Walk to the temple

June 6, 2012
In preparation for Trek, our Stake President asked all the youth to walk to the temple.

Up hill both ways.

Ok, so not both ways. But it feels like it when you finally get there.

If you've ever driven to the Bountiful Temple then you'll know the uphill climb is STEEP! Several years ago, I made a goal to walk to the temple from my house. It took me two hours. I was dumb, thinking, it's not that far (technically it's not that far in terms of miles, but as I said, it's a very steep incline the entire way up) and forgot to take water. It was hot. I sweated A LOT. And Jeff figured I'd passed out somewhere along the way.

But I did it.

And my Young Women did it tonight.

I told one of the girls, if an old, out-of-shape lady like me can keep going, so can you! I think the goal of making it to the temple is a neat experience not only because it helps the youth get ready physically for Trek, but because sometimes getting to the temple in your life isn't always easy.

But it's worth all the sweat and pain to get there.