This summer, Matt and I had the opportunity to participate in the opening of the new Oquirrh Mountain Temple in South Jordan, Utah. We were able to volunteer and help out in various capacities as the Open House began in May and ran through August. Since this new Temple will now be the Temple that we will be attending, and we don't know when/if we will ever have this opportunity again, we took advantage of this great opportunity and volunteered for every day that was asked of our Ward to serve. We don't have children to have to juggle and find sitters for and we have no other excuses to keep us from doing so, so we took the opportunity to serve.....and enjoyed every minute of it!! 
The Temple Dedication began on Friday, August 21 and ran through Sunday, August 23. Matt and I had the privilege of getting tickets to attend the Dedication on Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 12:00 noon. What a privilege it was to sit in this marvelous and sacred building, just down the hall from our beloved Prophet Thomas S. Monson, as he dedicated the Temple to our Lord. It was an amazing experience.......one that I will never forget. As we all lifted our white handkerchiefs in singing Hosannah's...........I truly felt the Spirit very strong!!
Since this summer, I have truly grown to love this Temple and have felt a personal relationship with it. I am excited to be able to take my future family there someday to be sealed to Matt and I! I feel extremely blessed to now have 13 functioning Temples right here within the Salt Lake Valley.......what an incredible blessing! I only hope that I can always remember to take advantage of this blessing and attend as often as possible......
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