Baptistry

When mom and dad were called to work at the Baptistry in the Mesa, AZ temple, it was intended to be a 1 year calling, no more.  Now, 5+ years later they still have the calling.  I am convinced that this “1 year calling” has been stretched out so long for one of the following reasons:

1)      Dad loves it so much that they don’t dare take it away.
2)      Dad loves it so much that he has begged them (behind mom’s back) not to release them.

You think I’m kidding about the second one, but I would not put it past him.

In all seriousness, he LOVES the Temple and, other than serving someone or building something, it may just be his favorite thing to do.  Many people don’t know that the calling requires them to give up their Saturday’s, beginning around 2-3 in the afternoon up until +/-10 p.m.  Every Saturday.  Anyone who is LDS or who works a day job knows how precious a Saturday is, yet Dad always loves it.  To my knowledge, it has never inconvenienced him to the point that he has ever complained.  Not once.  I will forever be grateful to my dad for his unquenchable love of the Temple and for his tireless efforts in making it a priority in his life.