this past weekend, our
family had the opportunity to go to the open house for the
draper temple. it was beautiful. we all loved it.

it was quite an experience, as well. for the first time in our family's history, we all stood in the temple
together, with austin there in spirit, i'm sure. it was a great spiritual experience for our family. the decor was
beautiful, and the chandeliers were
breathtaking. but the best moment of all was standing in the celestial room with 6 of my 7 siblings, my husband, and my parents. we just stood there for several minutes, taking it
all in.
we are so
lucky to know that our family can be together
forever and that we have a heavenly father who
loves each of us.
the spirit in the temple was so
strong. i wish i could capture the feeling and put it in a bottle to carry around with me. and then i
remember all the times i've felt the spirit so strongly... and i realize how
often that really is. i feel
blessed to be able to differentiate that feeling in my
daily doings. lucky for me, i was given the gift of the holy ghost at a young age and have
learned well - thanks to my
superior examples i like to call
mom and dad.

have i mentioned that i have the
best family? well, i do.
man, i'm
lucky.
2 comments:
Beautiful post, Shan! We went to the Open House last Friday and I agree...it was breathtaking to see everything. Glad you guys had a lovely time together :o)
Sounds gorgeous! I think its awesome your fam all got to go together! What a neat experience!
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