Charlie and Makaela got married today. It was wonderful! While temples have been closed, recently the Church opened a few for sealings only. They allow very small groups of people to come, with limited time on temple grounds to even take pictures. So while the sealing and reception and luncheon and anything has sort of been off and on and off and one again, it actually happened, and it happened in the temple.
Kent and I were very fortunate to make the short list of those invited to the actual sealing. Brandt and Blythe hung out at David and Sharon's house while we went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. There were only 18 of us in the session. We waited outside the temple gate until the group before us was finished. When we were all there, the recorder unlocked the gate and let us in. We were met in the lobby by one of the temple presidency and his wife. We scanned our own recommends, then were led up to the sealing room.We didn't remove our shoes or linger anywhere. Because we were so few, the sealing room was very quiet and the spirit very strong. It was wonderful to be in the temple after months away. The sealer was a lovely man and the ceremony was very sweet. We took a few pictures with phones on some steps on the temple grounds, then were escorted back out the gate as the next group was let in.
The luncheon was nice. Michelle and Tad had ordered lunch from Marvelous Catering, and Sharon and David and the teenagers had decorated. Kent and I helped serve, there was a very short program, Makaela had a dance with her dad and with Charlie, and then we were done until the evening.
In the evening, we gathered at Sun River Gardens for an outdoor reception. There was tasty nosh and visiting in the outdoors so as to avoid the spread of Covid. It was so nice to see people we don't see regularly, to eat, to be outside amongst the green growing things, and to celebrate Charlie and Makaela. We sent them off with balloons, bubbles, and kazoos, and came home happy to have been those we love doing something all about love.
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