I feel as though my kids are constantly giving me examples
that I should live by. Both Eden and
Brigham are just awesome at that. I
often catch myself watching them and wondering to myself if I see the world as
genuinely pure as they do. It amazes me,
and I love those moments.
Yesterday, I again had one of those learning moments from
Eden. We had the opportunity to go to
the open house for the Ogden LDS Temple.
The temple is newly renovated and is open to the public for a while
before being dedicated in late September of this year. I think that anyone who goes on a tour of the
temple will agree that it is a building of great beauty. For LDS people, it has a great significance
because of the belief that it is a place where families can be sealed together
for all eternity. Here is a short video
about why Mormon’s build temples and the significance they have to us (Temple Video). We often refer to the temple as the “House of
the Lord”…which is where my learning from Eden moment comes into play.
As we walked through the entire temple on a tour, I was
holding Brigham and Becca was walking with Eden. Because we refer to the temple as the House
of the Lord or, in Eden’s terms, Jesus’ House, she was looking for Him
everywhere. She could care less about
what the temple looked like on the inside.
She just wanted to see Jesus.
When the tour ended and we hadn’t seen Jesus yet, she was very
disappointed.
On the south side of the temple grounds there is a reception
tent that has more information about temples and such. There is also a large statue of Christ entitled
the Christus. When Eden saw the statue,
she was overcome with joy. She ran to it
and gave it a hug. After sighing a huge
sigh of relief for finally seeing Jesus, she turned to go…and then immediately
ran back to Jesus again and hugged Him again.
Can you see what I mean about her teaching me?
Isn’t that a wonderful lesson from Eden?
When I see Christ will I run to Him?
Do I run to Him daily now for strength or comfort? Am I content to seek Christ in all that I do,
constantly? Thanks Eden for once again
teaching us about the simple and essential importance of Christ in our lives.
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