On Monday, January 19th, Dan and I, Jill's parents, and their friend Desiree and her 4 childrenfrom Window Rock, Arizona attended the open house of the Draper temple. Desiree and her daughter are new converts.
It was a beautiful day even though it was a little smoggy, and there was hardly any traffic because it was a holiday. We arrived at a designated chapel west of the temple, and saw a video about temples and the ordinances performed therein. We boarded a nice bus and rode for 6 minutes to the temple. Our bus guide talked about the area of Draper and it's history, as well as the building of this temple.
After departing the bus, we entered a walkway through tents to keep us out of the elements, and then entered the temple. All of the rooms that we saw are just beautiful! There are wonderful murals, and also paintings of the Savior throughout. The spirit was really strong and there is such a feeling of love and peace. It is truly the Lord's house.
Our tour group was quite small, but bigger crowds were behind us that morning. After exiting the temple, we were ushered into an adjacent chapel for refreshments, to look at displays and pictures, and to have any questions answered. It was a time to talk and to reflect on what we had just seen. We then boarded a bus, and was taken back to the church where the cars were parked.
It was an awesome day! We're so glad that we could have this experience. We would encourage any and all of you to visit the Draper Temple open house. For tickets, go to lds.org/temples The open house goes through March 20, after which the temple will be dedicated.
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