Comments on: 8 observations from a morning at the temple http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/13/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/ A Mormon Blog Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:31:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Dan http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/13/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/#comment-91568 Wed, 16 May 2007 11:36:38 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/#comment-91568 This has been a great post. I do nto wish to threadjack but I wanted to ask all of you for advice. I live in the states and am going to Madrid as part of my MBA program next week and i want to catchn a sessin at the Madrid temple. I know they rentclothing there but how do I find out if they offer english sessions, when they offer them or if I would need headphones or soemthing similar. This will be my first international temple experience, so any input wold be appreciated. Feel free to respond here on to my email at kaneabal at gmail dot com

]]> By: LXXLuthor http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/13/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/#comment-91567 Mon, 14 May 2007 17:52:06 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/#comment-91567 I’m convinced God loves ice hockey. That’s why Canada is the true promised land. :)

]]> By: meems http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/13/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/#comment-91566 Mon, 14 May 2007 05:19:59 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/#comment-91566 I would love to visit this temple in Finland. My husband’s grandma is Finnish and from a little fishing town up north. She has passed away now, but we have records of her leaving her town and going to the big city (Helsinki) to find work as a maid. Fascinating stuff and our family has longed to see “the old homeland.”

We are moving in a couple of months and will have to fly through Europe a couple times a year to get home. I’m hoping that we’ll be able to do the Finland detour and enjoy the lovely people and beautiful blue skies!

]]> By: Ray http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/13/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/#comment-91565 Mon, 14 May 2007 04:31:19 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/#comment-91565 For all of you in ethnically and racially homogeneous areas, let me add that seeing someone of a different race represent the Lord is, I believe, the most powerful message of racial unity and acceptance imaginable. I had that experience Saturday in Columbus (OH), and it reinforced the feeling I had so many years ago in Atlanta the first time I witnessed it.

]]> By: amri http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/13/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/#comment-91564 Mon, 14 May 2007 04:05:07 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/#comment-91564 For three years in college, I had a roommate from Lithuania and if there was a Lithuanian that came to UT I met her/him. I learned important words like milk, cheese, sour cream and then the phrase Run for the hills! All this to say, I’m always so pleased to hear those saints banding to together and getting to the temple.

]]> By: Tracy M http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/13/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/#comment-91563 Sun, 13 May 2007 22:10:48 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/#comment-91563 Just what I need after a hectic morning…

]]> By: Rusty http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/13/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/#comment-91562 Sun, 13 May 2007 20:25:13 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/#comment-91562 Thank you Norbert. Beautiful post.

Lamonte,
You probably know my aunt and uncle who are temple missionaries in the DC temple, Nancy & George Nelson (Don’s sister is Nancy). Oh, and my wife works in the temple and has come to love the initiatory as her favorite part of the temple experience.

]]> By: lamonte http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/13/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/#comment-91561 Sun, 13 May 2007 20:02:17 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/#comment-91561 Norbert – Thanks for your beautiful description of your day at the temple. My wife and I work the Thursday night shift, two times a month, at the Washington DC temple. Unfortunately Thursday nights are often slow and sometimes we even have to cancel a session (we have a session if even one person shows up.) Since the construction of temples in Raliegh, NC, Columbus, Boston, New York City, Palmyra and elsewhere, our temple district has shrunk in size and numbers. Sometimes there will be a ward or stake come on Thursday and the sessions are much bigger.

But despite the relatively sparce crowd, the work continues and the associations are similary enjoyable. I find it hard to believe that I am nowing saying this but my favorite time is in the initiatory. Whether an outside patron comes with their own names or an ordinance worker acts as the patron, the blessings given there always remind me of the great love the Lord has for us and what waits for us in the next life. In our sealing sessions (again the patrons are typically just the ordinance workers) our pleasant natured sealer always tells a bit about those we are doing work for and suggests that we smile at each other, just as those on the other side are undoubtedly doing,as spouses are being sealed together and as children are being sealed to parents. Whether it is a sunny Saturday morning (my favorite time) as you have described, or a regular Thursday evening, the temple brings out the best in us all.

]]> By: Levi Peterson http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/13/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/#comment-91556 Sun, 13 May 2007 15:12:00 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/#comment-91556 You can get peaceful feelings from outside a temple too. There is now a small, beautiful temple in my hometown of Snowflake, Arizona. It sits on a hill that was two miles west of town when I was a boy. Its presence has been an enormous boost to the self confidence of the Latter-day Saints in Snowflake and the surrounding towns. My wife and I visit the site when we go back to Snowflake. As I say, it’s a peaceful place to be.

]]> By: Norbert http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/13/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/#comment-91560 Sun, 13 May 2007 14:27:06 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/8-observations-from-a-morning-at-the-temple/#comment-91560 Ack! Yes, I burned the spirituality away on an afternoon of ice hockey and a night of Eurovision. (Ronan: did you see the British entry? Hang your head in shame.)

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