I have been traveling through Salt Lake City all of my life. I have cousins that live in Utah and my mother and grandmother traveled there once or twice a year while I was growing up. From the interstate you can see the Salt Lake Temple. Growing up I always wanted to go inside.
Many times my family stopped at Temple Square to visit, my favorite spot was sitting at the feet of the Christos in the visitors center. For those who may read this who have not been there, it is on the second floor. You can get there by climbing a long ramp with a mural of the universe surrounding you. The feeling of being insignificant in a large universe is brought to mind. Then you enter a room that is two stories high, with a wall of windows and the Christos. It is a great place to ponder and be grateful for everything he has done for us.
After I had a temple recommend, the opportunity to visit Salt Lake happened. I took my small children and visited temple square. I had no place to leave them to attend the temple. So I went back to my friend's house where we were staying and asked if she would mind if I got up and went to the 5:30 am session while my children slept the next morning.
I left her home at 4:30 to make the drive from her house. It was still dark when I entered the building. It was magnificent. I still remember the feeling of reverence that I felt that morning. As I sat in the Celestial room and enjoyed the beauty of my surroundings, it seemed to me that the feeling was stronger because I had made the extra effort to be there so early. Also that everyone else in the building had sacrificed to be there too. Effort or Sacrifice does matter. It invites the spirit to strengthen and lift you up.
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