A few years ago I was in my home ward and the man speaking was talking about how when each of his daughters turned twelve, he and his wife took them out of school for the day to make a trip with them to the temple to do baptisms. He also said they took trips as often as they could as a family so the girls would have every opportunity possible to do baptisms. He wanted to impress upon them what a special privilege and sacred duty it is to be able to attend the temple and perform service there. I loved that idea and decided right then that I wanted to do that with our kids too. So as Katie's 12th birthday was approaching, I started planning. When I realized that she would be on Spring Break the week of her birthday, the wheels starting turning. I thought it would be so awesome if she could go to the temple for the first time with her cousin Kyleigh, who had just turned 12 four months earlier. So I called my sister and we started planning a trip to meet in the middle....and lucky for us there was a temple there. We called to make sure they could squeeze us in with a youth group and they told us to come on Saturday.
So we woke up early on Saturday morning and brought Kyleigh and Katie to the temple.
It was a beautiful day.
A perfect way to start out a Saturday morning.
Especially with these two cute 12 year olds.
It's crazy how fast twelve years can pass. I can remember the day they were each born like it was yesterday.
Grandma tagged along too, to enjoy this special day with these two beautiful girls.
I am so pleased with the beautiful girl my sweet Katie is becoming.
The girls were able to get in with a youth group, and do some baptisms. We also met some amazing people at the temple, and help out with some very special work they were needing assistance with. It was such a blessing to witness the beautiful work done that day. We even ran into a lady who knew where Lake Charles was, and even knows people in our ward. Turns out, we had even met them a few years back in Houston. Such a small world.
A few more pictures after we came out of the temple.
It was so fun to spend a few hours in the temple with these beautiful people.
And this handsome guy.
Best way to start a day...without a doubt!
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