Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House

Having just moved to Utah we had the wonderful opportunity to go and see the Oquirrh Mountain Temple before it was dedicated and put to work. At a Temple Open House anyone can go in and have a tour of the temple. Mike was very busy last summer and we had a hard time finding a day that he could go with us to see it. It was the first time my kids had ever been inside and even for members of our church, when you do go, you don't just wander around as there is work going on in all corners of the Temple. We finally went on the very last day of the open house. One of the very last hours you could go in. I watched the blogs of my friends all summer long showing their families in front of the temple after they had been inside. They were from Arizona. It seemed like everyone I knew had gone. Here we are living an hour away and we barely made it. But we did.

Mike and I had been doing yard work all day and finally ran inside to get ready at the last minute. When I do yard work, I tend to leave the kids to fend for themselves. After we were in the car driving down trying to make our scheduled time (we didn't, but apparently it didn't matter) the kids started to whine about food and being hungry. But after telling them that we really needed to go and I am sure we would be in and out in less than an hour, they stopped. We got there and watched a movie that explained the purpose of temples. The spirit really touched me even though I had not even set foot inside. It really set the tone. It was so beautiful inside. It was a really crowded as it was the last day, but we were really glad that we made it. It being packed, it went a little too slowly for Christian, but he made it and got the reward of some yummy cookies in the end...which was close to 3 hours after we left the house. Had I known the ease of us getting in and how long it was going to take, we would have stopped for food beforehand. Those kids were troopers. They finally got a meal and a memory of what they are looking forward to in the future blessings when they get to go and be married there like Mike and I did.

It was a beautiful day and I am so glad that we got there, even if it was at the last moment. If you ever get a chance to go to an open house, go! It is free and just a wonderful place to be!