"And it shall come to pass in the last days, when the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow unto it." (2Nephi 12:2, Isaiah 2:2)
I love this photo, from the Deseret Morning News, of the new Draper Temple, in the background and the new Oquirrh Mountain Temple in the foreground. There is also another temple, the Jordan River Temple, in between these two, but not in line for the camera shot. Along with the Salt Lake Temple, we now have four temples in the Salt Lake Valley! I love the verse above, from 2Nephi12:2 and Isaiah 2:2. The "mountain of the Lord's house" is, of course, referring to the temple. And I love how it says "established in the top of the mountains", did you know that the word "Utah" is from the Ute Indian word meaning "top of the mountains"?
Today, we are going to visit the open house of the Draper Temple again. We went on the first day, back in January, and now we're going again and taking three teenagers with us. One of the boys we have known since he was 2 years old. He's always been a good boy, kind and loving, but when he was 15, about a year ago, he got in with the wrong crowd of kids and got addicted to hard drugs. Through lots of prayer, intervention, a return to right-minded friends and God's grace, he was turned around and is now back to his happy, loving and giving self. He is now helping other kids to get clean. He is an inspiration to many. Now he is ready to open himself up to the spirituality he feels inside himself. Like Joseph Smith, he is looking for which church to join. He's met with the missionaries a few times, and when I asked him if he'd like to go through the temple at the open house, he accepted gladly, and is bringing along a couple friends. What a wonderful day!
And it shall come to pass....
"The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined." (Isaiah 9:2)
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