"I Love the see the Temple..."

(I'm still working on getting through the bazillion pictures from our trip, but I had this post in the "archives" that I'd never put up, and figured I might as well do it now, in the lull...)

Remember that Primary song?

"I love to see the temple, I'm going there someday

To feel the Holy Spirit, to listen and to pray.

For the temple is a House of God, a place of love and beauty.

I'll prepare myself while I am young; this is my sacred duty.

I love to see the temple. I'll go inside someday.

I'll cov'nant with my Father; I'll promise to obey.

For the temple is a holy place Where we are sealed together.

As a child of God, I've learned this truth; A fam'ly is forever."

(Wash DC temple, looking at the reflection in the pond)

I loved it as a child, and now it has even more meaning as my little ones are growing and learning. They love to see the temple. We saw it at least once a week in Uruguay, since there was one right next door to our church building. Their excited little voices yelling "Tempo! Tempo!" and "I see Angel 'Roni!" were our clue that we were almost there. Alas, the closest temple to us now is in Freiberg, Germany (soon the Ukraine one will be dedicated, though! um...not that we'll get up there too often, either...), so it's going to be a little more difficult to make it such a frequent part of our lives. Thank goodness for pictures! Here are some we've taken in the last several months, that I came across and felt like sharing:

Wash DC, June '09 (yes, this was already on our blog...)

N&B in front of Wash DC temple. It's such a gorgeous temple! Well, yeah. They ALL are...

Aaaaand, what arms around each other usually turns into...

Not of the temple, obviously, but the Christus statue in the visitors center. N&B loved it. We spent a lot of time listening to the recording (in Spanish, too, just for fun. We were a little nostalgic for Uruguay... :) and looking at the statue...pointing out the marks in His hands and feet. It was really great to see how much they really know/remember about what they've been taught, and how they understand it. I sure love them lots. But what a great responsibility it is to teach these kiddos! And a blessing, of course, but yes...quite the responsibility.

And our beloved Montevideo, Uruguay temple, April '09. If only Nuala wasn't making such a weird face! Oh, well... Angel Moroni and the Uruguay flag look just perfect, too!

Another one in front of the Montevideo temple, May '09. I miss that temple! I'm so grateful for temples and for the blessings and peace they bring to my life and my family's life. Yet another example of how much Heavenly Father loves all His children, giving us the opportunity to be together forever. Even those who have passed on without knowing about the gospel! How amazing!

And with all this temple talk, I thought I'd post a short video explaining about our temples, if anyone is interested. I was kinda surprised to even see some non-Mormon ecclesiastical leaders interviewed. It's a good one, and only 3 mins! Gotta love the short little Mormon Messages that are on youtube...