Today our Bishop stood up during Fast and Testimony meeting and encouraged the parents to let their children bear their testimonies during the first ten minutes of sacrament meeting. (I imagine that was due to last month when it really became a kid-circus up there).

Olivia wanted to go. She’s wanted to go before, but we’ve always said no (not into participating in child circus shows).

Today we said ok. But she had to go by herself and bear her own testimony.

She walked herself up to the front, sat down in Bishop’s seat (I don’t even know where Bish was), and waited patiently for her turn. When her turn came, she stepped up to the pulpit, just her pigtails showing up over the height of the podium. She bore her testimony. This was the jist:

I know this is the church.
Jesus loves everyone on this earth.
I know today is a special day.
I know even though Jesus died, he still loves us.
In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

And that was that.

So sweet. So beaming proud.

Sunday morning I headed out to Nauvoo. I came home Monday night. I went to shoot a wedding. I haven’t even begun to process those pics, but I wanted to post a couple of these:

I got into Nauvoo about 11:00 at night, shot the temple for about twenty minutes, and then headed back to the hotel to sleep. Got up the next morning at 5:00 am to catch the temple at dawn. Met up with the bride and groom at 7:30 am and shot until about 1:30 in the afternoon, at which point I had to turn around and head home

It was a super fast trip. But I got a few good shots (I’ll let you know when I have the wedding pics processed and on my photo website.)

I’ve been doing a lot of photography lately. Fun for me!

You can see some of the pictures on my photography website: Green Orchid Photo

But some you can’t. Because I’m not done processing them. Which reminds me . . .

Anyhoo, some of the pics I’ve done recently:

Leslee and Jason – wedding pictures at the Salt Lake Temple

Leslie & ??? (I can’t remember her hubby’s name!) – Maternity pictures at Red Butte Garden

Beth and Alex – engagement pictures on a rainy morning.

Jameson & Gregson – darling kiddo pics.

Torri & Kylie – fun prom pics

Megan & Ben – wedding pictures in Nauvoo Illinois

Not to mention my own personal photography  – pictures of my sweet kids and our daily adventures.

I even bought a new 8GB cf card.

I’m glad I have a camera.