A Temple Review y Estaca Molino

Dear Family and Friends:
    This week the Roberts served on every AM shift and we did all the PM shifts so that President Burk could save all his energy for Thursday and Friday.  Each temple president has a Temple Review usually half way through his three year temple assignment.  This review is assigned by the First Presidency to one of the General Authorities.  Elder Adrian Ochoa, the first counselor in our Area Presidency and member of the 2nd Quorum of Elders, was assigned to conduct this review.

                                                     Elder Ochoa and his wife Nancy
 The purpose of the review is to see how the temple is doing physically, mentally, and spiritually.  The temple presidency and their wives are interviewed together and individually.  Elder Ochoa also met with the temple employees, the sealers, and the Stake Presidents.  Thursday started at 8:00am and ended at 9:00pm.  Friday was shorter, from 8:00am to 5:00pm.  The Temple Presidency had to be to all the meetings but the wives didn't meet with the sealers or the Stake Presidents.  It was a wonderful two days, being taught by a servant of our Heavenly Father about how to improve all aspects of our temple service.  We still had the responsibility of our shifts these days so we pretty much lived at the temple.  We have each had a personal Priesthood interview with a General Authority.  Who would have ever thought that two kids from Jerome, Idaho would ever have that opportunity.  We are very thankful for this calling and the opportunities that it brings.  We are truly being blessed.

    Hno Carranza, ass recorder, Hno. Abadillo, recorder, Elder Ochoa, President Burk, Elder Lopez, temple engineer and an Area Seventy, President Thompson taking a tour of all the temple properties.

                               That steeple is just too tall to get Moroni in the pictures. 
Each day we had lunch in the home of President Burk with the temple presidency, the recorders, the temple engineer and Elder Ochoa.  In this informal setting, we were able to ask questions about what it was like to be a General Authority and learned a lot about life in SLC and here. 
     We had the opportunity to attend the Molino Stake Conference on Sunday the 9th and share a few thoughts with the people in this stake.  Elder and Hermana Crapo, from Utah, drove us to the conference.  They are the mission president for the East Mission.  With no car and no desire to drive in this huge city, we are so thankful that others are willing to drive us to these conferences.

        The visiting Area Seventy for this conference was Elder Arredondo.  It is always fun to attend these conferences and try to spot any of our obrero's.

   Hermano Estrada, President y Hermana Thompson, Hermana Quevedo, she has dialysis Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and serves every Tuesday and Thursday am shift.  She has one leg that is about 4 inches shorter than the other and you can see that she is in some pain most of the time, but she always has a smile and is a wonderful obrera with a beautiful spirit.  She arrived to the conference riding in the back of a pickup.  She is one who has nothing as far as worldly treasures, but has a firm testimony and deep love of her Savior.  Elder Ochoa was her mission president and he told us a lot of her success as a missionary. 

This is Hermano Vasquez and his family. 

     We saw many familiar faces.  This Stake is very faithful in their attendance at the temple.  It was a good conference, with a good choir.  We have had a wonderful week.

     We send our love to all.  You are in our prayers and thoughts daily.  Life is a gift, enjoy every moment.  Love Dad and Mom, Grandpa and Grandma, Lon and Nancy