Jordan River Temple

When we lived in Salt Lake City, the Prophet announced the building of a new temple in West Valley City. It wasn't very far from our house, so we would go to the building sight and take pictures. We have a complete picture history of the building of the Jordan River Temple.
One day we noticed that there had been a new addition to the sight in front of the almost-built temple. It was the Angel Moroni. The statue was HUGE! Bruce stood next to it while I took the picture so we could get an idea of just how big the statue really is. What an incredible sight.
We went to the dedication of the Jordan River Temple. We sat in the tabernacle on Temple Square. What an experience. It was one of the most uplifting events I had ever attended - rivaled only by the dedication of our own Detroit Temple.
We had moved to West Valley City. We had some 'misfortunes' with the crooked owner of the house we rented. Bruce had undergone back surgery and we had no income. With 5 children all under the age of 9, it was not a fun time. The best thing that happened was that Bruce graduated from Utah Technical College - second in all of the graduating class. He had one A minus, the other guy had straight A's.
As we prepared to move back home to Michigan, we went to the temple. Bruce and I were both feeling horrible about our lives at that time. We went to the temple and after we changed our clothes, we met up in the hallway before the ceremony began. There was a temple worker at the door greeting all the attendees. He saw us and asked that we step aside. I thought, "oh, no! Now what have we done? Are they going to ask us to leave?"
The worker came up to us and said something about seeing us walking down the hall holding hands and he felt inspired to ask us to be the witness couple. My spirit soared! Of course! In the temple we are closest to Father than we are anywhere else on earth. He knew our pain and was letting Bruce and I know that He loved us - despite the trials we faced.