Find a Penny, pick it up and all day you'll have good luck!!

Our adventure to the LDS Calgary Temple Open house began way earlier than Lindsey's like to get up. 5:30 is too early to be functioning in my books. We had a great beginning of a trip, stopped for gas and what did we find a PENNY at the pump from Ecuador!!!!

Of course we picked it up. Can't let good luck go to waste. That would just be silly. I am sure that the penny helped us arrive at our destination without getting lost and with plenty of time to spare. Okay so maybe the GPS helped a bit too.

Here are a bunch of pictures of the new temple from the outside. Pictures are not taken inside because the temple is a sacred place, the house of The Lord. The inside was absolutely beautiful. All of the workmanship is done to perfection. The stain glass, paintings, wood, carpet and every single detail inside.

When new temples are built, the surrounding area is taken into consideration regarding the design. Inside the Calgary Temple there is a lot of wheat. Wheat because of the importance of agriculture in Alberta. It can be found on the walls (in the art work), on the door handles, railings, furniture pieces and my favorite was the stain glass. Here is a picture of the stain glass from the outside. I love the colors they chose! They remind me of my wedding colors. Creme, golden browns and light teals. Gorgeous!!

Holiness to the Lord is engraved on all LDS temples as a reminder of where you are and the sacred purposes of the Temple.

 Interesting fact: The granite on the outside is from China.

 I absolutely love this picture. The clouds look amazing! This is the front entrance.

 

The view from the temple grounds. Look at those mountains, I think that they picked the right colors. The sky almost matches perfectly with the stained glass windows.

 On the very tip top is the Angel Moroni.

 The Calgary Temple is the 140th temple of the Church and is the 8th in Canada. Three of which are in Alberta. We are so spoiled to have so many Temples in our province. The other Temples are located in Cardston and Edmonton. Calgary Temple will serve approximately 25,000 LDS Members in the surrounding area. That's a lot of people, very exciting.  I am sure that once the Temple officially opens that lots of LDS members will serve their ancestors and find peace and comfort within its walls. 

Temple service is a great work, I am grateful that I have the opportunity to live close to a few different Temples and to participate in bringing families together. Knowing that I will be with my Family forever brings me joy. I want to do all that I can to bring that same joy to others.

If you have any questions regarding the LDS church or LDS temples please go to www.mormon.org
You will find answers to the questions that you have and maybe even answer some questions you haven't thought of yet. I encourage you to take some time to gain a greater understand of the purpose of Temples and Temple worship.