April 9 was Easter Sunday. Our ward program was beautiful and poignant -- the music made me feel "a beautiful ache" as Anne Shirley used to say. And the talks were very promising and uplifting, yet also acknowledging mortal sorrows many feel. Our ward has seen sicknesses and sudden passing of dear friends.
Meanwhile, Millie and I wore complementary pink and white flowery dresses.
The Saturday before I took Andrew, James and Millie to a neighborhood Easter egg hunt.
And here's a easter bunny tail bun hair style.
A year ago, I wrote a story for Church News about the amazing replica of the Old Testament tabernacle that had been drawing huge crowds in northern Utah. JB and the three younger kids came with me for the interviews and you can see them in the photos for the story (click here).
The experience was so successful, the tabernacle has been going around the whole state this spring. On Monday, April 24, our stake was assigned to provide volunteers as it stopped in Salt Lake City.
The full-size model was set up on a field by one of our chapels. JB and Andrew stood by the outer gate to explain to people its significance. Andrew got really good at the part.
Millie and James and I were inside the church building and talked to visitors about the brazen serpent.
James grew more confident the more he talked to people.
Max and Ben had tennis practice that afternoon and came to meet us but it started raining and the outdoor portion ended up closing. So Monday, May 8, we went to see the whole thing together in Holladay, a few minutes south of us.
I am our ward's temple prep teacher and just finished teaching the course to Max and two others who should be going through the temple this year. This tabernacle experience really showed me more of how all things ancient have been restored and how the tabernacle and the temple point to Jesus Christ.
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