Flashback: Summer 1985
Dallas Texas Temple
(People didn't take as many pictures back then as they do now, otherwise we probably would have known to turn around so the Temple was behind us instead of the parking lot.)
Flashforward: August 2012
Brigham City Utah Temple
Yesterday we had the opportunity to go to the open house for the brand spankin' new Brigham City Temple. It was a great experience to take the kids and show them the inside of the Temple and explain to them what each room is used for.
(Apparently there are still some people who don't know how to take pictures. I guess that's what you get when you ask a random stranger to take a picture for you and then don't check the image to make sure it is decent.)
Temples are different from our regular chapels that our congregations meet in each week. After this Temple is dedicated, only members who hold a current Temple recommend are allowed to enter. One of the things that happens in our Temples is when a man and woman are married there, they are sealed together for eternity. This means that after they die, they are still married and their children are still their children. We believe that through the sealing ordinances that take place in the Temple, families can be together forever.
“And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven” (Matthew 16:19)
To learn more about Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, click here.
To see Pictures of the inside of the Brigham City Temple, click here.
To watch a video about why Mormons build Temples, watch here:
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