The Oquirrh Mountain temple was dedicated this weekend. We got to attend the Sunday morning session. It is wonderful to have another House of the Lord available to find quiet refuge and feel His Spirit!
There were several good talks at the dedication. Sister Lifferth of the Primary presidency talked about helping children feel close to the Lord. Elder Johnson and Elder Jones of the Seventy followed with similar themes. There was a great choir of people from local stakes that added much to the spirit of the meeting.
Elder Bednar related his experience growing up in the San Francisco Bay area, and what it meant to him to attend the dedication of the Oakland Temple with his mother in 1964 at age 12. That temple sits on a prominent hill near his boyhood home, so he saw it daily and it helped him keep focused as he grew up. I can certainly relate. I grew up about 4 miles from the temple in Los Angeles and as a teenager went to the grounds many times to find peace. That helped me survive what I thought were very turbulent times . . . (and they were)
President Uchtdorf told of the history of the area that the temple is in, particularly the faithfulness of the early pioneers who settled that part of the Salt Lake Valley, and related that back to the temple dedication. He also challenged us to write our feelings of this day in our journals. :)
President Monson then gave a beautiful dedicatory prayer. What I will remember most about this day is how wonderful I felt for the 2 1/2 hours I was there. I include the hour we were there before it started where we saw pictures of the various rooms and listened to Tabernacle Choir music. What a wonderful spirit of reverence that brought!
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