I Love to See the Temple

The recent buzz here in AZ is all about the newest Mormon temple in Gilbert.  As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormons), I am ecstatic to see another temple opening up here in the valley, because it means that our members are attending the temple with such gusto that the traffic is too much for just one temple to handle.  We need more facilities to enable us to do the work that goes on inside temples (visit this link for more information about what happens inside).  It's exciting!  Plus, temples are beautiful and peaceful.

So the Gilbert Temple is open now to the public for tours.  I went on the tour on Monday, and again last night.  I am in awe of it.  The temple is so beautiful and I can just FEEL God's presence there.

Here are some pictures I took:

I can't wait until I can go to the temple and receive the sacred blessings from God there.  Going to the temple will empower me and help me to feel peace in my life.  I want to be married there as well, because I know if I am, my marriage and family ties will last for all time, even after I die!  When I visited the Gilbert temple, I felt the Holy Spirit in my heart, bearing witness that God loves me and wants me to make the choices that will keep me on the path to return home to Him.

There's one room, called the celestial room, and I just lingered in there as long as I could, because it felt like home... and I didn't want to leave.  My mom said, "That's how you're supposed to feel.  It's supposed to help remind you how it feels to be home with your Heavenly Father."  Going to the temple helps to renew your determination to choose the right so that after you die, you can return to His presence, back to your real home in heaven, with your Father in Heaven and other family members.  The peace and joy I felt is something that I want to have in my life forever, and I'm so thankful for the gospel that shows me how to obtain that (visit mormon.org for more information about the church and the gospel).

Here's a picture of the celestial room (photo from mormonnewsroom.org):

This post's title came from this song:
I Love to See the Temple by Janice Kapp Perry