Adventures at the Salt Lake Temple

Running with the theme of everyday being an experience I can add a new one to my ever growing list. Jake and I have made it a goal to go to the temple at least once a month. To help ensure our goal along with those of our families we trade off who we go with each month. This month was my brother and sister-in-laws turn. They decided that they wanted to go to the Salt Lake Temple for a session. This was the first time that I had been in the temple since Jake and I married. It was such a different experience going through a session without a movie to stare blankly at. Just having real people up there made it more interesting, that and they were old so it was fun to listen to them. What really made the whole episode wonderful was being in the temple and seeing all of the beautiful murals on the wall. I was constantly letting my eyes and mind wander as I looked at the paintings. It was awesome seeing the detail and expertise that was used through out the entire structure.

Another thing that was inspiring was that the Lord always knows where people need to be. The reason I say this is that if at least one person was not there that night it could have been far worse then it turned out to be. Near the very end of the session a women became faint with a pale face. The man with her was unable to help her because he did not speak Russian. Temple workers come out to help but no one was able to help her. A man stood up from among the seated men and came to the rescue. As he stood up a woman that was seated among us stood up to help as since she was a nurse. Between the gentleman, the woman, and the temple workers they were able to establish that she was having chest pains around her heart and the temple medical staff were able to be called and escort the ailing woman out with her translator. I was just dazzled that the Lord was able to place the needed people where and when they needed to be able to serve another.

This whole experience just reaffirmed my testimony of the trueness of the Gospel and that by following what prompting you might get, it may have a significant effect on another persons life. All in all with was a fabulous night.