04/07/17 Temple visit

Friday nights Grandma and Grandpa Griffin and Uncle Ben and Aunt Laura work in the St. George Temple baptistry. We like to go when we can and be with them. Sometimes we even get to bring a friend or two (Charity Hurdman this time!!!)

We usually make it a girls night out and it is really a nice time to bond and have fun together. On this trip we went to the music store for Katie to spend a reward she had won at school (She got a Jon Schmitt book for the piano!!!! She is SO excited!) Then we went to the grocery store (boring) because Smith's was having their case lot sale, and Traders -- always fun to find treasures there.

The temple was crowded so we were able to sit for almost an hour and sit close and read scriptures and smile and whisper to each other.

There was a girl from SUU there alone and she sat with us and stayed with us through confirmations. I don't remember her name but she seemed very happy to "make friends" and have someone to be with at the temple.

Afterward we went to swig and got sugar cookies (different from our usual ice cream tradition!).

It was a nice evening!!!

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