Utah Salt Lake Temple Square Mission

May 25, 2014

Our Beautiful Temple at Night

In writing the blog each week, I like to do it while I am on Temple Square.  I can attest to the fact that words flow more easily when I am sitting at the Beehive House or in the Tabernacle.  The spirit is there and I know I am touched by it while writing.  I guess if I were going to be a writer, I would want to have my office on Temple Square.

This week was mission tour week where Elder Don Clarke of the Seventy presented.  He was here last December.  Basically he gave the same instructions to the sisters however a singular event happened that touched everyone.  He asked those who never got mail to stand.  Seven sisters stood with tears running down their faces while all the other sisters in the auditorium cried as well.  It is amazing to us what these sisters sacrifice to come on a mission, giving up family and friends.  I think as a mission we are going to find families who will adopt these dear sisters so they can receive mail like everyone else. 

Memorial Day is on Monday and last week we went to Brigham City to put flowers on graves.  Today we are headed south to American Fork to honor my parents and grandparents.  “Music and the Spoken Word” was so touching today honoring those in the military who sacrificed their lives for our country.  They even honored those who were veterans by having them stand up.  Taggart was one of those fine military men who stood and I was so proud of him.  The music was fabulous and the concluding number “Battle Hymn of the Republic” gave us chills.  Also to make it even more memorable, we sat next to Senator Orrin Hatch and his family.  Taggart had quite the conversation with Mrs. Hatch and she seemed to be a delightful lady.

Music and the Spoken Word on Memorial Day

We wish we had more investigators, but we are finding ourselves trying to keep up with all of our other assignments.  Again this week, we were running here and there with Hospitality Tours.  However, we did talk to Diane.  Oh how we wish she would be accepting of the gospel and wouldn’t question everything.  We sometimes wonder if we are wasting time with her but she is so appreciative of our calls and looks forward to them every week.  We will continue and just keep praying for her.  Sometimes we wonder if we were put on Temple Square for Diane.  She needs this religion in her life!