Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Tabernacle Temple
It's official I live in the new temple district for Provo. 8 stakes in Provo and Springville are a part of it. I'm betting the line is along BYU boundaries. My ward takes in BYU campus; so anyone who doesn't want to go to a student ward can go to ours. Anyway the Temple...
I had wanted to go to the new temple ground breaking, but didn't hear about it till long after the tickets were gone. Late last night I got a call form a member of my bishopric who had 2 tickets that were returned because the members couldn't use them. His wife knew I had wanted to go and so they gave them to me.
Rick, Boo and I went early this morning. It was nice. As Rick said, "if church was like this I'd go more often." I think that's interesting commentary on how members treat church, but that's not what this post is about. It's about a new temple and its blessing.
Elder Holland gave the prayer, a dedication of the work to go forth. It was nice. Dedicating the site is apparently an ordinance according to Holland, a setting apart of the site and those who shall work on it and for it. He prayed for the safety and strength of the workers and it occurred to me that his wording encompassed not only the construction workers, but also those who will be doing things like upholstering chairs, carving carpets, and making altar cloths. All those whose hands will go into building the temple and creating the spiritual place inside. That included me.
It was quite humbling to realize that, while he did not know that I sat there under a tree working on an roundel for the alter cloth for that temple, Elder Holland knew that so many would make a tithe of skill to create a House of the Lord and so blessed us all to do that work.
I've always wanted to make an altar cloth, God willing I will get this done on time.
I had wanted to go to the new temple ground breaking, but didn't hear about it till long after the tickets were gone. Late last night I got a call form a member of my bishopric who had 2 tickets that were returned because the members couldn't use them. His wife knew I had wanted to go and so they gave them to me.
Rick, Boo and I went early this morning. It was nice. As Rick said, "if church was like this I'd go more often." I think that's interesting commentary on how members treat church, but that's not what this post is about. It's about a new temple and its blessing.
Elder Holland gave the prayer, a dedication of the work to go forth. It was nice. Dedicating the site is apparently an ordinance according to Holland, a setting apart of the site and those who shall work on it and for it. He prayed for the safety and strength of the workers and it occurred to me that his wording encompassed not only the construction workers, but also those who will be doing things like upholstering chairs, carving carpets, and making altar cloths. All those whose hands will go into building the temple and creating the spiritual place inside. That included me.
It was quite humbling to realize that, while he did not know that I sat there under a tree working on an roundel for the alter cloth for that temple, Elder Holland knew that so many would make a tithe of skill to create a House of the Lord and so blessed us all to do that work.
I've always wanted to make an altar cloth, God willing I will get this done on time.
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