Ogden Utah Temple

The Ogden Temple was really neat.

We never had a chance to attend this temple before it was remodeled.  So, while we said that we had been to all the temples in Utah, the truth was that we had been to all of the operating temples in Utah, but this temple was a secret blemish on our record.

We were finally able to remove that blemish.  We went with two of our good friends, and we were able to drive up there, do a session and go to dinner afterword.

It was really neat to me to see the completely rebuilt temple.  I wish that I had seen the old one, and it would be really neat to see what they kept and what was completely new.

I think the thing that struck me most about this temple was how important it is that the house of the Lord be a place that truly honors him.  It was important enough that the temple be up to modern standards, that they completely rebuilt it.  That was just amazing to me.

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Rexburg Idaho Temple

The Rexburg temple is beautiful.  It's very similar to the Brigham City Temple.

I was impressed with how busy this temple was.  When I first went into the dressing room, I had a hard time finding a locker that wasn't already in use.  That's a good problem to have.

The session has a multi-room progression, starting with a telestial type room with a mural depicting forest lands with deer and other wildlife.  The endowment stays in that room until it progresses to a terrestrial room that is beautiful, but with a simple design.  Of course, you eventually progress to the celestial room.  There was a huge chandelier in the center, and some smaller chandeliers on the side.

As I watched the other patrons in the temple, I could see the love that they had for temple ordinances.  It made me really think about what a blessing it is to be able to attend the temple.  It's a blessing for us to be able to commune with our Heavenly Father, and it's a blessing for those whose work we are doing.

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