Temple Open House

The other day we got to go to the open house of the Draper, Utah temple. Whenever a new temple is built it is open to the public to take a tour through the temple until the temple is dedicated. We thought it was a wonderful opportunity for our boys to get to go inside the temple (since children have to be at least 12 years old before they can go inside a temple after it has been dedicated). The boys did very well with being quiet inside (except when Isaac got really excited when we entered the celestial room and kept making loud "talking" noises until we left that room -- but even Isaac was very quiet for the rest of the tour). My favorite part was showing the boys a sealing room and telling them that it was like the room in the San Diego temple where Mommy and Daddy were married. We held them up and showed them the large mirrors on either side of the room, and how the reflections seemed to go on and on as they reflected back and forth in both of the mirrors, and we told them that was like a family who is sealed together for eternity and gets to be together forever. Kolby had his mouth wide open with a look of awe on his face when I told him that, it was so sweet! So, it turned out to be a really good experience for our whole family.