Last night, I dreamt about the Temple. It was on my mind when I awoke, hence the little post earlier today.
Something else that happened last night- Grace woke us a couple of times. She had a flaming fever and was not feeling well. So I kept her home from school today. We were getting ready to have lunch and get Grant off to preschool and Eden down for her nap when the texts started buzzing away on my phone. The crowds were gathering at the church. Angel Moroni was going up!
We grabbed our shoes and loaded into the car for the short drive to the Temple site. We got there just as they were placing the stone piece upon which the Moroni statue would rest (pictured left).
The Temple grounds were semi-accessible and Moroni was on display and made available for photographs. After we took our turn with him, we retreated to the shade of the church building to watch the progress.
This photo! Oh, I wanted it so badly. My hands were shaking, and my heart was ready to explode.
It took a while, but at last, the statue was attached to the crane. It began what we thought was its ascent to the top of the Temple.
But then it was lowered again for a photo op with all of the construction workers. They all removed their hard hats and cheered as it started its way into the sky.
Again, it took a while to get things into place. The workers made at least two attempts threading the grounding wire down through the tower properly. By this point, the sun had moved so far across the sky that our shade was gone. It was hot. My little crowd was pretty restless and my braxton hicks contractions were turning into one giant contraction. So we loaded back into the car to head home.
I drove through the neighborhood on our way out to catch a glimpse of the finished work. And just like that, he was up! Hurray!
This afternoon was a little dream come true and I was SO grateful that Gracie was home with us.
