Friday, January 30, 2009


A couple of weeks ago the boys and I attended the Draper Temple open house. What a wonderful experience to share with your children. They weren't too happy to get dressed up in their Sunday best on a weekday but I got them excited about going by telling them about the "magic" mirror in the sealing rooms that you can see for forever in. Other than the long wait to get to and from the temple the boys really enjoyed everything. Nicholas kept pointing to the "cows" surrounding the baptismal font and Andrew had to constantly correct him that they were oxen. They loved the soft feel of the alters and they kept saying how beautiful the celestial room was. What an amazingly high ceiling. My dad said it is about 50 feet high. The stained glass was so beautiful. The "magic" mirrors were a big hit although it was hard for the boys to see themselves in it because they are kind of high on the walls. This temple is so very beautiful, I'm very excited to have a chance sometime to attend a session there. I was also very impressed with the reception that followed in the Stake center adjacent to the temple. The cultural hall was decorated just amazingly and the cookies were scrumptious. I'm so glad to have had this experience with my boys and hope to be able to attend the Oquirrah Temple open house with them soon as well.

1 comment:

Raenie said...

That's such a cool experience, especially to be able to take the boys. Temple open houses don't happen very often so it's especially nice when it's so close to home. I love how Andrew was the one correcting his older brother, too funny!