I was privileged to go to the temple today.
The Mesa temple is an old building, with few windows, and thick walls that shut out the noise of the street. One can leave all discord at the door. Everyone speaks in hushed tones, and we all change into white clothes, to represent purity. Our common clothing hides any class distinctions and we are all just brothers and sisters there, children of God.
Shedding the outside world like that makes it easier to feel the peace inside, and when in the proper frame of mind, to really receive inspiration. And it reminds us that that we are expected to be quiet and listen in order to hear.
1st Kings 19: 11-12 And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still, small voice.
Attending the temple is kind of like entering a mineral spring for the soul.
It seems to have Spiritual restorative powers for the truly humble.
The rites and rituals performed in the Temple all point to Jesus Christ, reminding us we need to be seeking him and serving him, and striving to be better Christians.
I know this song, In the House of Stone and Light, wasn't written about Christ, nor a temple, but many of the lyrics certainly make one think of going there. Martin Page wrote this while staying in the Grand Canyon. You get the sense of his yearning to shed the past, to be reborn, to hear what God could teach him if he'd become a child again and open to learning.
Some of the lyrics:
"O Mount Kailas uncover me
Come my restoration
Wash my body clean
I've been walking
Along a crooked path
Where the walls have fallen
And broken me in half
I'm telling you
I will not rest till I lay down my head
I'm gonna go
In the house of stone and light
I shall not cry for the blindman I leave behind
When I go In the house of stone and light
Old man waiting at the gates for me
Give me the wisdom, Give me the key
I make my way, O gonna be such a beautiful day
In the house of stone and light"
If you've never heard it, here is a link to listen - it's a youtube vid, the only recording I could find to share.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIa9UEXd98Q
"I must go there, to find my soul there..."
The Mesa temple is an old building, with few windows, and thick walls that shut out the noise of the street. One can leave all discord at the door. Everyone speaks in hushed tones, and we all change into white clothes, to represent purity. Our common clothing hides any class distinctions and we are all just brothers and sisters there, children of God.
Shedding the outside world like that makes it easier to feel the peace inside, and when in the proper frame of mind, to really receive inspiration. And it reminds us that that we are expected to be quiet and listen in order to hear.
1st Kings 19: 11-12 And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still, small voice.
Attending the temple is kind of like entering a mineral spring for the soul.
It seems to have Spiritual restorative powers for the truly humble.
The rites and rituals performed in the Temple all point to Jesus Christ, reminding us we need to be seeking him and serving him, and striving to be better Christians.
I know this song, In the House of Stone and Light, wasn't written about Christ, nor a temple, but many of the lyrics certainly make one think of going there. Martin Page wrote this while staying in the Grand Canyon. You get the sense of his yearning to shed the past, to be reborn, to hear what God could teach him if he'd become a child again and open to learning.
Some of the lyrics:
"O Mount Kailas uncover me
Come my restoration
Wash my body clean
I've been walking
Along a crooked path
Where the walls have fallen
And broken me in half
I'm telling you
I will not rest till I lay down my head
I'm gonna go
In the house of stone and light
I shall not cry for the blindman I leave behind
When I go In the house of stone and light
Old man waiting at the gates for me
Give me the wisdom, Give me the key
I make my way, O gonna be such a beautiful day
In the house of stone and light"
If you've never heard it, here is a link to listen - it's a youtube vid, the only recording I could find to share.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIa9UEXd98Q
"I must go there, to find my soul there..."
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