This picture is a composite of what it will look like when every thing is complete.
One of the big things that stood out to me when the wife was speaking was how she related the temple construction to how we should live our lives. She had many points, but one struck me as very personal after this week.
"Can we not be thankful for a "purposeful life" even when we have a seemingly purposeless day."
Then she said, "They didn't pour the foundation of the Temple and then paint the Celestial room. There were a thousand steps in between and each one was important."
This whole week has been purposeless in my point of view. I haven't gotten anything really done and I feel that if I was a good mom I would be accomplishing more with my life and my children's. It was nice to hear that each day is important in building an eternal family even when the day seems to have no purpose at all.
*Some cool things we learned about the Temple is that it has a tentative dedication date of early fall and the grounds are going to have fruit bearing trees: pear, peach, apple, cherry, and apricot. It is going to be so beautiful and a blessing to so many.
Thank you for posting your feelings of this Relief Society Meeting. I could just feel the spirit through this post. It is so good to hear about the fruit trees that will be planted on the grounds of the Brigham City Temple which will make it all that much more unique and memorable of a town which has a garden project out the back door of it's chapel. Also, as I look back on having raised 7 children it does not hardly seem possible. It seems like Jim and I are back to square one. It is difficult to understand and process all that has happened and been accomplished. Living the gospel and being involved in the good things that it brings makes raising our children all that much more full. LOVE from Mom Marla xoxoxoxoxo!
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