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Roper


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Last Sunday we had ward conference, so we were in the temple with our Stake Presidency the day before.  I helped in the baptistry with our youth.

Yesterday, Sister Roper and I went for a regular session.

On both occasions, I left with a much clearer understanding of the gospel standards and how the philosophies of our world, political and otherwise, measure according to that standard.

I get off-focus sometimes with all of the commentary and analysis and opinion, and often the clamor obscures the truth.  For me, a trip to the temple brings everything back into sharp focus and contrast.

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Yesterday, Mrs. Cat Herder and I attended the temple as well. A young convert who is to be married soon to a RM in the ward was receiving her endowment. As she is the only member in her family and her inlaws-to-be are not in the area, the ward is her spiritual family and support, so we were honored to be asked to attend as some of the ersatz "family".

I thought the same thing, Roper. It sure would be nice if we all could and would remember the spirit and focus of that singular and most important of places particularly when the grind of everyday life is strong.

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yesterday I was seated behind three young men going through for the first time... It was real nice.

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It appears that SEVERAL of you forgot to mention is was Bountiful Temple Day... wink.gif
A temple is ............ A place where the Lord may come, it is the most holy of any place of worship on the earth. Only the home can compare with the temple in sacredness./  Bible Dictionary, Temple, 781 (emphasis added)


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Well, the last Saturday of next month I'll be going through for my first time to receive my endowment! I'm super excited!

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Well, for the last year I've gone every Saturday that I could (Sometimes the temple is closed, but I try to sign up during that time to help in the temple). I count myself lucky to live close enough to be able to do so regularly.

There was a time when I was unworthy to enter the temple and lived in an apartment across the street from the Logan Temple. It was torture to come home everyday, in the shadow of that great building that my ancestors helped build, and know that I had work to do before I could get there--I had such a long journey then, but the Lord continued to give me hope and reassurance. Christ's atonement is so amazing to me.

I used to think "unkind thoughts" towards folks who would come and sleep during the session, but now I kinda get it more. Anyhow I am grateful to be able to go even though often now I end up dozing off... it is one of the few places where I feel genuinely at peace and comfortable--able to recharge... both physically, mentally and spiritually.

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One of the things that has been the hardest about living here is that we are 2.5 hours from the temple, one way.  When we lived in Utah we went for date nights quite often... The trip down, session and back all in the some day is very hard on me physically.  We manage to go about once a month, but the last 2 years especially that schedule has been hard to hold on to.  I am praying that one of the advantages of not working will be that we can attend whenever hubby has time and not have to schedule in advanced an overnighter...  Since funds will be tighter, we'll probably be staying with one of my cousins more often if that is necessary...  But I really hope I will have more energy to serve and to worship my Father.

I too crave the peace of the temple for myself and for my children...

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rayb wrote:

I used to think "unkind thoughts" towards folks who would come and sleep during the session, but now I kinda get it more. Anyhow I am grateful to be able to go even though often now I end up dozing off... it is one of the few places where I feel genuinely at peace and comfortable--able to recharge... both physically, mentally and spiritually.

--Ray

-- Edited by rayb at 13:04, 2007-05-28
You talking about me, Ray! wink  I have a very difficult time staying awake.  I am almost always stretched to my limit.  I want to sleep a peaceful, beautiful sleep.  The peace I always want to feel exists only in the temple, I wish I could feel that peace always.  I would love nothing more than to a new firm matress with new cotton sheets and sleep in the endowment room (I like the room in the St. Louis temple), and just sleep a peaceful, sound, safe sleep.



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Errr, i caught myself dozing off once in and endowment session. I felt bad. I just felt so comfortable and peaceful that my mind started to turn off. The A/C was running and the temperature was just right. It's hard because it is so peaceful. I forced myself awake when I realized I had to do some things not just sit there like a bump on a log. Fortunately I didn't miss any of the parts where I have to be active. I felt a little guilty but as the saying goes, the spirit was willing but the flesh was weak.

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Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you REST....

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I read this article from Meridian Magazine late last night after finishing some work I had taken home from the office with me.  Very interesting!  Well worth the time and effort to read and think about what was said.


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Sister Roper's folks are in town for the holidays.  We went all went together to the Dallas Temple today.  Her folks are ordinance workers at Manti, and since Manti still does the live presentation, they have all the parts memorized.  It was interesting to here them describe a few of the differences.  As they talked about moving from room to room, I made a connection that I hadn't realized before:  The last two laws and covenenants belong in the Terrestrial world, not the Telestial, which is the world in which we now live.  It struck me that the two covenants that will lift the saints towards the higher law, and prepare them for the coming of the Lord, are the two areas most under attack by our society's Satanic obsessions with sex and money.



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I had the opportunity this last week to attend with my best friend. Every time we are able to get our schedules together, it reminds me of just how connected we are as brothers and sisters.

Generally, we focus (and rightly so) our attentions on our marriage and the connections that we have with our spouse.

But I think we also need those times when we go with our friends and share in a special time of just feeling the spirit in another way.

Looking into the myriad of colors within the rainbow of light painted by the glorious chandelier in the Celestial Room reminds me that ALL of our various flavors of experience and knowledge are valuable to us individually and to the whole of humanity.

How much I would miss the interaction of my brothers and sisters who were born into this mortal life to parents other than my own!!


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Roper wrote:

As they talked about moving from room to room, I made a connection that I hadn't realized before:  The last two laws and covenenants belong in the Terrestrial world, not the Telestial, which is the world in which we now live.  It struck me that the two covenants that will lift the saints towards the higher law





When one attends the temple at a small temple, this becomes very evident as well. The "stats" of the small temple indicate that they have two endowment rooms. This is true, but not in the sense that the temple would normally have two mutually exclusive yet concurrent sessions running. Patrons start out in one room (equivalent to Telestial) and then move to the second room (equivalent to Terrestrial) and then upon completion of the Endowment go through the veil into the Celestial (just as in all other temples). In the small temples, the relative lighting and decor in each room reflects the differences as well. In the large temples where everything before the veil is performed in the same room, the only differentiation that is able to be done is in the light levels throughout the session.

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I have found in the temples I have attended that each has it's own special appeal within the chosen decor and lighting that compliments the reason for attending.

The smaller temples we have in our area have such a comfortable and cozy Spirit. It's like coming home.

plus, knowing everyone by name that is working in our temple is just cool!

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