My first time at the temple...

Hi this is Laura. I am going to be blogging this time.

  Two Saturdays ago, I got to go do baptisms for the dead for the first time. I was able to pick which temple I wanted to go to. I chose the Salt Lake Temple.
  So that morning, Jill, my dad, Lilly, and I, all got ready to go. On our way there, we had to stop at Bountiful to drop the twins off at Grandma Connee’s. Then we headed to Salt Lake. When we were driving around, we were talking about how there were underground tunnels for the prophet and other people to use. I thought that was pretty cool. We parked underneath the Conference center.
  Then we walked across the street to the temple to do baptisms. We walked in the front doors, and they told us that we had to go to the back of the temple, and find the flagpole. He told us that it would be pretty easy to find. We looked all over the place, and finally found the hidden door. We rang the little doorbell and the door unlocked. We walked in, and down the hall to a man dressed in all white. We showed him our recommends. Then he put a small orange sticker on my jacket. Then we went and got our clothes. Then the man showed us where our dressing rooms were.
  We walked into the dressing room and walked into the little stalls. I took one of the keys and unlocked the locker. I put all my clothes in the locker, and put on my jumpsuit and white socks. Then I pinned the key to my clothes. Then we took a quick bathroom break. The bathroom there was really small. It sort of looked like a spiral. It was really cool. When we were in the hall, Jill was telling me about how when the people built the temple, they put in elevator shafts, and air conditioning vents. They put those in without knowing why.
  Next, we met my dad in the chapel, (waiting area). We told him that we were ready, and we went across the hall to a small room. We were going in to do the confirmations. I was first. A man told me that I was doing four girls from Hungary. They were from the 1800’s. It was really cool to know that. When I sat in the chair, I literally sunk into the chair. It was so soft and squishy. My dad sat behind me and said the prayers. He, and another man, put their hands on my head and my dad started to say the prayers. After each girl that we did, they would lift their hands off my head, and quickly put them back on my head.
  After I was done, Lilly was next, and then Jill went. It was really cool to watch.
  Once we were done, we headed to the baptismal font. My dad had to sit on the opposite side of Me, Lilly, and Jill. When we walked into the room, it felt really peaceful. I asked Jill what the 12 oxen stood for, and she explained it to me.
  As we sat there, I listened to the other people get baptized. Lilly went first, so I could see what she did, and how my dad would do it. When Lilly went into the font, I walked up the stairs and sat in a chair. I took my socks off and waited. When she was done, she walked up some stairs on the opposite side of me, and went into the dressing room. Then it was my turn. The water in the font was really warm. My dad baptized me four times. In front of us was a screen. My dad read what was on the screen. After I was baptized each time, a man would put a check mark in a small box. When I was done, my dad kissed me on the head, and I walked up the stairs to the dressing rooms. We all took a quick shower and got ready to leave. I combed my hair, and Jill blow-dried my hair. Once I was done, I met my dad In the Chapel, (waiting room) and we waited for Lilly and Jill to be done.
  After we left the temple, we went to the New City Creek Mall. After that, we went to Olive Garden.
  It was a really great experience to be able to go to the temple, and I hope I can go back sometime soon.