A Beautiful House

A Beautiful House

Scott and I took Anne Wilkinson with us Saturday March 22nd to the Draper Temple dedication that was held in the Draper temple. We arrived at one of the nearby chapels to be bussed up to the temple. As our bus wound up the mountain between numerous large and luxurious homes, several of us noticed that at one of the homes an angry looking woman stood on her balcony in a defiant pose with her arms held high giving the finger with both hands to all the passing busses. I couldn’t help wondering what had made her so angry. Was it the inconvenience of all the traffic caused by the dedication? Was she angry because of Proposition 8? Was she just a Mormon hater? Did she believe in Jesus Christ and if she did, why was she filled with such animosity?
As I sat on that bus, amazed at the hate of that woman, an image of the “Tall and spacious building” from Lehi’s dream came to mind.
“And great was the multitude that did enter into that strange building. And after they did enter into that building they did point the finger of scorn at me and those that were partaking of the fruit also; and we heeded them not.” —1Nephi 8:33
As we entered the temple that day, and felt the peace and beauty there, I felt so thankful for this beautiful new “House of the Lord”. Scott and I had previously had the opportunity of bearing our testimony in one of the sealing rooms during the temple open house. For five hours we bore our testimony of the gospel and felt the power and light of the temple. It is truly the “House of the Lord” and we felt His presence there.