My Temple

When I came down to the 10th floor, there was a fabulous picture of the Oakland Temple by night, overlooking the Bay.  The picture we have is even more beautiful-ER than this picture:

That is the temple where Spencer and I were married.  So I immediately emailed the space manager and asked him if we could not only leave the picture on the floor, but move it to the adjacent wall so I could see it all day. 

His director wanted to take the picture with him.  I don't know if they're going to order one for his floor, but this one stayed, and it got moved.  I'd love to say it was just for me, but I'm not quite that important.  At any rate, it's here, right across from my desk.

You would not believe how many people come by and say, "That is my temple!"  Steve is from Hollister and was married there.  Alan is from Reno and was married there.  Kathy grew up in Walnut Creek and was married there.  Wendell was born in Antioch (but he wasn't married there).  Lee is from San Francisco and was married there (he actually pointed out his neighborhood on the picture.)  We had a vendor come in who grew up in Northern California.  His sister was one of the youth leaders in our ward when my siblings were younger.

I'm so glad I got to keep that picture!  Otherwise how would I know these important things?