Every Tuesday, Chuck and Therese Steadman’s car is filled with joy, laughter, music, and stories, along with their daughter, Katie Bodell, and their grandson, Gavin Bodell, as they travel to the Gilbert Arizona Temple to serve as temple workers.
“Tuesday has become a sacred tradition for our family,” Chuck Steadman said. “A day we all look forward to with genuine excitement. Our weekly drive to the temple is more than just a routine; it’s a time to laugh, connect, and prepare our hearts.”
For the third time in their lives, Chuck and Therese Steadman are working in the temple together. But this time is unlike the others: they are joined by two more generations of their family. As Gavin Bodell prepares to serve in the Mexico Hermosillo Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this marks the first time both he and his mother, Katie Bodell, have served in the temple.
“To serve in the temple is a sweet experience,” Therese Steadman said. “To serve with family is like icing on the cake. Each temple experience, as a patron and as a worker, strengthens our testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the reality that families are forever.”
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