Yesterday at Church, there was much focus in our ward on temples and temple work. This gave me an opportunity to reflect on my recent trip to the Washington D.C. Temple. Although our group (Jane, Ken, Gayle, Scott, Cheryl, and I, plus Ben & Ali) could have spent our limited time in Washington D.C. focusing on the many historical sites available to tourists, we made the decision to make the roughly 45 min. drive from Ben and Ali's house in Woodbridge, VA to the temple in Kensington, MD. After a nice birthday meal for Jane and I at the Cheesecake Factory close to the temple, we headed to the temple and had a wonderful, spiritual experience there. This was the first time I had been able to go on a session with Cheryl since she received her endowment last June. I loved being there with her! I can honestly say that our trip to the temple was the highlight of the trip for me. Although I am at the temple once a week, I never grow tired of doing the Lord's work there. Yesterday I started thinking about some contrasts between the Lord's house and the White House where the President of the United States lives. We were able to see both from the outside, which was nice, but we were unable to enter one of the houses. Even after following all of the requirements to get inside the White House, including a background check, we were unable to get tickets for the tour. This was very disappointing for me, but I understood that the chances would not be good on getting tickets to enter. We qualified, but were denied entry. On the flipside, because I have a current temple recommend, I am able to enter any of the Lord's Temple's throughout the world as many times as I would like to. Anyone who qualifies is allowed to enter. In fact, the Lord becons all to come to his house, whereas only a select few are allowed into the White House, kinda the luck of the draw.
The White House of the Lord
The White House of the U.S. President
If I had to choose which house I would like to enter, I would choose the House of the Lord any day!
2 comments:
I love your comparison of the two white houses! I bet you had so much fun. Washington D.C. is so pretty and the D.C. temple is probably my favorite. It is gorgeous! I loved standing in the visitors center and looking out at the temple and it looked like Christ was standing next to me. Oh, and happy belated birthday!
A very well written comparison. I hadn't thought about that. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
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