temple visit

This evening we were privileged to take a tour of the latest LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) Temple right here in Draper. Mormons meet each Sunday in their local Church meeting house for regular church services to which children and all visitors are welcome. The LDS temples (which are much fewer in number than churches) are reserved for special forms of worship (endowment ceremonies, marriages, learning and ceremonies for the dead) and are normally open to only adult members of the church who have been deemed worthy of temple privileges. However, before each temple is dedicated, it is open to the general public for tours so Mark and I were able to take a "peak" at what goes on inside. Here we are with our neighbors Brad & Christine outside the beautiful white granite building.