Before and After Temple Pictures

Three and a half years ago when they announced that we would be having a Temple built here in Gilbert we were so excited. Our Stake President asked that each family go to the alfalfa field where the Temple would be built and take a family picture wearing white shirts. Two of our daughters-in-law were pregnant due that summer. We had already planned on taking a picture yesterday because Spencer and his family are leaving tomorrow to go back to Boston. Yesterday during Ward Conference the same Stake President encouraged us to go back to that alfalfa field and recreate that picture taken before the Temple was built to see if our faith has been increased. We didn't have a professional photographer available so we just had a friend come take some shots hoping that maybe just one of them would be okay. When we showed up, there was quite a crowd but we waited our turn. It's not that easy herding ten adults and sixteen children around an area hoping they will behave. We took quite a few in front of the planter full of flowers. Some of the grand kids can't be seen because of a big fat flower in their faces. We then moved up to the front gate because there was a guy sitting not letting anyone on the actual Temple grounds and some of them are okay. That's what you get when you don't go professional, but I'm just thankful that everyone came and supported their dear old Mother with all of us together. I don't know how long it will be before we will be together again, but I'm so thankful for my family. We added five new grandchildren during that three and a half years, I think my kids are almost finished, but we love them all and miss Angel Kamber everytime we get together.