Rexburg Temple Open House

Rexburg, Idaho - With construction of the Rexburg Idaho Temple nearing completion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced official dates for the building's open house and dedication. The open house will begin December 29, 2007 and continue for four weeks. Tours for the open house will be held Monday through Saturday commencing at 9:00 a.m. and continuing until 9:00 p.m. except on Mondays when tours will end at 6:00 p.m.During the open house period, the Rexburg Temple will be open to everyone of any faith, denomination, or background. All who are interested in learning more about the temple and the Church are welcome. Free tickets are required to attend and will be made available to the general public beginning November 26, 2007 by logging onto www.lds.org/reservations or by calling toll free at 1-800-537-6181. Open house tours will be organized into small groups and will begin at the neighboring stake center on Seventh South with a brief introduction to the temple and its role in the beliefs and practices of the Church. Each group will then be escorted through the temple, where the purpose and function of each room will be explained. The tour will then conclude at the stake center with refreshments.The Temple dedication will be held on Sunday, February 3, 2008. It is anticipated that four dedicatory sessions will be held. The dedication will be broadcast to several stake centers throughout the area served by the temple, as well as a number of locations on the Brigham Young University-Idaho campus. Dedication recommends will be required for attendance at the dedicatory services.The settlement and history of the Upper Snake River Valley will be commemorated at a youth cultural celebration to be held as part of the open house and dedication of the Rexburg Temple. This event is designed to appeal to everyone in the community. The cultural celebration will be held on February 2, 2008 in the Hart Auditorium on the BYU-Idaho campus. The program will also be broadcast live to other campus locations and to stake centers throughout the area. Elder Val R. Christensen, a former member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy, has been announced as the president of the Rexburg Temple. His wife Ruth will serve with him as temple matron. Elder Christensen has served in several Area Presidencies and as second counselor in the general presidency of the Sunday School. His other Church service includes bishop, stake president, and mission president.

Canoeing & School

I went canoeing with my branch a few weeks ago. I ended up with 2 brothers who were intent on tipping everyone, ourselves included (as you can tell by my face). It was a cool day and I wasn't expecting to go swimming. At least I was covered so I coulds stay warmish. Pretty much as soon as we got out of the river, the rain/hail started. It was perfect timing and a great day.

I just found out that I was admitted to go back to school full-time starting winter semester here at BYU-Idaho. I will be majoring in Child Development and will graduate next December (2008). I will hopefully go on to grad school from there and earn an MS and hopefully a PhD someday. WAHOO!

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hello

Hi everybody! Well we are doing good down here, we hope everyone else is the same. Kayla just started school and she loves it. She's made lot's of friends already. I just started taking three online classes at a community college here. It is nice because it keeps me plenty busy, but I still can stay at home with Callie. Callie is going to be turning one next week. We cannot believe it's been a year already. Time sure does fly. I was thinking about it this morning and I realized we have moved seven times in the past seven years! Wow... I really would like to find a home and quit moving around so much. So hopefully that is our next big adventure... finding a house. We have to make sure we want to stay here long term thought before we make any permanant plans. Well, anyway we'll keep you posted!

Brad, Logan, And Mandi Spanier

Hey everyone,

I miss you all, Our summer has been filled with lots of new things. In April we moved to Yonkers NY, Which I thought I would like a lot more then I did. It was noisy and way to much traffic for me. We were able to go to central park, it was amaizing. I loved everything about it except I guess that I had to walk FOREVER (hehe). We got to ride the train and subway which were both first for all 3 of us. We also learned how much money it costs to live on your own! Makes me want to never move out of my parents house (hehe)!!! Brad is still out in NY he will be getting home on friday though. It has been a long 5 weeks without him.


Logan started calling my dad, daddy! We changed that really quick! Logan is getting so big, He is 17 months and is about 26 lbs. He has been an amazing baby, He just recently started his terrible twos (hehe) so he is not listening to me anymore. It's hard not having brad around because he was the one that would inforce what I would say, So now I have to do it by myself! He started kissing my belly when i say give your sister a kiss. He's going to be a good big brother. We were a little nervious because he is so rough most of the time. But he will be good.

Brad is working for Apex Alarm, he is installing security systems. Which is good because he wants to be an electrition. I really want him to go to school to get it started before he gets older and no one wants to take him under their wing as an intern. But he says we dont have the money for it, which we really dont but it's more important then most anything else that we spend money on.

