Temple Devotional

Brad and I spent a beautiful Sabbath afternoon in the Assembly Hall on the upper floor of the Logan Temple. What a marvelous afternoon and blessing.
It has been thirty three years since I was last blessed to sit in this room and be taught.

It was a warm spring day and the temple grounds are so very beautiful with the spring flowers.  The daffodils are gone but the tulips are coming into bloom and the magnolia trees are breath taking.  The fountain is now alive and bubbling.  In the evening when we leave the temple it is light with such pretty colors.

As we met in the large Assembly Hall they had the windows open so that the breeze could cross through the room.  It was not hot nor cool.  Just the stuffiness of about 800 people.  Not at all uncomfortable for me.  President Taylor also told the men that it was a white shirt day if they so desired.  That meant they were welcome to take of their suit jackets.

The music was breath taking.  Sister Vivian Blanchard, one of my favorite teachers, was the pianist for the meeting and the choir that sang.  Brother Carl Ashby was the choir director.  He brings such great sounds from those that participate.  It was so neat to see this beautiful choir made up of temple workers in our age category.  Their voices were so solid and firm as they raised testimonies in song.

When we sang the opening hymn "High on the Mountain Top" I had goose bumps in this room that was not a bit cold.  The ceiling is so tall that the music just resounded.  I thought about the people that were sitting on the temple grounds when we went in and wondered what they thought when they heard this beautiful music coming out of the temple.  The choir sang "O My Father" for an intermediate musical selection and "The Spirit of God" for their closing number.  The tears were so close to the surface as I listened and thought of the message that the words delivered.  So amazing.

President Taylor conducted.  He recognized the former temple presidencies that were in attendance at our session.  President Rolfe Kerr was asked to bare his testimony.  The speakers with Sister Lynette Taylor, the temple matron, President Ward Taylor, the current temple president and Elder Vaughn Featherstone.  The messages were inspiring and touching.  The testimonies were strong and sure.  The afternoon was sweet.