{"id":1328,"date":"2015-04-22T20:33:33","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T04:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.riley.rackliffe.org\/?p=1328"},"modified":"2015-04-22T20:33:33","modified_gmt":"2015-04-23T04:33:33","slug":"moments-payson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.riley.rackliffe.org\/?p=1328","title":{"rendered":"Moments, Payson"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Payson<\/a><\/p>\n

Over 25+ years of living in Utah I\u2019ve been able to attend a lot of temple open houses. This weekend I made it to Payson for the open house by virtue of an invitation given to my father. This means I not only got to tour the new temple but I got to do it with my parents, five siblings, and nine nieces and nephews. We entered the temple with a partial party due to inconsistent arrival times and some rather excited children. Everyone was to have a buddy so I had an eight-year-old nephew on the left and the six-year-old niece on the right. I got to tell them about the baptistery, the recommend desk, the instruction rooms, alters, sealing rooms and mirrors that stretch into eternity. I also got to keep my niece from being the first person to test the shiny locker room bathroom. <\/p>\n

\"Payson<\/a><\/p>\n

\tHaving toured the temple from bottom to top we were wandering the top floor where three large sealing rooms and a massive central marriage waiting room dominate. There was a group of people entering the floor from the stairwell. There we found our missing family. Benson and Bailey laid eyes on us (and Grandpa) and immediately their awe-filled faces switched to delight as they broke free from mom and dad and raced through the crowd with peals of laughter. <\/p>\n

\"Payson<\/a><\/p>\n

What did Lehi feel when he saw his family following the rod? What will heaven feel like when we recognize the faces waiting for us there? I think I can guess. And it\u2019s worth building temples to feel it. <\/p>\n

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