The temple is such a special place and I am always so grateful when we get to spend time there. On Friday evening, May 1, the youth of our ward had a youth baptism trip and David and I made sure we tagged along.
Our numbers are much smaller now but the Spirit was just as strong.
Our beautiful young women!
There are always so many gorgeous flowers at the temple but I had never seen this kind before and was in awe of its colors. (This picture does it no justice...it was exquisite.)
As we were leaving the temple we ran into the youth from the Bynum Run ward. Everyone ran to each other and gave each other hugs; it was like we hadn't seen each other in years. There were smiles all around and such a happiness to be with each other at this sacred place, doing the things that we should be doing. It was an amazing experience. As one brother put it later in a testimony, it was, on a smaller scale, a feeling akin to what Alma felt when he encountered Ammon and the other sons of Mosiah returning from their mission and the joy they all felt being together once again.
The very next day David and I headed back down to the DC temple, this time to witness the sealing of one of my young women from a few years back, Charlotte Coleman. David made sure he took the exit where I could get my favorite shot of the temple - as one drives up and over a hill on 495, all of a sudden there is the temple, rising with the clouds. It truly is magnificent!
Charlotte and Matthew, the new couple!
Days like this are such happy days!
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