Temple Open House

A couple of weeks ago, we took our little family up to see the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. It was so pretty, and our kids really enjoyed it. When my mom called saying that she had reserved tickets for us to go while my sister Jess was up from Arizona, of course we were excited to go again! Jared had to work this time, since we were going during the day, but I took the kids and went. They loved it just as much the second time. It is a beautiful temple, and it was fun to be there with my sisters and their kids and of course, my mom. Jared, Dad and a couple of brothers-in-law were missing, along with Jana's twins, and Jess's little Easton, and it would have been fun to have us all there, but some people have to work, and older babies would be hard!! :) I decided to take the camera this time, and it was fun to take a few pictures outside the temple to remember it. When we were outside, I asked my kids what their favorite parts were. A couple of them said "all of it." Bryson liked the "Heaven room" and Hayden said he liked "the pretty rooms." They were so cute and reverent throughout the tour (which is more than I can say for a group right in front of us and a group right behind us... who we let pass us after a bit, so we could enjoy a bit more quiet and reverence). It is so neat to be inside a temple, to see the beautiful rooms, and pictures of the Savior. They are such a great reminder of the purpose of the temple. I'm so glad that my kids were able to tour this temple and the Draper temple a few months ago. I hope they always remember it!