Draper Temple Open House

Yesterday was such a fun day. My mom and dad stayed Friday night and brought Brittley and Carson with them. We made sharpie tie dye shirts. Carson said, "That was kind of a fun sleepover, Aunt Cindi." I replied, "You'll have to come back during the summer and stay with me." "OK, just call me and let me know," he said- did I mention he's 4.

We met up with Kate, Diana, and Amanda and their families and friends at Goodwood Barbeque in Draper. Yummy, Yummy!! Everything was so delicious. Zach finished his whole plate of ribs and fries. Scott had a half of a chicken! I loved my pulled pork sandwich. I can't wait to go back.

We followed the map on our tickets to the church house where we were to watch a video and board a bus to the temple. Luckily we were early because we lost mom and dad and Kate! They went to the wrong church. I was on the phone trying to figure out where they were and it took a few minutes to realize we were in 2 different places. We did finally all make it there and watched our video. Halle and Carson were very excited to ride a bus. After that bus ride, I'm not so sure I could find my way back to the temple.

One of the ladies at the temple told us they are taking 1300 people through the temple every hour! They expect to take over a million people through. If you haven't got your tickets yet, you should. It was great. I loved taking my kids so they could see what the temple is like. Here are some of our favorites (the pictures came from KSL.com- you are not allowed to take pictures in the temple) :


The sealing rooms are beautiful. We found out that the carpets are brought in plain and they hire artists to 'carve' the sculpture into it.

The murals in the ordinance rooms are so amazing. I could have spent an hour in there just looking at the details.

My kids loved the baptismal font. They couldn't figure out how those oxen got in there.

The bride's room is so beatiful, as always. The chandeleir reminded me of a snowflake, it is so ornate. I also loved the painting on the ceiling.



The Celestial room was breath-taking. The ceiling is so high. WOW! The stained glass windows throughout the whole temple are just incredible.

I'm so grateful for the temples. I'm also grateful that the church gives this opportunity to the public to come and share in this experience. Oh, and before I forget- YOU GET COOKIES AT THE END!!! That was Whitney's favorite part.