Joy in the House of the Lord

The stake provided babysitting near the temple for this month's stake temple night, and we gratefully accepted their offer.

It was the first time I had been to the temple since Daniel arrived. It felt so good to be back.

We arrived a little early and took the kids on a walk around the grounds. We thought Joy might like touching the walls, but she kept saying she wanted to go inside. She wasn't exactly dressed for it, but we concluded that the Lord probably cared more about her enthusiasm than her clothes.

Phillip took her inside the lobby and they quietly looked at pictures in a Book of Mormon for a few minutes, then they came back out. On the way home, Joy kept bringing up the temple and the fact that she got to go inside. She's already asking to go back, so we'll definitely be planning a return visit (with a dress this time).