Ogden Temple Open House

So it's finally done!  After three years of reconstruction the Ogden temple is open to the public.  Don't miss the opportunity to take your kids, family and neighbors.  We took some really good friends the Johnson's.  They are so much fun to be around and it made the day super fun.  My favorite rooms were the Bridal Dressing rooms, and the Sealing room.  The Sealing room had the most amazing stain glass windows, and also gorgeous gold detail on the ceilings.  The bridal dressing room had the most beautiful swan mirrors.  They were stunning.  I wish this temple was open when Dan and I go married.  We chose the get married in the Salt Lake City Temple and it was gorgeous too.  But because of the high demand of weddings in August we had our Ceremony at 7:40 in the morning.  I'm not kidding, I was so tired that day.  I really hope that remodeling the Ogden Temple will increase the amount of weddings that are performed in Ogden.  The old version of the Ogden Temple did kind of look like a space ship, and our friends Ken and Lillian were joking that we'd rather get married at 7:40 in the morning in the SLC temple than in the Ogden temple because it looked like a space ship.  I pretty much was like yep, that's pretty close to being right.  Seriously though the temple was beautiful I feel incredibly blessed to be so close to so many temples.  This is the fourth temple open house our kids have had the opportunity to view.  It's amazing to see the work of the Lord roll forward.  I know that this if Christ's Church.  I know that Jesus is my Lord and Savior, and I'm am so grateful for my wonderful family, darling husband and sweet children.  I know our family will be forever, this life is not the end.  We will continue in love and happiness all together into eternity.   Right across the street from the temple it the Children's Tree House museum.  It just happened to be a big back to school promotion day with free entrance for the public as well.  The kids played at the museum for a couple of hours.  It was nice to let them run and play in a nice air conditioned building.  Kirk and Evan played a couple of games of chess, and Kate and Kara had a ball in the arts and crafts area.