Draper Temple Open House

Dave and I have been blessed with the opportunity to help with the new Draper Temple open house. Tens of thousands of people go through it every day.

We have also been asked to sing in a choir for the dedication.
Only two from each ward were chosen.
I had participated in a choir for the Bountiful Temple dedication previously.
I had some very sacred experiences there... Amazing experiences...

We are excited for that glorious day. We pray for you daily. We love you.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Yes, I was surprised.
How sweet it was to get a call from the receptionist at my workplace and find that my sweetheart had left a cushy pillow, 12 red roses and a personalized speaking card. How fun!
I love David!
That is a good thing, since we happen to be sealed to each other!

We're going out to dinner with some friends tonight, volunteering in the Draper Temple open house in the morning, and enjoying a quiet evening tomorrow night.
Hope you have a lovely Valentine's Day too.

Our Special Olympians from Russia

We were very blessed to have three beautiful kids stay at our home this last week.
The Winter Special Olympics are in Boise, ID this year. 12 busses full of olympians from all over the world left for the events yesterday. We were priviledged to have three of them stay with us from the Alpine Ski Team. Eric, Simeon, and Ksusha.
We took them to a Jazz game (hosted by Andre from Russia on the team), skiing twice (compted by friends), the Clark Planetarium (also hosted by some friends) and to the Temple open house for the Draper Temple. They also went to the Temple Square where they saw "Legacy" in Russian. This brought several tears.

My favorite part was in the evenings when we played with the dance pad, or just had dinner together. One night, we had the entire team over for pizza. Alexander, a sweet downs-syndrome boy just loved looking through my photo albums and having me tell him all about it. Others played on the computers, some played chess, but we mostly just tried to communicate and enjoy each other's company.

The house seems a little empty without them. We will be looking on the internet for information about how they are doing in the events.

It's funny how a few short days can make such a difference in your lives.
We love and miss them.
Вы для оставаться на нашем доме. Имейте безопасный полет. Удача на Олимпиадах. Пожалуйста электронная почта мы. Вы наши новые дети от Россия. Влюбленность, Дэйв и Lurlynn.