St. George Temple with Adam

On April 2nd, Steven and I were blessed to accompany our oldest son, Adam, to the St. George temple where he received his endowments in preparation to serving a mission to the Hmong people in Minneapolis, MN. I can't express what a joy it was to witness my child make such sacred covenants with his Heavenly Father. To try to put it into words would somehow diminish the experience, but those of you who have had the great blessing of seeing your children walk in such faith and righteousness in such a sacred place know what I mean.

Adam is as well-prepared for his mission as he could possibly be. He is a true student of the gospel and a devoted disciple of Jesus Christ. He has not only read through the Book of Mormon with our family a few times, but he has personally read it 8 or 9 times, in addition to the New Testament, most of the Old Testament, and the Doctrine and Covenants (several times). He has been earnestly studying "Preach My Gospel" and is starting to read "Jesus the Christ". He's read most of the works by Skousen that relate to religious and world history, and loves to read and watch past Conference addresses by the prophet and apostles. Adam knows how to work hard, both physically and mentally, knows the meaning of sacrifice and obedience, and he loves to serve others.


Adam & I are hoping to take a temple "trip" together just before he leaves on his mission, and plan on going through as many temple sessions in as many temples as we possibly can. We definitely want to go through the Manti, Salt Lake, Draper, Bountiful, Mt. Timpanogos, and Jordan River temples. He'll be able to attend the Provo temple often while he's in the Missionary Training Center.