"Everything Happens When You Turn 12!"

Ellie, our 11-year-old who will be 12 on May 7, was so excited yesterday at Church when she discovered that she would be eligible to participate in the upcoming Draper Temple Celebration for the youth in the new Draper Temple District. The event will be held in the Conference Center on May 29 and 30. Rehearsals begin March 18 at Mutual and will continue each Wednesday until the performance. Because she will officially join Young Women in the middle of preparations for the celebration, she has been asked to start coming to Mutual on March 18. She loves to dance and sing and so when she found out she was going to start Mutual a bit early, she exclaimed "Everything happens when you turn 12!"



There are 19,000 youth in the temple district. Each stake will have 5-10 minutes on stage. That's it. Even so, it will be a wonderful experience for our youth.



We attended the First Birthday party for Keaton Riggs yesterday at Micah and Amanda's. It was really fun. Keaton was head first into the cake. What a cute little guy! They have done a wonderful job with their home. The basement is a great family room for all occasions. Robin arrived late to the party, having attended the annual meeting of his High Priests Quorum. The subject of the meeting was temple work, very timely, given that we are all so involved in the dedication coming up on March 20-22. At the meeting, Bishop Hill told him that he was where he needed to be - in a place where he can continue to strengthen his spiritual armor on behalf of his family. It was a very insightful comment.