There is something about the temple that makes it unique and different from other places. Whether you walk the grounds or enter its doors, there is an increase of joy and peace found there. It truly is hallowed ground.
Just this past Thursday I visited the local temple (the Seattle Temple) with two of my close friends. Something that I thought of regarding my visit (but I didn't think of until afterwards) was Moses' encounter with the burning bush in the Old Testament:
"Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
"And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
"And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
"And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
"And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground" (Exodus 3:1-5).
When we went into the temple, we took off our shoes, just as Moses did when he was commanded by the Lord. I testify that the temple and the grounds of the temple are truly holy, sanctified ground, and that is why we experience such peace and joy there.
It happened to be a beautiful day that we were there, so here are some pictures as well.
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