a new temple for us

we were excited to hear at conference that we'd be receiving a new temple here. i know it sounds excessive, but you all know there are a lot of mormons here!

it's also good to know that the old tabernacle will be salvaged. it was so sad when so much of it was destroyed last year in the fire.

here is a picture of w just a couple weeks before the fire. they used to have live actor nativity performances there before christmas. that's when this one was taken. then, a picture of us in front of the building after the fire. i just watched jane eyre, and the burnt building reminds me now of the gothically romantic home that burns down at the end of the story.