We have a temple! One of our very own! We're very excited to say the least!
We were sitting together watching General Conference, and President Monson announced five new temples. One in Calgary, Canada, another in Rome, Italy (which got some laughter from the audience) another one somewhere else we don't live, and one more... He then said the "greater Kanas City area..." Whoa. Did he just say KC?
We can't express the immediate feelings that swept through us. Eyes filled with tears of joy and gratitude stared at each other and at the screen. (We didn't even hear where the fifth one was going - we had to ask someone else.) We've never had "our" temple. The closest one is in Omaha, and that's not even the one to which we're assigned; that one is in St Louis. But now, we'll have our very own temple, and we'll be here from the ground-breaking to the dedication!
Now, to round out the story, a few Sundays prior, there was a brother visiting our Ward for a couple weeks. He was out from Utah, and worked for the company that is the "land branch" of the Church. Sterling asked him about church-owned land in the area (near one of the nicer areas), and he said yes. Sterling said, or tried to say, "no kidding?" and "seriously?" at the same time. You can guess what it sounded like... Yep, you guessed it. Anyway, it must be neat to work on future, confidential "projects" like this. Ok, now back to our story.
After the Conference announcement, we were discussing possible sites around the "greater" Kansas City area. Lo and behold, the temple is going to be two or three miles down the street! Can you believe it? We drive by the area all the time. We'll literally be able to watch the whole process, and in a couple years, have the great privilege of walking to the House of the Lord.
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