Morning in the Temple.

This morning I volunteered Derek and I to clean the Mesa Temple. It was hard work, but it was a good morning of going to the temple and giving service. As we were there, there was a man discussing how excited he was to go to the Washington DC Temple next week. I know it was only 3 years ago, but it took me back to that time when we were newly weds living the simple life in Virginia. I have such a great appreciation for the DC Temple. We made it a goal to go to the temple once a semester, since the temple trip would consist of a 6 hour drive. 3 hours there and then 3 hours back. It truly took all day to go to the temple and was tough to find the time to go. We made that our goal though and stuck to it! I love when I see a picture of the DC Temple and instantly go back to those first years of our marriage and how simple life was in a small town on the east coast!

I love that we have lived in different places and get to experience different temples. I hope someday to take a trip back to DC, visit the temple, and remember those exciting days of being a newly wed couple on the east coast!