Grandma Sibyl's Temple

One of the things that I remember about Grandma Sibyl is the wonderful opportunity we had to take her to the temple every Tuesday and Thursday. Sometimes I would take her on the way to work, sometimes, I would take her with Eli. She would pass an American flag and ask Eli to look at it and see it wave. He was a smart learner and respond to her in the same way. "See that flag, Grandma Sibyl. See it wave." We enjoyed these trips. Soon the Jordan River Temple became known as Grandma Sibyl's Temple.
Eli had a hard time watching her go in because he would want to go with her. We told him that he could go to the temple when he was 12. One afternoon, not to long later, I summoned the child to pick her up at the temple with me and he promptly responded, "I am twelve." I am grateful to her that she instilled the joy of temple work into the hearts of my little one so early.
Today, I went to the that temple and I thought of her often, especially since I was wearing a white pair of shoes she gave me and was carrying the temple case I inherited from Grandpa. My thoughts turned to her frequently as I have developed feet problems and how she had problems with her legs from the time she was 14 until she died. I am truly inspired by her strength. With all that pain, she had five children, kept her house orderly, invited several general authorities to her home, served two missions and traveled Europe, Australia and much of South America. I know she was in more pain than she let on as she didn't complain much.
During the session, my thoughts turned to the time I went through for the first time and had the honor of having Grandma Sibyl as my guide. She came up to me and told me I was beautiful. I was missing her and a kind stranger repeated those same words. I knew she was close.
She loved working at the temple and the people working there loved her. During the time she worked there, she trained many people who went on to work at the Oquirrh Mountain temple and the Draper Temple. I find peace knowing that she will continue the work where she is.