TEMPLES

At our Relief Society Birthday celebration this week, we had a questionnaire to answer.  One question was, "How many temples have you attended?"  I had never thought about it until then.  These are the temples at this point in my life, with some memories, also.

In Alphabetical order:

• Columbia, South Carolina - going with grandchildren, Jacob, Jade and Rebecca Coates before their missions.
• Fresno, California
• Idaho Falls, Idaho - with Gary's missionary companion and his wife - Ron and Sheila Gardner
• Jordan River, Utah
• Logan, Utah - where I received my endowments
• Los Angeles, California - that was "our" temple until Oakland was built.  We didn't make it very often
• Manti - The temple where we were married 
• Oakland - "Our" temple for so many years
• Ogden - Only one time, but it was powerful.  The day my Grandpa and Grandma Vance were sealed and had all of their children sealed to them
• Payson, Utah - with Ray and Diane Manley while visiting Utah
• Portland, Oregon - with Michael's college friend, Donovan, the day of his wedding
• Provo, Utah
• Reno, Nevada - with Ray and Diane Manley 
• Sacramento, California - many time with Ray and Diane Manley
• San Diego, California - with Ray and Diane Manley and for the sealing of Jacob and Lauren Coates
• Salt Lake City, Utah - many times for sessions and sealings
• Mount Timpanogos - with Clark and Mary Jean Killian

I hope I have the opportunity of attending many more.   This has been a wonderful blessing in my life.

THE CANDY PAN

My mom made such good candy.  She made hand dipped chocolates, fudge, divinity, English toffee and many more varieties.  She taught me the skill, but I can never quite make candy as she did.  For many years mom and I spent two days making 20 lbs. of hand dipped chocolates for Christmas gifts. She always contributed her success to the "candy pan" for cooking the candies.  Our husbands' boss (John Wise) was a recipient of a two pound box each year.  He loved it and said he always looked forward to it.  One year we decided to enter our chocolates in the county fair.  We won first prize and a comment was made that they were more beautiful than "See's" chocolates.  I always told my mom I wanted to inherit the "candy pan."  I did.  It's very heavy duty.  It's actually an old bottom to a pressure cooker.  This was the candy I made for Christmas in 2015.