Fourth ward temple night was Thursday, so we decided to go. The temple here is interesting; maybe I've shared before. The two session rooms seat 24 each. There is no chapel, so you wait in the endowment room. Because the temple is small, there can be much demand. We were there by six, so got a ticket for the 7:00 session. The first time I went, last week with the Relief Society, as soon as I was dressed I went to wait for the sisters I came with, but the workers kept trying to get me to go on in. I didn't, but they were very worried about it. Lo and behold, we all got in, and the session started five minutes early. Thursday night, there were enough there that they ran two concurrent sessions, so that left five seats empty in ours. Then, they started ten minutes early. I guess if no one else is waiting, they go ahead and start. But that doesn't explain why they were rushing me to get in there the other day when they started early!
I have bought a new camera, since I left my charger somewhere, but it's still a point-and-shoot, so my pictures are not wonderful, but here are some:
The south side of the temple. With no tripod, we have to take double pictures to document! Maybe we'll learn to stand in different places and photoshop!
Moroni and "Holiness to the Lord" are not actually on the temple, but on the spire out front.
Beautiful windows.
We don't know what this little building is on the temple grounds, but it was pretty.
The Philippines Area Office across the street from the temple.
Elder Northrup at the temple
See the itty bitty crescent moon?
The nights here are wonderful. You can't see all the city grime and wrenching poverty, and can see pretty lights on buildings and feel the warm, tropical breezes. It would have been fun to go somewhere after the temple for pie or something, but it took us a full hour to get home as it was.
Nothing better than a temple session and then pie or cinnamon rolls after. What an experience you two are having.
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