Special Holiday

At the end of every year, my family and I go on a trip to the temple lights in hamilton. The temple lights is an event held near church college and helps to celebrate the new year or the birth of Jesus Christ. On the 17th of December evening, our house was very busy. My mom was preparing snacks for our trip to hamilton, my dad was checking the car, and my siblings were obviously preparing their electronic devices. “ We leave in a few minutes “ explained my mom as she packed the sandwiches into the containers set on the kitchen table. While everyone was busy, I quickly prepared my dark tablet and white headphones for the ride. A trip to Hamilton is a very long ride, it will take a few hours and minutes to get through all the traffic chaos! I quickly checked the time on my moms wrist, 5:45. “ Hurry, lets go “ shouted my mom as we all scattered our stuff together and headed for the car. “ Is the house locked ? “ My dad asked my siblings. “ Yes, can we just go now? “ replied my sister as she was really eager to get there. 

During our ride to Hamilton, I couldn’t help but sleep through half of the ride. Listening to 15 songs repeatedly , bored me. As I woke up, we were already in Hamilton. My tablet suddenly died of low battery and all I could do was listen to my parents talking.  Looking to the side, my brother slept with his jaw open, which really disgusted me. “ How long is this ride gonna take dad? “ I questioned frequently until he managed to reply. “ Just wait! gees. “ he growled back. I’ve been to Hamilton every year, and this is the first time we’ve managed to get through traffic slowly. I grabbed the packet of afghans , which was already finished. “ Take a sandwich “ suggested my mom as she handed me a container full of tuna sandwiches. “ Church college! There dad , the temple! “ I shouted as my dad, who was still annoyed, kept driving. 

As we got through the temple driveway, there were men in orange vests helping us to find a parking spot. I looked out the window and pondered which place I should visit  first. Getting out of the car, I stretched my arms and legs, which were really sore! “ Hurry let’s go “ said my mom. The night started to get dark, and that was my favorite part. Lights were everywhere! I loved how they crafted sculptures of when Jesus was born and put a few lights around it. We also took a lot of photos of the temple and the wonderful bright trees.  One of the greatest things about the temple, is that many people get married here. I had wished that they would have built stairs to see the whole sights of the Hamilton temple. 


While my brother and sister were taking selfies, my parents and I decided to visit the visitors centre. We were warmly welcomed by an elderly man wearing a suit and tie. “ Is anyone from Auckland ? “ he questioned as I raised my hand up as high as I can.  “ Which ward do you come from ? “ he asked. ( Ward means church ) “ Stonefields ward ! “ I replied immediately. “ Hello everyone , and welcome to the visitors centre” introduced the elderly man. I looked around the room, which looked very marvelous!  It had red velvet carpet, chandeliers hanging and indian printed cushions. I wished I had lived here. After the man introduced himself, we were all taken to another room. One section of the room, had a collection of bibles in different languages, and the other side had little movies playing.  I loved how there was soft music playing in the background too. I have had many memories here in the visitors centre, but I do hope to go inside the big temple someday.  I recommend going there before Christmas or on the night of new year! I had a lot of fun that day







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At the end of every year, my family and I go on a trip to the temple lights in hamilton. The temple lights is an event held near church college and helps to celebrate the new year or the birth of Jesus Christ. On the 17th of December evening, our house was very busy. My mom was preparing snacks for our trip to hamilton, my dad was checking the car, and my siblings were obviously preparing their electronic devices. “ We leave in a few minutes “ explained my mom as she packed the sandwiches into the containers set on the kitchen table. While everyone was busy, I quickly prepared my dark tablet and white headphones for the ride. A trip to Hamilton is a very long ride, it will take a few hours and minutes to get through all the traffic chaos! I quickly checked the time on my moms wrist, 5:45. “ Hurry, lets go “ shouted my mom as we all scattered our stuff together and headed for the car. “ Is the house locked ? “ My dad asked my siblings. “ Yes, can we just go now? “ replied my sister as she was really eager to get there.

During our ride to Hamilton, I couldn’t help but sleep through half of the ride. Listening to 15 songs repeatedly , bored me. As I woke up, we were already in Hamilton. My tablet suddenly died of low battery and all I could do was listen to my parents talking.  Looking to the side, my brother slept with his jaw open, which really disgusted me. “ How long is this ride gonna take dad? “ I questioned frequently until he managed to reply. “ Just wait! gees. “ he growled back. I’ve been to Hamilton every year, and this is the first time we’ve managed to get through traffic slowly. I grabbed the packet of afghans , which was already finished. “ Take a sandwich “ suggested my mom as she handed me a container full of tuna sandwiches. “ Church college! There dad , the temple! “ I shouted as my dad, who was still annoyed, kept driving. 

As we got through the temple driveway, there were men in orange vests helping us to find a parking spot. I looked out the window and pondered which place I should visit  first. Getting out of the car, I stretched my arms and legs, which were really sore! “ Hurry let’s go “ said my mom. The night started to get dark, and that was my favorite part. Lights were everywhere! I loved how they crafted sculptures of when Jesus was born and put a few lights around it. We also took a lot of photos of the temple and the wonderful bright trees.  One of the greatest things about the temple, is that many people get married here. I had wished that they would have built stairs to see the whole sights of the Hamilton temple. 

While my brother and sister were taking selfies, my parents and I decided to visit the visitors centre which was in front of the temple. We were warmly welcomed by an elderly man wearing a white and black suit and a tie. “ Is anyone from Auckland ? “ he questioned as I raised my hand up as high as I can in the answer of yes.  “ Which ward do you come from ? “ he asked. ( Ward means church ) “ Stonefields ward ! “ I replied immediately. “ Hello everyone , and welcome to the visitors centre” introduced the elderly man. I looked around the room, which looked very marvelous!  It had red velvet carpet, chandeliers hanging and indian printed cushions. The elderly man than played a short film from a small t.v. The film was based on the birth of Jesus Christ! Than we were taken to the bible area, which has a collection of bibles on the side made up of different languages. And touch screens - that give advice - on the other. So far, my time at the temple was really amazing! I recommend going there some day!