PAYSON TEMPLE

Today was the last day of the Payson, Utah, temple open house.

 I went with a group to go through one more time.

I'm a little bit obsessed over this beautiful place, but can you blame me?!

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PAYSON TEMPLE

Day-Z and I drove to Payson, Utah, to take a stroll around the temple grounds.

 There will be an open house where the public can go inside for a tour next month.

 I am beyond excited. This temple is the most beautiful spot.

I love to see this. I'll go inside one day.

FAMILIES ARE FOREVER & OAKLAND

Last night, my mother and I could only find 1 hotel with a room for us to sleep in. Apparently, there was a big baseball game and kite festival in Berkeley that weekend.

 We left our fancy 1-star hotel

 to had lunch at Nation's Giant Hamburgers...and giant they were!

We still had a couple hours before the party for Aunt Helen today so we drove to Oakland to another one of my favorite places.

The Oakland temple

The flowers and palm trees on the grounds are gorgeous.

While it is sad that Aunt Helen passed, she did live 99 great years. She was a kind woman who had a love for travel, knowledge, service, and cats.

 During the celebration, my mother and I were able to visit with family members to look at photos and share stories.

I'm a Mormon kid. In my religion, we believe families are forever and even though some leave the earth, we will see each other again one day.

WW LIGHTS AT TEMPLE SQUARE

I braved the snow to look at the Christmas lights at Temple Square.

If you ever make it to Salt Lake City, this is a must.

Christmas lights, manger scene, and hot chocolate…can't get better than that.

FREIBERG, GERMANY TEMPLE TRIP

I had the opportunity to wake up at 5am and drive 3 hours with the Plzen branch members to the Freiberg, Germany Temple today. Yeah...it was early, but totally worth it.

This humble building was built during communist times. Imagine a religious place where the government wasn't allowed to enter.

 Moroni wasn't included in the original, but was later added.

 It had some interesting stained glass windows.

 #groupshot

TEMPLE SQUARED

I was in SLC so I decided to take a walk around Temple Square with my mom. 

I love to see this: