We were fortunate enough to catch the open house for the new Oquirrh Mountain Temple in the southwest area of the Salt Lake Valley.The Temple is nestled in a quaint neighbourhood and set on a small hillside. The grounds are already beautifully landscaped and dotted with white tents to welcome the thousands of visitors who would come to see the new Temple.
We started by watching a short video that spoke about the importance of LDS Temples and how they allow us to live as eternal families. After the video was done, the kids exited from the tent and Parker asked, "Is that it?? Was that the open house?" I told him that it was just the introduction and that we would get to go inside and see it. His eyes widened with an innocent smile..."Really? I'm so excited...I've never been in the Temple before!!" It was so sweet to see his pure excitement to go in to the beautiful building.
As with all Temples, it was exquisite! The chandeliers were breathtaking, the finishes were beautiful, but the feeling of peace and happiness within those walls is undescribable. It was truly a wonderful tour of a magnificent building. It was also a great blessing to see my family, all 5 of our children, with us in the Temple for the first time.
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