The Temple Garment

The Temple Garment:
“An Outward Expression of an Inward Commitment”

By Elder Carlos E. Asay (1926–1999)
Emeritus Member of the First Quorum of the Seventy and Former President of the Salt Lake Temple

Last week for our Young Women's Activity we practiced answering questions that people might ask us about our religion. One of the questions was why we wear "special underwear." I have been thinking about this question a lot this week. We are going to Mexico this summer and last year we spent a week in Florida and this talk confirmed many of my thoughts about how to dress in different situations and about why we do wear the Garment. It is an amazing talk for both those who have been through the temple and those who are still preparing to go. Enjoy!

The Temple Garment:

Spring Break!

Last week was Blake's Spring Break and we had a blast! We finished the bathroom, fixed the whole in the ceiling and wall in the kitchen, hung the ceiling fan in the kitchen, finished the back of the bar/island and did the rest of the finishing touches in the kitchen. It is nice to not have any more huge projects. Well, we are going to refinish the dining room floor, but that doesn't seem big anymore compared to the other projects we've done.

Tuesday we went to a place called Lake Farmparks, which was a blast for all of us. We all got to milk a cow:) Broden didn't want to, but the rest of us did. We also got to see baby pigs, sheep and also horses, rabbits roosters, cows, alpacas and llamas. We also go to learn about making maple syrup. It was quite a process. It takes 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of syrup.


On Thursday Blake's mom came in to town. We all picked her up at the airport, then came to our house for an hour or so, then left for Pittsburgh. In Pittsburgh we went to Phipps, botanical gardens. Swam in the hotel pool, then Friday we went to the zoowith a side trip to the sports fields on the way, dinner and swam some more. Saturday we went and rode on a little thing like a train car up the mountain. It was an awesome view of the city! Then we came home to spend some time at home playing games and seeing some church sites and other things around Cleveland.

Broden excited to see grandma in the airport!



Remi excited to see grandma!





Grandma excited to see us!

This is the view that all of a sudden comes in to view when you are driving into Pittsburgh. It was amazing!

View from the top of the incline!

Awesome Movie!!!

We watched Fireproof last night and it was AWESOME!!! It has such a good story and point and really makes you think about the way you are living your life and treating the people you love most. I think everyone should watch it.

I have also realized how many blessings my Father in Heaven has given me. Not that we all of a sudden are rich, or we didn't get any miraculous cures of any kind of sickness, but the money is there when we need it, we are healthy for the most part, we have a nice home, nice cars, but most of all we have each other. Blake and I were both blessed to come from amazing families who would do anything for us and we would do anything for them. We have made great friends here in Ohio and live in an amazing ward, which has become our "family" here in Ohio. Remi, Broden and Alissa are such huge blessings to us. They have taught me so much and I love being able to stay at home with them. This is another blessing that we enjoy. I get to stay home and see everything they are learning. They are so smart and learn and grow so fast. I am constantly amazed and grateful for what a good baby Alissa has been. She hardly ever cries, and loves to smile and watch her older brother and sister. She has even started falling asleep in her bed by herself. I rock her lay her down and turn on her mobile that plays music. She sings along with her high pitched giggle she does, then falls asleep. It's great. I'm grateful my Father in Heaven blessed me with an easy third child. It has made the whole transition so much easier.

Anyway, thank you everyone for being there for us and supporting us in all of our adventures. I count you all as my many blessings.