This post has been a long time coming! It's definitely in keeping with the events of this day.
On July 12th I decided to take the three younger kids to see the statue of Moroni being placed on the Brigham City Temple currently being constructed. We were told to be in place by noon.
We were running late, mostly because it was raining and I was definitely feeling like camping out inside the house. However, the desire to have a spiritual and unique experience with the kids was enough to get me finally moving. Since we were told to be there by noon and it was supposed to be quick I had to hustle. We had to park blocks away and we rushed through the rain to a nearby car lot. We had a pretty good view so we figured we would just hang out there for a few minutes to watch. I only brought a large umbrella as it was supposed to be quick.
No camp chairs, blankets, treats, lunch, nothing. We had hurried up only to wait, and wait, and wait some more. It was so fun to be ill prepared in the rain with hungry kids. I kept telling them it would be such an amazing experience for all of us, and any minute there would be a flurry of activity.
So, we found some dry spots on the ground and waited some more.
To pass the time
Ryland acted like a frog.
We eventually got word that the wind was what was causing the delay.
So we made silly faces in the shiny chrome of the brand new trucks that my kids WERE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH!
Finally the hunger and cold became just too much. We opted to drive down the street
to
Arby's for a reprieve. After grabbing our food the kids were begging to just go home. That's when I noticed the trees weren't moving. I was still trying desperately to #1 Not wring the kids necks and #2 hold out hope that we still might be able to eek out some semblance of a spiritual experience. So I told them let's just go check it out. See if there is any activity. We pull up and THIS is what we see!
We had missed all the action! Moroni was now hovering over the top of the spire!
We hopped out and snapped a photo, and ran.
After waiting in the rain for over an hour we had missed it.
Getting closer. Moroni still hovering.
Once we found a spot to settle in and watch the rest of the action
it was around 2 pm, the sun was coming out and our bellies were full. After a flurry of activity boredom was settling back in. What was the hold up now we wondered?
While still hoping to have that spiritual experience it became increasingly difficult while also keeping the kids out of the road and kind to each other. Don't forget the woman sitting right in front of us on the grass with her unflattering and immodest underwear very exposed. Finally we decided, close enough!
So, while it wasn't the experience I had hoped for, I am pretty sure the kids will remember this day. We were excited to see later that week when we drove by that Moroni did actually get attached to the top of the spire.
Where was Nate and Ethan? Gone to Scout Camp at Camp Loll.
So, we found some dry spots on the ground and waited some more.
We eventually got word that the wind was what was causing the delay.
So we made silly faces in the shiny chrome of the brand new trucks that my kids WERE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH!
Getting closer. Moroni still hovering.
Once we found a spot to settle in and watch the rest of the action it was around 2 pm, the sun was coming out and our bellies were full. After a flurry of activity boredom was settling back in. What was the hold up now we wondered?
While still hoping to have that spiritual experience it became increasingly difficult while also keeping the kids out of the road and kind to each other. Don't forget the woman sitting right in front of us on the grass with her unflattering and immodest underwear very exposed. Finally we decided, close enough!
