I love to see the Temple!

Marshall and I had the amazing opportunity to volunteer at the Draper Temple Open House last January, February and again in March. For the VIP days I helped with food service and Marshall worked with the facilities crew and for the actual Open House we both were ushers and Marshall did a stint in the cold working parking. I never had a chance to write about it before because I was pregnant and lets face it, tired and lazy, but I wanted to include our experience with this post.

My favorite part of the time I spent volunteering was when I had the opportunity to usher right outside the sealing rooms. My job was simply to organize groups and escort them into different sealing rooms where married, sealed, couples would explain the purpose of those rooms and what it means to be sealed as a family for eternity. Because I got to both direct people to rooms and then escort them from the rooms to the next exit, I couldn't help but notice the difference in the spirit as they left the rooms then as when they entered. During the quiet times I was waiting in the hall for one room to empty so another group could enter I reflected on the day Marshall and I were married. Maybe it was because I was pregnant, but I was overwhelmed with gratitude for family that came before us on both sides that sacrificed so much so we could have the Gospel in our lives and Temples to be sealed as husband and wife in and so that our children could be born into that covenant. I was ( and am) grateful for a wonderful husband who honors his priesthood and who leads our family with love and wisdom. We never got to actually go through the Open House ourselves but we were both grateful for the experience of serving together in the Temple last Spring.

Anyhoo, last week while Marshall's family was in town we had the opportunity to go through the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House. It was hot hot this time instead of cold cold, but it was still a great day! The best part by far was the short (10 seconds) we were walking through the Celestial room. Unfortunately it was not exactly reverent during our tour but the short moment we were in the Celestial room together as a little family the spirit was strong. Marshall and I both agreed that that small moment made it worth the whole trip! Here are some pics from outside the Temple.

Leaving the Temple happy!

Marshall's family

Our little family