Draper Temple Open House

Today was a really special day...we went to the new Draper Temple open house. We dropped Michael off at my mom's house and went with Lori, Todd, and Brooklyn. We invited our neighbors, Debbie and Joe, to come with us so they met us there. They're not members but we thought maybe they'd enjoy it so Steve was brave and invited them to come and they were all for it!

The temple was so beautiful. One of the first things we saw was the baptismal font. Kaitlyn asked if it was a swimming pool. I told her no, it's where you get baptized. Then she said, "Am I 8 yet?"

When we walked into the Bride's room the sun was coming through the stain glass window and it was so beautiful! Debbie even said that if she had a daughter she'd want her to get ready there on her wedding day!

The celestial room was amazing with the tallest ceiling I've ever seen along with the biggest chandelier I've ever seen. It was neat to walk into the sealing room where they sat us down for just a couple minutes and a married couple bore there testimonies of eternal families. Then we were able to look into the eternal mirrors that go forever. I could totally feel the spirit, and Debbie gave me a big hug and said, "Thank you so much for inviting us." I think she felt the spirit, too.

It was a really neat experience to walk through with a couple who had never been in a temple before. I was really thankful to have a missionary moment and share what's so special to me. I feel so blessed to have been sealed in the temple of the Lord and to have all the blessings that come with it.

After we went through the temple they had us go into a chapel where there was pictures of other temples and refreshments. Debbie suggested that we take a picture in front of Jesus. Kaitlyn really enjoyed the bus ride back to the parking lot where our car was. We got the front seat and she leaned over it and said, "Weeeee" whenever we went downhill. She's been wanting to ride a bus for some time now, so that was pretty cool for her.