Thursday, October 12, 2017

Own Endowment- Sydney Redd

Thursday- 12 October 2017-- 7:15 pm

Sydney Redd was a darling girl.  She had the spirit with her so strong that you could feel the spirit just radiate from her. It was really an honor to give her the Instructions about wearing the garment.  She would be married on Oct. 21, 2017 at the Salt Lake Temple.  It is so fun to help these young women when they come to the Temple when they are well prepared.  She thanked me so much for helping her feel relaxed so she wasn't so nervous.  She told me the Endowment was very different than what she thought but she loved feeling the spirit in the Temple. The Young Single Adults are so prepared to enter the house of the Lord these days and it is a blessing for me to be there with them.


Monday, October 9, 2017

Farmington, New Mexico, Missionary Temple Day

9 October 2017

This was a Monday and we opened the Monticello Temple for a special day with the Farmington, New Mexico, Missionaries to come to the temple. All six of the Temple Presidency was there to help on this busy day.  I was impressed that about half of the Missionaries were sisters.  They brought about 145 or so Missionaries to do Temple work in the Monticello Temple and next week would take about that many to the Albuquerque Temple.  It was such a spiritual time with the Elders and the Sisters with other couples driving them.   We also had Missionary couples come with them. It was a spiritual day and I thank my Heavenly Father for these special blessings that I we receive often in the temple. 

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Elder Joseph W. Sitati- Visits the Monticello Utah Temple

5 October 2017

A General Authority Elder Joseph W. Sitati visits the temple for 3 days.  He arrives the night before and stays in the Temple Presidents home, October 4, 2017.  On Thursday October 5, 2017 the meetings start for President James J. Harris at 8:30 am to 10:00 am.  We broke for lunch about 1:00 pm, the matron and assistant matrons had prepare the meal but Elder Sitati was fasting for some family problems so we ate without him while he went into the bedroom.   We started our next meeting with all the presidency there at 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm then at 4:00 he met with the matron and assistant matrons alone until 5:30 pm.  I was nervous but he made us all feel very released.  He was a very tall and black man.   He had an accent and was very hard to understand what he was asking of us.  He certainly had the spirit with him and we had a wonderful day with Elder Sitati.

6 October 2017

The next day we had interviews alone with Elder Joseph W. Sitati at 8:00 am to 10:00 am.   He ask me questions about my husband and his health and I told him that he just had blood work done and he was doing really good with his diabetes.  I was very frightened and I told him I couldn't understand what questions he was asking of me so he spoke slower and louder so I could hear him.  I am sure he wanted to know how well we got along with all the presidency and how the temple work was going.
Then at 10:30 am to 12:30 pm he observed the ordinances.  He went on a session, watched male initorary, observed sealings.    Then we went to lunch and Elder Sitati ate with us this day.   At 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm he met with Stake Presidencies and Sealers.  At 2:30 pm to 3:00 pm Elder  Sitati and President Livingston had their last meeting together.  At 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm was our Presidency closing meeting. It was wonderful to be in the presents of a General Authority Elder Joseph W. Sitati.  I got so I could understand him better when I paid attention, he was truly a spiritual man.   Loves these special days.