Today is my real Anniversary

Terry and I were sitting in the Celestial room today at this

magnificent place…

We were talking about this day 32 years ago.

We were taken into the Celestial room right before we were

going to be sealed.

My Grandfather, Max Cox was the Sealer.

While we were waiting to go into the sealing room, 

Terry looked over at me and tried to take my hand 

and I pulled it back.

He had no idea what was going on.

He was looking for the door.

I had just had a blessing from my Dad at my house

right before we left for the Temple.

It was really bad timing.

My brothers and sisters and I were all weeping.

It was like I was never going to be a part of the family 

any more.

The second I went into the Sealing room and saw

all my friends and family there waiting for us,

I was fine..

The Sealing was beautiful!

And marrying Terry was the greatest decision of my life!

This man is my love and my life!

I testify that this is the Holy House of the Lord

The most beautiful blessings on earth

are received from making and keeping sacred

covenants here…

The Lord wants everyone to participate here

in this glorious place.

And our goal…

"Blessed are the Pure in Heart

for they shall see God!"

This is my greatest desire.

I love my Heavenly Father and His son Jesus Christ

I love my Husband and my family…

"My cup runneth over" 

I can never repay my Father for my blessed life.

And a little side note...

We finished up the day at Carrabbas with our 

favorite Zucchini fries… 

Yum!

Thank you my good husband… 

You make my life Spectacular in every way!

Happy Anniversary Week!

Our 32nd Anniversary is coming up on August 27th… 

but we always celebrate everything 

as much as we can and as long as we can.

This is a big deal.

I am the luckiest girl in the whole wide world.

We rarely get a chance to be with our kids

without the grandchildren.

It was a beautiful dinner.

Thanks everyone for coming to our party!

Happy Anniversary to the Love of my Life!

I love you ~TERRY!

Let the party continue!

Elder Jason Jay Ralph...

Look who popped into town this week….

The Ralph Family!

They are living in Idaho now.

We loved catching up with 

Jason, Rachel and that little chunk of love

KHLOE!

We are so happy that they got married…

Rachel is from Gilbert.

They will always have Arizona roots and who knows

they could someday end up here in Paradise…

All of my missionaries should end up here.

That would be a perfect world.

We love you Ralphs…. safe travels...

Thanks for making time for us!

Angel Moroni...

I shed tears of joy as I was bombarded

on Facebook with this glorious event.

The Angel Moroni was placed on top

of the Trujillo Temple today.

WE LOVE TRUJILLO!

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!

Jenny Watts Funeral

Our son-in-law, Landon, lost his sister this week to cancer.

Terry and I flew up to Utah for the funeral.

It was beautiful and so was she.

Griff and Walker got to sing at the funeral with their

other cousins… they sang

"I Know He Lives"

This is the song we sang almost every single day in 

our mission so that the Latino missionaries

could testify of their Savior in English.

Griff and Walker also were pallbearers for their

Aunt Jenny's casket along with their Dad

and uncles and cousins.

Walker and Griff are in the white shirts

We love the Watts Family.

Sweet Jenny will be greatly missed!

Jenny Noel Watts

Obituary

Our beautiful Jenny Noel Watts, born on Christmas Day, 1976, left her earthly family on August 4, 2014 in Orem, Utah after a valiant fight with cancer. Jenny's last moments were spent surrounded by those she loved: her parents, David and Paula Watts, her siblings: Kesli Aiken (Ryan), Bradley (Chanel), Landon (Molly), and Aubrey Jones (Brady). She will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her.

Jenny will forever be remembered as the greatest aunt to her eight nephews: Daxon, Shane, Ryli, Ryne, Griffin, Walker, Grayson, Monroe, and her niece Bridget. In their eyes, no family event seemed worth attending if Aunt Jenny was not going to be there. She supported them in everything they did and her home was always open to them.

She was a loyal, dependable, caring friend, and in return, when she needed them most they came to her aid. Many heartfelt acts of kindness were showered upon Jenny by her remarkable friends and also her caring neighbors. There are many others who cared for Jenny to whom we would like to express our deepest thanks.

Jenny graduated from Orem High School in 1995 where she was a cheerleader for 3 years. She also graduated from UVSC. She worked for Zions Bank in various roles for the next 17 years, most recently as the Region Operations Manager for the Central Utah Region. She loved her career. The people with whom she worked were influenced by her example of integrity and dedication.

Jenny was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It was this faith that carried her through life's experiences with a positive attitude and a focus on what was important. She was an accomplished pianist and an avid scrapbooker.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 9th at the Orchard Stake Center, 810 East 600 North, Orem at 11:00 am. Viewings will be held Friday, 6 – 8 pm at the Walker Sanderson Funeral Home, 646 East 800 North, Orem, and prior to the services on Saturday, August 9th at the Stake Center from 9:30 – 10:30 am. Interment will be in the Orem City Cemetery. 

San Diego Temple

The last day of our trip and we saved the best for last…

The Temple!

It started to pour rain when we got there so we really didn't

get any great photos.. bummer

but the Spirit was strong and we 

are always in awe of this beautiful edifice.

"Holiness to the Lord"

 We were stuck under this tree getting soaked for awhile...

It's sad to say goodbye to San Diego and

to this backyard…. but we will be back!

Thanks for sharing this week with us Turkitos…

We made some more Great Memories.

We love you!

The Zoo...

San Diego Zoo Experience...

Another perfect day!