temple trip #2

 It's been a busy & pretty quick month--

I was a little worried we wouldn't make our goal of getting to a new temple.

But we made it.

  

We went into the big city- to the Salt Lake Temple last Saturday afternoon. 

Saturday's (we have learned) are just too busy for us to get into any temple. We are from now on going during the week. It's wonderful to see so many youth in the temple!

It was my first time into the Salt Lake Temple Baptistry.

Gorgeous -- amazing. We were truly blessed & lucky to get in- it was very busy.

Did you know the Salt Lake Temple is the first temple the Pioneers started working on- yet the 4th temple to be completed? St. George was first to be completed, then Logan, then Manti. The Salt Lake Temple took 40 years to complete. Only one of those years for the interior. The exterior is full of religous symbolism & made of granite mined from the mountains to the east. The exterior walls are 6' thick! 

It was a cold windy day with a storm coming in-brrr.

Afterwards we went to Litza's Pizza.

A favorite place that we used to frequent when the kids were younger. 

We hadn't been there in way too long!

Chloe & I could not-- for the life of us--- get a decent photo!

so... We opted for our mad model look.

She pulls it off well-- I look like I'm just plain tired.

Oh well, it was fun & I am so glad we made our goal two months in a row now!