Cross Country Banquet

Tink and I went to her cross country banquet last night. One of the runner's parents offered to cater the whole thing and the food was amazing! Tink lettered and got several awards, but the biggest one was most improved over her career. It was so sweet and she was so happy. She has had great coaches and friends throughout her whole time running cross country in high school. I'm so proud of her for working so hard and sticking to it.

Temple

I was able to go to the temple in Denver today. It was amazing. First, my friend texted me yesterday to ask if she could watch my littlest so I could go with some other ladies in the ward. So that was awesome and worked out beautifully. Then we hit traffic on the way due to a wreck so instead of doing an endowment session, we did initiatories which is what I needed to do for the names I had. It was amazing. The Spirit was so strong and I felt so strongly that my grandma was doing missionary work on the other side of the veil and needed us to do the temple work for them. I cried through the whole thing and my friend, Janey, who was also doing some of my family names was also crying through it all being so overwhelmed with the Spirit. After, we went to the celestial room and sat and prayed. The Spirit was strong there too and I felt like I was receiving answers and strength. At one point, I looked up and an older lady was walking by on her way out. When I saw her I thought, "Wow! She kind of looks like my Grandma!" Well she stops right in front of me and said, "Heavenly Father loves you." She just looked at me and smiled, and with tears in my eyes, I stood and gave her a hug. As we were hugging she said, "He knows everything you are struggling with. You are very special to Him." We ended our embrace and she walked out. Janey came over and asked who that was and I just said, "I have no idea" and then told her what she said to me. She said that angels can come in many forms. It was so touching and such an amazing experience to have in the temple! What a day!