Ezra and the Temple (8/5/25)

My grandson, Ezra Ebert, visited the LDS temple for the first time on August 5, 2025.  It was an important, joyful event, attended by all the members of Ezra's family who have been "endowed," or have also participated in temple ceremonies, as well as by Ezra's grandmothers, Marilyn Ebert and me.  

The Eberts were thrilled to be back together for a time.  Sophie, with Steve's arm around her, had just returned from her Spanish-speaking mission to Virginia, and Emilie, next to Sophie, was visiting from Dallas.  Jono and Sarah, on the left of this photo, had just moved back to Utah to run their nationwide
businesses from their hometown.  Only Annie was absent, working in Disney's advertising department in Orlando, Florida, and Emilie's husband, Jake, back home in Texas.  

 

By mid-August, Ezra would be on his LDS mission to the Philippine island of Cebu, after a few weeks training in Manila.  We were proud and happy that he accepted his calling as a missionary.