Last week Mr. Incredible and I went to the St. Louis Temple. It was ward night! Our ward had a big turn out and after everyone goes to someone's house for dessert! YUMMY! I can't wait until it is our turn to host the dessert party!
We arrived early and we had our temple clothes in hand. I got to the pearly gates and ::SCREECH STOP THE SHOW:: My recommend had expired! WHAT? How could this be? It didn't just expire a few days ago. It expired TWO months ago! But, Mr. Incredible's recommend was still good. I think I go my recommend after him. I just went on a temple trip with our previous ward! But that was in November and Mr. Incredible and I went in December!
I mean, we did find out in January we were employed and I did have less than 3 wks to pack an entire house and make the move from the East coast to the Mid west, I could see how I let this slip my mind. But, I was so deflated. Our Bishop quickly interviewed me. "Phew, half way done". My new Stake President is in doing a session. We will catch him on the next go around. Only problem is we do not know what he looks like and Elder Snow is visiting because we have stake conference! GREAT!
Needless to say, it was too late but I got some wonderful pictures of the temple and had some yummy desserts after. Sunday was stake conference and immediately after I marched myself up to the pulpit and attacked a member of the presidency and demanded that I get interviewed! He told me, "meet me in my office in 30 minutes"! THIRTY MINUTES! Not a problem. I am official! I'm back holding a valid recommend and it feels so good!
Well, I enjoyed taking pictures of the temple and walking the sacred grounds with me and my thoughts. Mr. Incredible wouldn't go inside without me! HELLO!! Don't let me hold you back. I would have gone in, if the roles were reversed. But, I did appreciate his company. Hope you enjoy them as well. NO fancy techniques or actions done on these. Just straight out of the camera and sharpened for web.
12 comments:
As always I love the pictures you took, amazing! What a trip! Glad you got a new one. Pearly gates.. lol.
The St. Louis Temple is beautiful. Just got my recommend renewed last week. It's all official now...
I have done that before and didn't have your excuse just my airhead of a brain!
That temple is beautiful!
I think a visit to St. Louis and a temple visit is in order! :)
With all that going on I can definitely see how that would skip your mind. We had to be moved in 2 weeks before. Elder Snow must have been making the rounds. He had just spoken to Kass' mission a few days before.
I love to see the temple!!! sometimes it's just as peaceful to be on the grounds!
I've been to the St. Louis temple once. It was built around the time I turned 12 and so my family took a road trip there.
It's so easy to let the recommend expire! Our stake has asked that we try to renew them in our birthday month. It's easier for the members and the clerks to keep track of it that way. I actually renewed mine with 6 months left just to do it in my birthday month. And it's a lot easier for me now!
I am so sorry you missed out!
I love you love you love you! You commented on every one of my posts! You made me feel so LOVED! You ARE my true friend. Sean and I were laughing at each one of your posts! I'll have to have Missy write to that almost missionary of yours. Hellooooo can we say adorable babies?
I just got our temple recommend renewed after going through the same thing as you, going to the temple and finding out it was 3 months expired! The St. Louis temple is gorgeous.
What a beautiful Temple. I don't believe I have ever seen The St. Louis Temple - even in pictures. I love the cupola at the top - so pretty!
You took gorgeous pictures my dear!
Bummer that you Temple Rec. had expired - believe me it's happened to the best of us (wink) - especially now that they are good for so long you just kind of forget to check. But I think it is so nice to just be on the Temple grounds too!
I gave my oldest g-kids a picture of the Temple for Christmas, with the inscription "when you see the Temple you are never lost"
Don't you feel home when you see one?
beautiful pictures..glad you got your recommend
I had to have my interview on the steps of the temple one time by my bishop (hubby) and stake president! Ridiculous!
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