We just went to the Draper Temple open house. It was absolutely incredible, most temples are. We went with Grandma and Grandpa Day. For those of you who don't know they just finished an assignment in the Jordan River temple being part of the presidency. It was a three year assignment so it's good to be able to have a little more time with them. Brayden said a coulple times as we passed the Jordan River temple "that's where Grandma and Grandpa live!" As you can imagine they have a great passion for temples.
When you arrive to the open house they take you into the chapel of a meeting house and show you a video talking about the importance and significance of temples. The boys were just all kinds of excited. They did great! They loved being able to go inside the temple. They were very reverent and listened as we tried to explain what happens in what rooms. It was just so beautiful and peaceful. We spent a little time talking about when we were sealed in the D.C temple 4 years ago, yesterday. I wanted to share with you that absolutely perfect day.
January 29, 2005.
We arrived at the temple and received instruction from Steve's dad, who was also our sealer. He was a little choked up, as was I. We were taken into the sealing room. I was overwhelmed at the faces I saw. People from my old home ward, it felt just like home. Steve and I were sealed first. Then Brayden was brought in and I'll never forget how his little face lit up when he saw me. I was able to sit in the most holy place in the world with my husband's arm around me with my baby in my arms. We didn't know it at the time but little T.K. was there too, I was 5 weeks pregnant. Brayden was then sealed to us. He was not super happy and put up quite a fight. Steve's dad also performed this sealing and said it reminded him of when Steve was sealed to them, he also was a fighter.
On this day I also had the opportunity to be sealed to my parents. This meant I was also sealed to my step brother, Robbie. I never met him but it's so weird that I actually feel like I have a brother. I was 24-years-old, and was able to have that experience and understand the words said and the blessings...amazing! The guide at the Draper temple spoke about his experience being sealed to his parents. It just reminded me how blessed I am to have such a great family, a great ETERNAL family. As I'm typing I can hear T.K. in the other room snoring :) Heaven just would not be without my family.
5 comments:
Oh!!! That was such a neat post!!! Congrats on the 4 year anniversary of that day!!!
I remember January 29, 2005 and all the cool things about that day!! (especially Brayden being pushed into the sealing room in a stroller. He looked like he had no idea what THE HECK was going on.) That is really neat you took the fam through the Draper open house. I wish we could have gone, too.
Ok so is this a small world or not?? my Grandparents the Crumps must have been in the temple presidency with your in laws because they just finished up being in the presidency too! Do you know them? That is just crazy
That is such a sweet story! I got teary eyed! It's amazing that we have such a wonderful place to go to escape the world, isn't it? We are going in March to the Open House and I am so excited!
What an amazing story Mary!!! It nearly brought me to tears! Congrats on your anniversary!
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