allie was eager to Ctake her children to the so they could touch it.

FEELING THE SPIRIT OF THE TEMPLE

had the opportunity to visit my Stella understood as well as any before Stella was born. She certainly I daughter Callie in , , three-year-old would, and we urged had seen pictures of him and heard USA, where she had recently moved her to touch the temple. We took the family talk about him, but he with her husband and two children. several pictures of Stella and her three- hadn’t come up in our conversations Callie’s ward met at noon, so we had a month-old brother touching the temple. that day. nice leisurely morning to get ready and When it was time to leave, Stella When Tim passed away, we had discuss some options for after church. was especially reluctant to go. We only one grandchild. Now we have Since Callie hadn’t had a chance to visit thought we understood why; she was 12, and whenever I hold one of those the temple yet, we decided to go and having a great time in a beautiful set- precious new babies who so recently take some pictures of the children on ting and was undoubtedly feeling the left our Heavenly Father’s presence, the temple grounds. same spirit we were. I want to ask, “Did you get to meet As with all temples, the grounds of After getting her in the car and your grandpa? What words of advice the Las Vegas Nevada Temple were buckled up, we began to leave. I did he send you off with?” beautiful and well kept with beautiful turned around, waved, and said to My testimony of the sacredness fountains and flowers. Stella, “Say bye-bye, temple.” She of temples was strengthened that After reading a story President looked at the temple, waved, and said, day. We may not be able to take our Thomas S. Monson told, Callie was “Bye-bye, temple. Bye-bye, Grandpa.” young children inside with us, but we eager to take her children to the temple I wasn’t sure I had heard her correctly, can take them right up to the doors so they could touch it (see “Finding but when I turned to Callie and saw and allow them to put their hands on Peace,” Ensign or Liahona, Mar. 2004, her eyes fill with tears, I knew we had the doors that countless worthy mem- 5–6). The first thing she did was both heard the same thing. bers have used to enter the house of explain the sacredness and importance Stella’s grandfather—my husband, the Lord. ◼

of the temple to her daughter, Stella. Tim—had passed away four years Kathy Rossier, California, USA BY ALLEN GARNS ILLUSTRATION

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