House of the Lord. At such a young age our children can experience pure joy and happiness that comes directly from knowing our Savior and the love He has for us. She has been praying lately saying, "I know Jesus and Heavenly Father love me, they know my name." Yes they do.
She was overly smiley and happy. I know that it was because of her experience in the Temple. She was overcome for the beauty in the Temple. She loved the quiet and reverent manner to walk around. This is very unlike her natural personality so I was so pleased to see her attentive disposition and interest in the quietness of the Temple. I was so happy to have her share her feelings later that night. Jared and I were asking her what she enjoyed most about the Temple and she said, "It was soooo beautiful" she later reported that she loved the chandelier in the Celestial room she said, "It was so shiny...like they put sparkly cookies all around it!" I don't know about the cookie thing, but it was small little circles of beautiful shine. Her next favorite room was the Brides room. I know she thinks a lot about Princess' but lately she has come to love Jenny Phillips, Daughter of a King song. She is beginning to recognize that she is in fact a Daughter to our Heavenly Father. Helping her understand that in this room is where she will be able to wear her "princess" bridal dress and marry her "prince" - it was really cute.
She was so fun to pick up and whisper special things about the temple in her ear. She was so attentive and wanting to learn about it. She is very excited to have this experience again in a few months to go to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. I will never forget the feeling I had as they gathered our group into the Sealing Room. My heart was touched by the Spirit that was strong. The sweet couple that shared their testimony of families being together forever was so simple. I appreciated looking down the row to see not only my sisters, parents, brother in laws, nieces, nephews, but to be sitting by my little family. It was a very touching moment to share with Alayna that because we were married here that we will be together forever even when we die.
(Logan, Sawyer, Jake, Isaac & Kennady)
My cute cookie monsters. Alayna carried her Draper temple brochure around calling it her, "Temple recommend." Jake carried his around saying, "Temple, Jakey, Temple."
My parents and the 9 grand kids...my mom was in heaven having her darling grand kids there!
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