Valentines Day...

Thanks to the great expenses that go into college here at BYU, Ashley and I did what we could within our budget for Valentines day. At first I was worried that our date wouldn't be that great because I didnt really have much money at all, but I later found out that I was so amazing and so spiritual and you can have so much without the money.





Ashley and I went downtown to the Salt Lake Temple where we did baptisms. I had never previously done baptisms there and was so excited to go. This temple is so amazing. It is incredible the feeling that overcomes you when you are there. The heritage that you feel of the Salt Lake Temple is so different than that of any other temple. Just the feeling you have, knowing it took forty years to build the temple, the many sacrifices (some of which we don't even know about) that the pioneers endured to finally come to this land, and here we are, in that same temple doing work for those who have past on.

This Valentines was such a special day for both Ashley and me. The fact that you don't need all the money and the chocolates and roses and worldly gifts to spend together. We had the amazing gift of feeling the spirit there in his temple. The day after we went out to lunch at a great Italian restuarant, Carrabbas, and we had a great time there also. It is so wonderful to know that all around us are so many beautiful temples that have been built for us to do work in, and also to eventually be sealed together as families, eternal. This experience added to my testimony of temple work and I am so grateful for all the work and travel, time and effort that our late prophet President Hinckley has given, to bring forth these many holy temples of worship across the globe. Thank you Ashley for sharing that special experience and spirit with me. These kinds of experiences are what really mean the most; its not the money and the gifts but the spiritual experiences that we will remember and truly cherish.