Today was ever more awesome than yesterday.
This morning I had the opportunity to meet part of the family of my favorite Sister missionary, Sister Denning. She looks so much like her big sister! And I found out she wasn't kidding when she said that you could see the Draper Temple's Angel Moroni from her living room. Her family has a beautiful home. I was able to meet her dad and I see where she gets some of her personality from.
Hermana Stock invited me to an Institute class. We went to a Marriage Prep class at the Sandy Institute building. The class was very interesting. The Institute building was enormous, the one we have in Tuscaloosa would have easily fit into some of the classrooms of the one in Sandy. Things are so different in Utah.
After Institute we went to the Draper Temple. Such a beautiful Temple and I love the view from the Temple grounds. I understand why Sister Denning says Draper is her favorite temple.
After the temple we went to Deseret Books. Hermana Stock got a big kick out of the look on my face. It was so cool being in a store where they sell scriptures and other LDS religious stuff. The artwork for sale was so pretty. My favorite part was where they had the scriptures for sale. It felt a bit strange to be buying scriptures at a store. I'm so happy now, I have new (2014 edition) scriptures and these will be the ones I take on my mission. I even decided to splurge and get them engraved with Sister my full name. Oo oo I also finally got a CTR ring. I've been looking for one since my baptism and I finally found one I really like. I could easily have spent all day there. Me and bookstores... don't even get me started.
So after we left Deseret Books, we went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple, where I had a rather interesting experience. The whole time we were there (and for most of the rest of the day) Hermana Stock and I were dropping in and out of Spanish. Moving easily back and forth between English and Spanish. I have so much more confidence in my Spanish now. I hadn't realized that I had learned enough Spanish to have a real meaningful conversation in it, it was awesome!!!
After Oquirrh Mountain, we headed back to the Sandy Institute for class again. This time Hermana Stock was team teaching a mission prep class with another returned missionary (an Elder). I really enjoyed the class. We did a role play for the end of class and I got to role play placing a Book of Mormon. It was such a neat experience and really stoked my fire to share the Gospel more.
This whole day being in Utah has felt so right. I want to live here! I definitely know that I will be moving here, it's just a matter of when. Being somewhere hasn't felt so right, since I first got to Alabama. I know, in my heart, that I need to stay in Alabama until I receive my endowment. The thought of receiving it at another temple feels wrong, but afterwards... we'll see where the Lord leads me.
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