Hey there blog viewers, hope you are doing well. I was invited to write this post by the Creator of this blog. She is a very special lady! I love you Chelsea and love the time and effort you put into recording the important events in our lives. On March 19th we had an opportunity to attend the Jordan River Temple Open House. We always try to make time in our busy lives to attend open houses when they are nearby.
In a temple open house, they start off with a video about why we build temples and why they are important to members of the Church and everyone. They then begin the silent tour of the temple, with signs indicating what each room is used for.
Having an opportunity to see the font area, the chapel, the sealing rooms, endowment rooms, and the celestial room is neat for the family. We always tell the kids to pay attention to how they feel and what they liked to see. The answer by the little ones is always the swimming pool (font). Jaycee always loves the chandeliers. And it makes them feel happy when they are in the temple.
As you exit the temple there is an area to see a statute of Christ and ask any questions to missionaries. The temple is a very big part of our lives, we not only go there to feel peace and comfort, and feel close to heaven...but also a big part of our purpose in attending the temple is to link families together by completing ordinances for those who have passed on without the opportunity of being baptized or sealed to their families. One of the neatest open houses I have attended was the Philadelphia temple open house a couple a years ago. Because the crowds are not as large as Utah open house temples as you go into each room you sit and someone shares their thoughts/testimony of what happens in each area. In the Celestial room they invite you to sit and think about God, it was a very neat experience.
Hopefully the kids will understand our love for and dedication to being involved in temple work. With the recent conference announcement, we will get the opportunity to attend another open house in Layton Utah in the coming years. We decided to spend a little more time together and go out to eat at Chili's. We love to see the temple, the beauty, peace, comfort, love, and unity that can be felt there is priceless.
