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Good afternoon! :) happy times all come to an end... :(

 Dear reader,

I am leaving on Monday! I can't believe it! Time has flown by... 

The best things on my trip have been:

Visiting four new Temples (so far...):

Saratoga springs, Timpanogos two times, Payson and Provo City Center.

I also saw the wrapped up Salt Lake Temple, it's being renovated...  It was still gorgeous! 

SEEING MY FRIENDS!!! 

Pizza with Matt & Zane, running around the BYU are with Kjerstin, going to the Temple with Kjerstin, bumping into Bellon in the Temple foyer, going to the Provo city center Temple with James... and THE PARTY!!! :) so many dear friends. McKenna, Macey, Kjerstin, Julie, Kelleen and Wayne, Scott, Gary, James, Matt, Zane and Ben. And seeing Jared twice, we went to eat noodles and then later to the movies. Jonah had the courtesy to say he can't make it... Well, maybe next year.

It is sometimes weird to call these people by their first names lol. They keep calling me sis Santonen or just Santonen, it drives me nutso! :D LOL. Next year I will try to be back and stay in Provo for three months. My Mom supports this idea. She has noticed that I have very good friends here and that I really like it here. My depression is better, no anxiety AT ALL, my voice works often and better... Need I go on? 

My mind, body and soul feel so good to be here!






These are the four Temples I visited (so far) on this trip. I also went to Timpanogos this morning...

I have booked a session in the Jordan River Temple tomorrow and on Saturday in the Draper Temple. I don't know if I can go because I don't have a ride there and no one to go with... But I hope some friend could make it. (Preferably with a car.)

More later! 







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