Sunday, August 2, 2009

B7 Youth Tour Temples

On the last weekend of July, 23 young men and women and 7 YM/YW leaders and other adults from the Bloomington 7th Ward traveled to the Wasatch Front to tour the Oquirrh Mountain Temple prior to its dedication on the weekend of August 22-23. The church’s 130th temple - faced with light beige granite quarried and milled in China - is the second of two in South Jordan, the 4th in the Salt Lake Valley and the 13th in the state of Utah (can you name them all?).

Following the tour, the 15 young women and 8 young men drove a short distance to the Jordan River Temple where they performed about 175 baptisms and confirmations for family members of Jim and Patti Reid and Jackie Malm. With hair still damp, but with spirits high, the group then piled into 7 vehicles for another short jaunt - this time to the Church History and Art Museum. After checking out collections of art, artifacts, documents, photographs, tools, clothing and furniture from the church’s almost two-century history, the group then moved to the Salt Lake Temple Visitor Center for a close-up look at the Christus at the same time Jessica and Jason Stout were being sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. On the way home to St. George, the hungry travelers enjoyed lunch at the home of Jessica Stout’s parents in Pleasant Grove.

Young Men’s President Roy Stephen said, "it was a great opportunity for our youth to get to know each other a little better and the Bishop did a wonderful job in planning the weekend. Everything was first class and, without exception, everyone had a great time!"

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