Doug and I have been in Phoenix for the last 10 days and it has been a great trip to relax and enjoy the Phoenix sun. Phoenix is one of our favorite places to visit. It offers such beauty...we captured this sunset after a 105 degree day. It was breathtaking!!
We love the weather here and after a long winter in Edmonton, it's great to feel the heat and enjoy cooling off in the pool!
Also while we're here, we get to do the things we don't have time for in Edmonton...for me, that's pool time and family history!
We made a little office in our home and I spent several hours each day, often with Doug's help, doing research and preparing names for the Temple. I really felt the presence of my ancestors as I looked at birth, marriage and census records. Several times I was prompted to look again at a certain record and I would find one more child that I had missed. This work is so true, our Heavenly Father loves each and every one of his children, I have experienced that love throughout this work.
On Friday, we went to the Mesa Temple and did baptisms for over a hundred people. It was a wonderful experience! It gave me a taste of what I can do when I'm fully retired!
We met a nice couple at church last week, and we have become good friends. We got together several times this week. Their names are Roy and Mel Henderson, they just moved to Phoenix two months ago.
Mel and her husband produce a series on PBS called EscapeSeekers, and they travel around the world doing documentaries on various locations. When they found out we love to travel, they invited us to join them on an upcoming trip to Greece in the fall.
Mel helped us do our baptisms at the Temple on Saturday.
During our stay here we have enjoyed several different activities in the area. Last Tuesday we went to a Phoenix Diamondbacks baseball game, it was so fun! And we even won...how's this for a funny 'selfie' shot of us at the game.
Each morning we look off our balcony and see the hot air balloons floating by. It looks like fun, and what a great way to see the Phoenix area-from the air...maybe next trip!
We have also enjoyed some hiking! We drove over to Scottsdale on Saturday to Pinnacle Peak Park. It is a beautiful mountain that stands up as a pinnacle to the area.
We started up the mountain about 8:00. and hiked for about an hour and a half, the view was amazing. The desert is so beautiful and the cactus are in full bloom now.
But it was so hot, we were glad we started at 8:00 AM. As we finished about 9:30 , people were just starting up the mountain. I felt sorry for them! The sun is so hot here, and it's not even summer!!
This is a picture of our digital thermometer in the house showing the temperature today, at 105 degrees, luckily it's Sunday...an inside day! Thank goodness for air conditioning!
This morning I woke up to a beautiful sunrise with a thankful heart for the relaxing time we have had here and family history work we have been able to do. We are so blessed and I am so grateful that we can do something for our ancestors that they can't do for themselves!! It increases my love and appreciation for our Saviour and what He has done for us!
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