Temples

Today (yes, I'm post dating for Saturday) I am grateful for Temples. We have a monthly goal to attend the temple and while we're not perfect, we have done very well this year. What a blessing it is in our lives!! There is something about just walking onto the temple grounds - no matter which temple you are at - that changes the way you think, the way you look at things, and the way you "hear" things. There is no question that the temples sit on sacred ground and that walking into them is walking into the House of the Lord. I was once again reminded of this tonight as a new temple president shared his experiences of his first week being in the temple all day, every day.

I am grateful for the opportunity I had to take some of my cyberfriends to see the Salt Lake City Temple while we were in Utah for the Digital Scrapbook Experience. Several of them commented on what a peaceful place it was and how beautiful the grounds were. I could not agree more. The photo is one I took from the top of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building on that visit ... I love the views of the temple from there!!

I am grateful for the work that goes on in the temples - binding families together for eternity. I am blessed to be sealed to my husband and know that if we are faithful and remain worthy that we will have that blessing for our own family. We have been fortunate the last few times we have been to take names through for my brother-in-law to help the work of his family progress and look forward to doing more.

If you are not of my faith and are curious to learn more about temples please visit www.lds.org/temples.