Temple Trip!

Yesterday was quite the adventure that really made me appreciate my life back home. We left out apartment at about 3 in the afternoon and headed for the Sydney, Australia temple. The temple is in a city called Epping. Its about an hour drive, but we had to take public transportation, which would take about 3 hours, one way. We left Manly and got on a bus to Chattswood to pick up my dad at his office. A very misleading sign resulted in us getting off at the wrong stop. ( A building sign sign Abode instead of Adobe...pictures to come!) We then had to walk to the train station which luckily, wasn't too far. We then took the train, and another bus just to get to the temple. It was a good experience to do baptisms with my family. It was Nicholas' first time, and I'm glad I got to share that experience with him. The Spirit was so strong! What a testimony builder it was to perform the same ordinances I do at home, half way across the world. The Church is true no matter where you are :)
Getting back was another adventure. First, we stopped and ate an Original Bondi Burger! Wow...they are great! Basically, it's like a hamburger from America but instead of beef, its a thin chicken breast smothered in Chili sauce. It's quite spicy, but very very good! Anyway, to get home we had to walk, take a bus, two trains, a ferry, and walk some more. A temple trip here takes much planning, and it was 8 hours round trip; a much different experience than driving a mile up the hill one morning before school. It was a good experience and really put things into perspectivve forme.