OUR TEMPLE CONSTRUCTION HISTORY BOOK

One of my main assignments on the mission was to write a Temple Construction History Book.  From the beginning, I was told it would be a sacred book.  There would be limited copies, with only six printed.  One would be for the cornerstone, one for the church archives, one for the temple president's office, one for the Special Projects office and one copy for us.  They also ended up printing one for Stan Houghton, the contractor.

We completed sections on the History of the Church in the DR Congo, Preparing for the Temple, The Temple Team, 170 pages of Construction, The Finished Temple and Sacred Highlights.  

Elder Bradshaw, another senior missionary is a writer and was able to help me put the book into a professional format.  He was a great help in many ways.  After he left the mission, our son Chuck was able to take over and help finish the last portions of the book.  

We worked on the book for almost three years.  Ed and I took thousands of photos, and with lots of help from heaven, we completed the book. When we returned home, we received a letter from the Director of International Projects which said "The history you created was definitely the finest, and that sentiment has been confirmed with others as well."  It was our gift back to the Lord, for allowing us to help with the building of the temple.  

These are a few of the pages that portray some of what is in the book.