We have had another great week here on Temple Square! Crazy to think that this is my last preparation day for the transfer - that week that they sliced off of this transfer really makes a difference! We'll be going into a seven week transfer here pretty soon - we'll see how it goes!
1. Temples!!!! We have had such a great week with the temple - on Monday, our zone did a service project there where we helped clean! It was such a great experience last time we did it, that we decided to do it again. It was great - we were cleaning chandeliers and lights again - but at the end, and after a little begging, they let us go up the spiral staircases in the towers (cleaning on the way up of course) and we got to see the assembly room! It was absolutely magnificent. It's a temple specific room, so it's not replicated in any other temple although some other pioneer age temples have assembly rooms. It was here specifically that they would hold the solemn assemblies - where we all raise our hands and sustain the next prophet to lead the church after the prophet dies. There was certainly a special spirit there.
2. This morning, we were in the temple and while we were sitting and thinking, there were only 2 other people in the room with us. They were whispering about their lives and their missions and people they knew - and although they were whispering, it was so loud!! It actually made me think - whispers are so loud in silent rooms. It made me think about the Spirit of God - the Spirit often speaks in a whisper, and so frequently I've wished that He would talk a little louder so that he could be easier to hear. But I thought today as I unwittingly eavesdropped on these two girls conversation, that if I can make my spirit and my mind like the temple - free from dirt and clutter, a calm and inviting place, that the sound of a whisper can truly be very loud and I will be able to hear the Spirit more easily. Something to think on.
3. I met a family on Square the other day over by the temple model, it's a cut out of the temple that allows people to see the interior. Anyways, it was a dad and his three kids, and we started talking about going to the temple. The dad ended up opening up to me after his kids had walked away, telling me that their mom wasn't active in the church anymore and that it makes it really hard on their family and for him especially to try and keep his kids active in the gospel, when their mom is actively working against it. I don't know if our conversation did him any good, but it really made me grateful for my family and for temples - the blessings we have when we're faithful to the promises we make inside, and the strength we receive from regular temple worship. I think there's a reason that President Nelson encouraged the women to make it a more regular part of their lives.
It's getting chilly here in SLC - we've got some serious snow and we're all bundled up... hot chocolate has become a great after square routine. Love you all!
--Sister Black
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