Atlanta Temple Rededication!

The Atlanta Temple has been under reconstruction for about two years. And now it is finally back open!!! For the whole month of April it was open to the public to allow visitors and members of the church to be able to walk through it. Brett, my parents, Miranda and I all got to walk through last day of the open house. It was amazing and beautiful. There aren’t even words to describe the feelings I felt inside the Temple.

 I actually had the opportunity to walk through the Temple before we went as a family. The YSA branch had the assignment to clean the temple on April 19^th, but before we cleaned that night the temple tours where backed up so we were delayed on cleaning and they needed some help with the tour guides. One of the leaders in the YSA branch volunteered me to help do a walk through. Thank goodness I didn’t have to speak I was just supposed to make the group stay together and keep people moving. And I was afraid someone was going to ask me crazy questions and I wouldn’t know what to say because I mean I really could just turn to them and be like I don’t know this is my first time seeing this too…haha! But there were no crazy questions and the Spirit was felt very strong. 

The outside grounds changed a bit. They added more walking areas and pretty plants and flowers and beautiful stairs in the front that lead to the front door. For the inside I not sure what changed because like I said it was my first time seeing it besides the baptismal font, so whatever they did it looks amazing and beautiful. I do know they made a bigger waiting room equipped with big screen TV to show movies while family members and friends wait.

I can’t wait to go back to the Temple to get sealed to my eternal companion. It felt so right and amazing to walk through the Temple with Brett. We were both learning more about the Temple together. And we are both excited to partake in the blessing and ordinances performed in the House of the Lord! 

 

Along with being able to walk through the Temple Brett and I also had the opportunity to be inside the Temple when it was dedicated on May 1^st 2011. Our branch President I guess had extra tickets to the dedication and felt that we should be the lucky ones to have them. I thought being able to walk through the temple was spiritual, but this day had to top them all. Everyone was so reverent and it was so peaceful inside the temple. And knowing the prophet was not only in the same building with me he was only like a wall away…haha. I felt a powerful difference in the feelings I felt and the atmosphere as the Prophet Monson gave the dedication prayer. And when it was all over it took a while to get out of the temple with all the people that were able to attend inside, but it was fine with me I didn’t want to leave the Temple and I don’t think anyone was in a rush to get out. The whole month of April was an amazing month with Conference, Easter, and The Temple.