This week as I was thinking about what cultural event to go to my friend called me up and invited me to go to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house. I wanted to attend a cultural event that I enjoyed and so this was the perfect opportunity. When we got up to West Jordan I was surprised at the building, I could really tell that it was different than most temples, it was taller and bigger than I expected. One of my friend pointed out that the Angel Moroni had recently been hit by lightning, which explained his black arm and trumpet. We first watched a video that described the temple ceremonies and how they relate to LDS culture. The video explained how these temples help accomplish certain tasks and how important they are to members of the church. It also went into a brief history of West Jordan and how the Jordan River here was named after the Jordan River in Israel because they both flow from a fresh water lake to a salt water lake.
After the video we could go in and take a tour of the building. Inside there was plenty of art on the walls and murals that we could admire. The symbolism that was explained was interesting as well. Most of the interior stone work was from Egypt or Morocco and was very intricate in some places. Even though there were hundreds of people walking around the atmosphere didn’t feel like it. There were so many things to admire and so many things I didn’t understand. Everything was so interesting and it was put together so well. This was my first temple open house that I have ever been to and it was amazing.
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this is a good one, but make sure you run by me any events that arent on the list I gave you.
ReplyDeleteI like going through the temple and just looking at stuff, rather than being involved with the ordinances. It gives the temple a new meaning. When i was in the MT, we got to clean a couple of the rooms in the Provo Temple that i otherwise would have never seen. I was scrubbing the chandeliers 20 feet off the ground in remote parts of the temple. it was cool.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this post, and it really sparked my interest as soon as I read the title. I was recently able to go the the Draper Temple open house before it was dedicated. It was interesting to see how you viewed the open house it being your first time and all. I have only been to two temple open houses (Nauvoo and Draper Temples) and what I love the most about them is the individuality of each temple. At the Draper Temple we didn't have to wear the little footies that we had to in the Nauvoo Temple open house. It was a good experience and I can't wait to go through the Oquirrh Temple this next week.
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