Mission Reunion or Utah Day Three

    So first thing this morning, Sister Robley and I went to the Salt Lake City Temple. It sent a thrill through me to be walking where the pioneers walked. When I closed my eyes, I could see the members of the early church walking to the font and being baptized on behalf of their ancestors. To think that generations of Saints had come there to do work for the dead and now I was going to get to help too!
    After the Temple, we went to the Salt Lake City Cemetery and I had the opportunity to see the graves of many important leaders of the church. I saw the grave of Spencer W Kimball, who was the prophet at the time I was born. We also visited the grave of Gordon B Hinckley. I was surprised and saddened (when I first came back to church) to learn that he had passed away during the time I was away. He was the prophet during my youth. I love and sustain our current prophet, Thomas S Monson. I am grateful to live in a time when we have a living prophet upon the earth.
    I learned something later that day when I went to the Provo Temple again, this time with my good friend Andrea. Apparently I am really pale, because I managed to get sunburn on my legs THROUGH an ankle-length white skirt. I didn't even realize I'd been burned until that evening when I stepped into the font at the Provo Temple. Chlorine on sunburned skin is NOT a good feeling and distracted me from the spirituality I usually feel doing temple work.
    After going to the Provo Temple, I met up with Hermana Stock and we went to the mission reunion that was being hosted at BYU by President Holzapfel. He served as the mission president for the Alabama Birmingham mission from July 2010 to June 2013. It was neat to see him and Sister Holzapfel again. At the reunion I got to see several returned missionaries that I hadn't seen in many months. Elder Rollins, Elder Del Francia, Hermana Schroeppel, Hermana Coleman, Hermana Decker, Hermana Palmer and Sister Robley were all there. It was nice to finally get to hug the guys!