On March 3rd Dustin and I took the day off of work, checked the kids out of school, and headed to Provo. We were going to spend the morning at an open house for the Provo City Center Temple. We were all awake by 5 because we had to be to Provo by 8:00 am. Provo is a good hour and 20 minute drive. Then, you have to add for commuters and construction. Utah County is terrible!! We did manage to make it there by 7:45. Yay for actually being on time! It's a rarity for us.
I love temples! And, I think I found a new favorite in Provo. In December, my nephew was married in the Payson, UT Temple. I declared that one my favorite. Everything about it was to my taste. Ivory floral prints were everywhere! I just love those! A few pics:
It's dreamy to me! So, when I saw Provo City Center on the outside, I fell in love with it!
Especially when you keep in mind that when they decide to make the Provo Tabernacle a temple, it looked like this:
The 'beauty for ashes' story that comes with this temple speaks to my heart! To imagine taking this fire-destroyed building, raise the remaining shell on stilts and it become this:
They replicated wallpaper, banisters, staircases, stained glass windows, all of it! Then, they added what they needed for it to be a temple. It was the most beautiful building I have ever seen with a story to match!
Because we were up so early, Britten, our non-morning child, was not in a happy mood. He did brighten up a bit walking through the temple. When we walked through the celestial room, he looked at Dustin and smiled the biggest smile. He said, "Dad, I'm not grumpy anymore!" It was the sweetest thing to witness. And, I'm with him! How can yo be grumpy when you're looking at such beauty!
The end of the tour brings you back underground and up a flight of stairs. It lead to pavilion. inside was a statue of Christ. Definitely the perfect way to end a tour!
Today, March 20, 2016, they dedicated that temple. This is where I am lame! We totally forgot to go get our tickets for the dedication last week! We were not able to take part in the dedication. We spent our Sunday at home because all church congregations in the Salt Lake area were broadcasting the dedication and it took place of our Sunday Sacrament meetings. We did our own version of Sunday school. that was nice to have our kids teach us. But, I'm still sad we were so scattered brained, I know it would have been a neat experience. Life stinks sometimes though. I'll do better next time!
