The Winter Quarters Temple was a particularly fun one to visit. It's a fairly small temple but it has some very unique characteristics that made it special. It sits right next to the cemetery where many early saints who passed away at Winter Quarters are buried. It also has incredible stained glass all throughout the inside that portrays scenes related to the exodus of the early saints.
While inside this temple I was able to contemplate the sacrifices that the early saints made. After leaving Nauvoo, many of them didn't have a real home to live in for several years. Winter Quarters was a particularly difficult place, many died from disease and exposure as they passed through this area. I was very touched by their sacrifices. Their suffering allowed the church to survive and eventually thrive.
This temple stands as a monument to their sacrifice. I was very moved by its beauty.
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