Rewind: Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House

Towards the end of July, Jolea told me that she would be taking her family to the open house of the Oquirrh Mountain Temple and she invited our family to go with them. We love doing things with the Beatty Family and what could be better than exposing our little ones to the beautiful temple. I was really excited as I realized that we had taken Max to the open house of the Rexburg temple when he was just a year old, and now Luke, even as little as he is, would be going to his first open house too! What a beautiful little temple it was and Max did relatively well practicing his reverent skills, considering he is 2 1/2 years old. I had been showing him pictures of the temples and as we got closer to the temple he saw it and shouted "Mom...Teeeple!" He was especially excited about the 'swimming pool' (aka, The Baptistery), the 'Cows' (aka, The Oxen) and the elevators that we got to ride time and time again (as we had strollers with us.) He was equally excited about the cookie he received at the end of the tour. I was thrilled that just last Sunday we were able to go to our meeting house to be a part of the beautiful dedication of this temple. Ryan and I had just attended the temple together and it just made me wish I could go every week. I am so glad that Max and Luke were with us as we walked through that holy house and that at such a young age, Max knows that the 'Teeple' is a special place.