Fisher is my temple spotter. Tonight we were on our way home from my parents' house, on the freeway where you can easily see three glowing temples at the same time, when I heard the familiar & endearing intake of air, "Mom. Mommy! I see da temple!!" He then proceeded to count 8 temples in his booming Fisher voice. ("Whoa. Yeah. I seed eight temples, Mommy.") Even though I can only ever count three, I must admit I get just as excited.
Last week we took the family to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house. What a beautiful place. It's perched on a rise overlooking the valley to the east with a sweeping view of the Wasatch mountains. Stunning. When it was our turn to go inside, funny, stubborn Logan, who is often cautious of new situations (is that a nice way of saying it?), walked quietly in on his own and instinctively folded his chubby little arms. The reverence there is palpable, even to a 21-month old, and being inside with all of our kids made me feel so thankful and complete. We are so blessed by the temples that surround us. I love that we can drop everything and run there when things seem bleak and feel enveloped with love and peace when we enter. I equally love that we can sacrifice to get there when things are hectic and find fulfillment and learning and inspiration. It feels like a lifeline to me. Come to think of it, it really is.
Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple - 7.22.09
2 comments:
Wow, that is a more different temple than the cookie cutter ones that we have lately. YOu know I am glad you feel grateful. Us folks not in Utah don't get that constant temple reminder. Ours is 2 1/2 hours away with no traffic. I don't remember the last time I went for just me. I have been with Aaron for baptisms but I don't remember the last time I went through and endowment. I wonder if the Lord is telling me something. Our RS lesson was getting to the temple on Sunday. HUmmmmm maybe I should take his hint.
I love that first pic of the temple--looking up with the blue sky and clouds. We've been twice already and I haven't taken any pictures! I agree--we are so blessed to have temples so close. I realized how spoiled I am when I went to the Draper temple recently while JR was closed for a couple of weeks. I heard myself whine that it took 30 minutes to drive there and I had to wait a whole hour to get into a session. Poor me.
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