Urban Poly Princess

The Salt Lake temple this morning was awesome. They have everything so figured out so they can host the volume that they do. There is a post to help the couple get their paperwork done only it is such a routine first the couple is taken to a very specific spot with the escort who waits in an area. When they are done I take the couple plus the escort who is usually the mother to meet one of the bretheren who take the groom. Then I take the bride and her escort to a special clothing room where she gets a temple dress if she doesn't have one along with her robe set. I check that out when I then take her to the brides room where someone else takes care of her.

If it is your responsibility to take her from there you let the mother/escort help the bride to get dressed after which the mother is taken to the waiting room with the rest of the guests, you check to see if the groom is ready and waiting with his temple worker in another room. This is when you instruct him to stand when you and the bride get him next. You get the now-dressed bride in the bride dressing room and take the couple to the sealing room floor where someone else takes care of them from there.

I haven't learned the next part although someone else meets the couple after the sealing and the bride is taken to the dressing room where she puts on her wedding dress but puts on her veil/shoes in the last room before she meets the now-dressed groom and they are taken to the East exit from the looong hallway. It is a completely stress-free process because they have every detail taken care of - I was with a couple waiting at their initial spot when the new shift came on and a sister came and relieved me.

I loved doing initiatories today. Another thing I completely loved is the number of Polynesians who attend the temple. I saw a couple of people I knew but for the most part I didn't know anyone. I loooved that.

After my shift I was excited to go and eat at the Japanese festival. It WAS crowded and the lines were too long so I finally thought why am I going to stand in those stupid lines when the food looks crappy too. Instead I left the festival and drove to Mo Bettah Steaks where I bought my own chicken katsu and teriyaki. I killed that plate off immediately. There are 3 Polynesian ladies on my shift and another girl from my ward on my shift. I think her name is Melissa but I'm going to look her up in the ward directory. She is in our choir. She came and talked to me after I shared my testimony at FHE. She was raised in Kailua.