Anyone Going To The Payson Temple Open House?

[Kenngo1969]

The area is experiencing a lot of growth as well so if it isn't full up now, it won't be many years I suspect till it will be even with the Provo Tabernacle temple opening up (can't remember what it is supposed to be called).

I believe, if I'm not mistaken, that it's the Provo, Utah, Templenacle.  (Provo, Utah City Center. )

[Kenngo1969]

They read a letter in Sacrament meeting in the wards in our stake last Sunday.

 

The shuffling of Temple districts has caused a very large shortage of temple workers in the Provo Temple.

 

1600 people short.

[insert whistling smiley here.]

[Kenngo1969]

No, not that much space seems to be needed, especially when these ordinances could be performed in churches that sit empty during the day all week.

I love my church experience, mingling with my fellow saints, and I love the sublime peace I feel in the Temple.  Both are valuable, but the only time they've been comparable is when I have attended a broadcast of a Temple dedication at a stake center.

 

P.S.: No offense, Tacenda, but it's funny how the "sitting empty" accusation is made by people who don't participate with enough regularity to realize just how much the buildings they claim are underutilized really are used. The only day on which I have not attended weekday/weeknight church functions with regularity is Monday.  (And often, buildings are even occupied before Family Home Evening on that date by people who are cleaning them.)

Edited May 6, 2015 by Kenngo1969

[Calm]

I assume, when you say "wheelchair section," that wheelchairs are available for those who need them and are taking the tour.  If not, rent one on your own (I'll pay for it, if need be: just PM me and tell me where to send the check ) and go.  Plenty of people have used wheelchairs as a convalescent, recuperative measure when they're unsteady on their feet (whatever the reason, and whether temporary or not). (I realize you may not feel up to it for other reasons besides dizziness, but don't let that alone stop you. )

Fortunately I won't need it, especially since a wheelchair wouldn't have worked as I was needing to be compleltely horizontal. But I even went driving a couple of times this past week so I am good to go.

Now if we can just get my mom there. She feels it would be too long for her.

[Tacenda]

I love my church experience, mingling with my fellow saints, and I love the sublime peace I feel in the Temple. Both are valuable, but the only time they've been comparable is when I have attended a broadcast of a Temple dedication at a stake center.

P.S.: No offense, Tacenda, but it's funny how the "sitting empty" accusation is made by people who don't participate with enough regularity to realize just how much the buildings they claim are underutilized really are used. The only day on which I have not attended weekday/weeknight church functions with regularity is Monday. (And often, buildings are even occupied before Family Home Evening on that date by people who are cleaning them.)

Well, you don't know me very well then. My comment was made in haste and I neglected to remember they sit empty except for the occasional basketball practice, dance practice, weight lifting women's exercise class, zumba class, Cub Scouts, Activity Days and service projects by RS to add to the list. So you're right, the church does have a lot of activities, I'd just forgotten about them.

I think what I said might be partly that I don't like the amount that is plunked down for temples, why can't the work be done in a more humble environment? Yeah, yeah I know it's the Lord's house, no amount of money is spared. I lived by a guy that worked in the department that built temples, he told my husband there is no budget when it comes to building temples.

And I mentioned doing temple work in churches because in the past I remember a church leader, probably local, saying one day we'll have church in our homes and use churches for temple work, because of the amount of temple names that need the work done.

I guess it was Robert's reply about there being a lot of space that got me in a tangent.

Edited May 6, 2015 by Tacenda

[David13]

I'm in Lehi today.  See my report from Temple Square.

Tomorrow, Payson open house.

I won't take photos.  But I will keep memories that will last a lifetime.

dc

[Rain]

I think what I said might be partly that I don't like the amount that is plunked down for temples, why can't the work be done in a more humble environment? Yeah, yeah I know it's the Lord's house, no amount of money is spared. I lived by a guy that worked in the department that built temples, he told my husband there is no budget when it comes to building temples.

When I was a wheel chair host at the Gilbert temple it was amazing to see how speechless many people became in the Celestial room. Most that I was around were nonmembers. One woman quietly remarked with deep reverence how you couldn't help, but know this was a place of God.

It was a stunning comment to me because of all that was behind those words and how I had grown immune to the idea having been in a number of Celestial rooms.

Yes, a lit of money goes into temples, but as members I think we sometimes miss the value that comes from that. This woman was clearly not thinking about the money that went into decorating, but the feeling which the decorating brought and the Spirit that was there.

Could we make less expensive temples? Yes. Could we put less effort into maintaining them? Yes. But I think one of the things this all symbolizes is building our lives into temples. Not thinking that ______ time in scripture reading is too high of a cost, but finding the chandelier gems in their pages. Not complaining about the high cost of time spent in service, but seeing our eternal relationships in mirrors on the walls. The cost, the size all go towards helping us realize there is so much more to eternity than we can fathom.

[Tacenda]

When I was a wheel chair host at the Gilbert temple it was amazing to see how speechless many people became in the Celestial room. Most that I was around were nonmembers. One woman quietly remarked with deep reverence how you couldn't help, but know this was a place of God.

It was a stunning comment to me because of all that was behind those words and how I had grown immune to the idea having been in a number of Celestial rooms.

Yes, a lit of money goes into temples, but as members I think we sometimes miss the value that comes from that. This woman was clearly not thinking about the money that went into decorating, but the feeling which the decorating brought and the Spirit that was there.

Could we make less expensive temples? Yes. Could we put less effort into maintaining them? Yes. But I think one of the things this all symbolizes is building our lives into temples. Not thinking that ______ time in scripture reading is too high of a cost, but finding the chandelier gems in their pages. Not complaining about the high cost of time spent in service, but seeing our eternal relationships in mirrors on the walls. The cost, the size all go towards helping us realize there is so much more to eternity than we can fathom.

My sister told me a story recently about getting to go through the Ogden temple open house with a group, I guess no ordinary group because they were allowed to sit down in the Celestial room and spend time, not be herded through. One of the gentleman was a non member who owns Station Park in Farmington, Utah. I guess there are a few like it across the country. Well he was very touched by the Celestial room and got emotional, I think she told me he felt close to his mom or something.

So when you can have that experience, closer to those on the other side, I see what you mean. Great story about the woman in the Gilbert temple.

Maybe I need to not look at it the way I have in my more cynical ways. They are across the world now and at one time I had a current recommend that I took for granted. That now would feel nice to have again.

[Rain]

The first time I hosted at Gilbert I directed traffic just outside a sealing room. While there I heard how the wheelchair tours were different and I volunteered in that area the next time because of that. Because of where the elevators were and the flow of traffic they had to take wheelchairs a different way for some of the time. This meant they saw less of the temple. We did, however, get to take them into a different sealing room, sit down with them and the tour guide was able to spend longer sharing about the sealing room and the temple. It was really nice. I wish it could have been practical to do that on all the tours.

Edited May 13, 2015 by Rain

[boblloyd91]

I went today and it was awesome! It was even more awesome that there weren't any protesters to be seen.

[David13]

I also went today.  You may have seen the motorcycle in front of the volunteer entrance.

It is fantastic.  Beautiful beyond belief.

The number of people going thru' and the number of volunteers was amazing. 

This afternoon I went over to Manti and walked around the Temple.  They are both so beautiful.

As to the Payson open house, I would like to know the final tally on the number of people that went thru'.  And the number of volunteers that served for the open house.

dc