Temple Trip

Matt and I were able to go do a session at the Mesa Temple recently and I new when I stepped onto the grounds that I wanted to bring Abby. So today Abby and I visited the temple. We walked around and of course she wanted to touch the water (I let her--just once!). After starting to melt from the heat (it got so hot that the rubber band in Abby's hair melted/broke) we went inside the Visitor's Center and I followed her wherever she wanted to walk. She constantly identified "Jesus" whenever she saw his picture. Then we saw the large Christus statue at the back of the Visitor's Center and she just stared from a distance. I think she was a little taken back by the large stature and did not want to get too close by herself. When I got down to her level, pointed to the statue and said, "Who is that?" she responded in a whisper, "Jesus." I then asked, "Does He love you?" she excitedly replied "Yes!" with big eyes, a smile and a nod. My heart melted and I prevented myself from tearing up. What a sweetheart. We also watched a short video--just the two of us in a small room with a couch. She had her fruit snacks and milk and we sat on the couch together. What a nice way to spend the morning.