Heading out

Heidi, our daughter, is now with us. She dropped in, via an airport in Moline, Il, two hours by car from here, en route home from the mission field. She has been serving in the Iloilo Philippines Mission for the last eighteen months. We will be driving her home by car from here – starting today. Yesterday was our last day to work in the temple as the temple now closes for the next two weeks for one of its semi-annual maintenance closures each year. We need to be back before the 19th of November when it re-opens again. Actually, we didn’t work in the temple yesterday either. Instead we took our turn working in the arrival center across the street. There, people who come a long way to attend the temple can change their closes before going in or they can leave their children, along with baby sisters there while they attend the temple. Non-members are also invited to go to the arrival center where we have various videos that we can show them. This is especially helpful for those that come and would like to have a tour of the temple – and can’t. At least we have the videos and brochures that have pictures taken in the various rooms of the temple so they can get an idea of what it looks like as well as what we do in this grand structure. Friday, this last week, was the first day that our new temple president took over. President McArthur should make a fine president, and we will enjoy working under his direction. He has presided over missions in Japan twice but is unfamiliar with temple work. He will learn quickly. Today we start our way back to Utah, to take Heidi back so she can be released. Today we will get as far as the Kansas City area, where we will spend the night with our daughter, Kristy, and her family. Monday night we will spend with our daughter, MaeLyn, and her family near Denver. Tuesday night we hope to spend with our daughter, April, and her family in Green River, Wy. So, if weather is permitting, we should get back to our home in Orem on Wednesday.