Me, I've been really excited about being pregnant with a girl!! We decided when we found out we were pregnant that if it was a girl that we would wait for a few years to have another child so we can get our finances sorted out and beable to get a house and for me to find a job. I really want to open my own buisness dealing with dogs, like a dog boarding place. I love dogs and would adopt anyone that I saw if my husband would allow it, But he wont (hehe) but I understand. I also want to open my own daycare but I'd rather deal with dogs. After having logan he made me realize kids are not as fun when you deal with them on a everyday basis! (hehe) I love that kid!!!! Well love you all but I think I said everything that was on my mind!

Summer is over...

Hello all! Well our summer is officially over...I had a classroom full of students yesterday. I am now working at the elementary in Lovell. It is so nice to be close to home. It's been difficult to drop our little Whitney off at the baby-sitter's, but it is getting better everyday. I am able to feed her at lunchtime, so I have a nice break in my day. Mike is working at Woodcraft now and says that it feels like high school wood shop all day. He is plugging away on our house which is now a different color. Little Whitney is getting bigger everyday. She is 5 months old now and is full of smiles. I think she weighs around 20 pounds. She loves to play with toys and is working hard at sitting up on her own. Hope everyone is enjoying the last weeks of warmth!

Our new house

Shayla is 7 months along now, and I start my new job in Rigby on the 21st. We are doing well and miss everyone.

Family Photos

These are from summer 2001. Pretty fun, I think. They are a little blurry, but that's what you get.

President Faust

President James E. Faust, 87, Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a general authority for nearly 35 years, died early today.

A news release from the LDS Church said he died at his home of "causes incident to age," surrounded by his family. The time of death was reported as 12:20 a.m.

Bruce Olsen, managing director of Church Public Affairs, said this morning that President Faust's "gentle manner and depth of knowledge, which was an important part of his ministry for nearly 35 years, will be missed."

"He was a true Christian who spoke and wrote with wit and wisdom," Olsen said. "Many members of the church loved his unique way of teaching the restored gospel of Jesus Christ at General Conference."

Grandpa Hendershot adds to blog!!!

Well, family, here I am!!I never thought I'd ever do this, who ever came up with the word BLOG?!?!? Is it an acronym for something? Well, I sure have enjoyed keeping up on the news of the family when I have looked at the blog. Seeing Shawnee and the Folk Dancers in Rexburg sure brought back the memories as before any of you were even born,(well, 1972) I was in Ricks College International Folk Dance Team and even toured for 10 days with them just before my mission to Australia. Yes, they were that desperate for dancers. American folk(square dancing) was always my favorite though. Look forward to keeping in touch with and from all of you. Nina, my parents visited Branson and loved the shows, they said the entertainment was nonstop and was better than Nashville. Sorry Seth.........later, Uncle Kevin

International Dance Festival

The International Dance Festival is going on here in Rexburg. Here I am at the parade on Monday with two of my very favorite people sitting in front of Taco Bell on Main Street. President and Sister Spaulding are the sweetest couple. He is in my branch presidency, and she is one of my visiting teachers. They are great. (Their son married one of Linda's sisters.) The parade was fun. There were only about 10 countries who were in the parade. China, Czech Republic, Japan, Sweden, and a few others. There were beautiful costumes all around. The biggest representation, of course, was the US. The dance team was from the college. Afterwards there was a street fair. There were some girls from our branch who go to Paul Mitchell. They had a booth and were styling hair. Most of the people with us from the branch who attended the parade got their hair done. It was quite the sight to see. A fun evening in Rexburg.

girls are getting big

Hello everyone! Sounds like everybody is doing great. Congratulations to Eli on his pilots liscence. That is awesome! I also wanted to say congratulations to Hans and Emily on the birth of their new baby.
We are doing good down here. Callie is getting big, she is crawling all over the place and getting into everything. Kayla is having fun being outdoors. She just signed up for dance classes with a studio here, so she is very excited about that. School will start in a few more weeks and I think that will give her more opportunity to make friends. We are also going to Branson, Missouri in a couple weeks with Brads family for our family vacation. I'm really excited. I think it will be a lot of fun! Hope everyone is doing well.
~Nina~