The temple gets it's own post because . . . . well I love it. My siblings and I toured the temple on February 6th and that very same day I got a call to serve at the temple every Sunday in February for the bridal tours. I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to serve along side so many people and to get to be in the temple every Sunday. It is a marvelous building.
One of the really cool things about this temple is that it used to serve as a tabernacle, which was destroyed by a fire, and rebuilt as a temple!
The tour was super crowded but we were still smiling at the end.
I just really love how beautiful the grounds are.
Sister Turley in my ward called me to serve as her assistant. She and her husband were called to be in charge of the Sunday tours. After two weeks it was just so busy she said she felt prompted to ask me to serve. It was such a blessing for me to be at the temple all Sunday. We would go to Sacrament meeting at 9, leave church as soon as the prayer was over, and be at the temple until 9pm.
I feel like our purpose was to ensure that young women felt the spirit as they came to see the temple. We had the opportunity to lead them through the temple on the path they will walk the day they get married. The unique thing about this is that once the temple is dedicated young women can't enter until they are much older. The tour was for girls 8 and up.
The next two pictures are ones on of my co-workers took that I love.
I can tell you my feet hurt so bad by the end of the night and I was exhausted but I wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere else. I really had some special promptings while I was serving. One impression came on my last Sunday there. We had so many people and my feet were hurting, we were short staffed so we didn't have breaks. I was in the bridal hallway by my absolute favorite painting ushering girls in. I was uncomfortable and the impression came that what we had done every Sunday would be worth it if one girl chose to be married in the temple because of this tour. I can't tell you, nor do I fully understand, the time and resources spent to make this tour experience happen, but I truly feel that it would be worth it if only one girl were to marry in the temple because of it.
So many of my students came through on the tour as well. I loved seeing them in their Sunday best with their moms just enjoying the beautiful temple. Then we would talk at school and they told me how much they loved the experience.
I also watched the time and effort that countless leaders put in to making the bridal tours and regular open house tours happen. We went down one Saturday night and the same men that were there all day Sunday were there all day Saturday. I then learned that there are a number of brethren who are there 12-15 hours every. single. day. I am so impressed by their stamina and it really strengthened my testimony of doing all in our power to remain in good health so we can serve the Lord the way he needs us to.
It was a busy month and I was tired but I loved this opportunity and I know it blessed my life.
I am sure at some point you will see other pictures of this temple on my blog.
I can't wait for the dedication and then for the temple grounds to be open!
And to end a few I took last spring.
The details are amazing.
We are so blessed to have another temple.
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