Hartfort Connecticut Temple

What a wonderful weekend we just experienced.  I attended the Boston Temple on Friday night as part of our ward temple night and in preparation for stake conference this weekend. It was an amazing, spiritual temple session and an equally beautiful stake conference.  I would do neither experience any justice by trying to apply my thoughts and feelings here in the written word on our public blog. It is sufficient for me to say that it was fabulous and that I, or better said, we - the whole Dermody family, have absolute confidence in and pledge our full support to our new stake presidency.  We were taught well and I hope to apply some specific insights to my own life and the goals of our family.
After stake conference we visited the proposed site for the new Hartford Connecticut Temple.  The church is still in the process of securing the land and handling all the details with city officials, zoning boards, local residents, etc.  We thought it would be fun to document the building of the temple in a personal family way.  We plan to take the kids to the grounds often and take pictures of the progress as it develops.
These pictures are what the site looks like today.  There are several homes and a business that will be torn down to accommodate the temple, that if built here, will be on a 11 acre parcel. It was fun to talk to the kids about the temple and help them get excited about having a temple closer to our home. It really is a blessing and a great opportunity to teach.  What a better visual aide than the actual site.
I am so grateful for my membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I know it's Christ's church on the earth today. I know that a loving Heavenly Father is aware of us collectively and individually. I am grateful to be sealed to my family by the power of the priesthood that absolutely binds our family together forever beyond death.   My cup runneth over!
Link here for the official news about the Hartford Connecticut Temple from lds.org.