We had the most wonderful week! Monday we spent the morning @ the Temple for training & that afternoon we had more training @ the MTC. Then on Tuesday & Wednesday we spent 8 hours each day in the Temple for more training. Thursday we were in the Temple again from 8 am - 1 pm. Our instructors this week were Rex D. Pinegar & his wife, Bonnie. When I saw their names on the schedule I wondered if it was "The" Pinegar's. Well, it was! They were so humble & amazing! For those of you who are too young to remember, he was in the First Quorum of Seventy about the time we were first married. Rod remembered him being the Mission President in Richmond, Virginia, when he was a teenager & listening to him speak at firesides. Anyway, they teach the Temple training once a month which is the only time they have Temple missionaries.
At the Temple we visited the laundry, Baptistry, youth center, Bride's room & went up to the 4th floor & walked on the catwalks to see some of the inner workings of the Temple. The Provo Temple is the busiest Temple in the world. They are able to perform sessions in over 80 languages. We heard from the Temple Recorder, the engineer & had a couple of special speakers. One of them was Bro. Walker. He is the head of the Temple Committee for the Church. We felt very privileged to be taught by him & the Pinegar's.
There were 9 couples in our group. Two of us are going to Boston, & the others are going to Sweden, Finland, England, Spain, Mexico, Germany & Washington D.C. We learned to love them but we are especially happy to be going to Boston with the Wilson's.
Tuesday night there was a fireside at the MTC & the speaker was Elder Glen L. Pace. It was so good. It was such a personal & spiritual subject that he requested that it not be recorded. We felt blessed to be there.
We were counseled during our time at the MTC & the Temple that we have to be very careful not to share spiritual things over the internet. Not because they are secret but because they are sacred.
We were able to spend time with Amy, Brad, Natalie & Kaylee on some of our evenings after classes & it was so nice to relax with them. The last night we were there, Jamie & Lacey were able to come to Amy's & we spent the afternoon with them too. It was so nice to see them again.
As good as it was to be in the MTC, the Temple & be able to spend time with Amy & Brad during some of our off times, we are glad to be on our way to Boston & on the last leg of our journey from Alaska.
Friday we drove from Provo to Denver. As I was driving through Vail, Rod said that my face was all red. I didn't think too much about it. Then later he was driving & I noticed that his face & neck were red. I looked & I was still red. Then just before we went through a tunnel I saw a sign that said we were at 11,600 ft. elevation. That is high & is over 2 miles. Mount Rainier is 14,000 + in elevation. Anyway, we wondered if it was the elevation that made our blood pressure rise or something. It was wierd.
Saturday we drove to Topeka, Kansas, where we went to church this morning. Then we drove to Liberty, Missouri, where we went through the Visitor's Center & saw the Liberty Jail where Joseph Smith & 4 others were imprisoned for 4 months. Some very important revelations were given to the Prophet during his time there & are found in D&C 121,122 & 123. We were glad we went out of our way to see it.
Tonight we are in Columbia, Missouri. Our thoughts & prayers have been with a couple of our family members and we hope all is well for them. We love you! We are excited for all that is to come, we are excited to serve & we send our love to all of you!!!
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