So my beautiful new Gila Valley Temple is going up! They started putting up the panels on the side which make it look like a real temple. As I drove in to the heavenly Gila Valley this past weekend for the 24th celebration, I got tears in my eyes. Seeing the temple panels up brought to my realization that there is really a temple in my amazing home! It was so nice to be back in home sweet home Safford! The weather was about 20 degrees cooler than this asphalt heck hole of the big city that I am in. I saw lots of old friends and the fireworks at the Pioneer celebration were AMAZING!!!!! I appreciate my ancestors crossing the plains and settling in the amazing Gila Valley. I am glad to call this place HOME as it is in my blood and has been for over a century. I am sure I will always call this place home!!! I can't wait till the temple is done!
