SharonJ

An update for those who are asking the same question as the original poster: I reached out to my Temple President and asked him about whether it would be okay for me to write down impressions I receive while I am in the Temple. He told me that they had recently sought the Lord about this topic, and they had decided that there is nothing wrong with a patron recording impressions with paper and pen/pencil while sitting in the celestial room or in any of the waiting areas within or without the temple. He said that it would not be wise to write notes in the middle of an ordinance, such as the endowment, initiatory, etc., but during any other time, including the celestial room, it would be acceptable. I also want to share, that just a few weeks before I asked the Temple President this question, one of my fellow temple workers came up to me while I was in the celestial room and politely suggested that I should not write while in the celestial room. This was why I decided to look up the answer to this question on the internet in the first place, and how I found this chat. So you can see that while it is probably quite common for patrons to be discouraged from writing in the celestial room due to various factors, that does not mean that this rule is written in stone, and that you cannot ask your Temple President. This was my experience when I reached out to my Temple President. I am very blessed and happy that this has been my experience. The original poster shared a similar story in how she was prompted to ask her Temple President at the right time. I decided to ask my Temple President because of her story. I think that this is a testimony that if you have a question like this, you can and should indeed ask your Temple President, and they should be able to give you the answer that you are seeking. I hope that no one leaves the Temple feeling that they are broken just because they have a question, or because they are not like the majority of patrons. Ask with faith, and see what happens. Keep asking. The Lord will bless you in your seeking and in your journey. You are all loved by your Father in Heaven, whatever your heart may believe or think about this topic. We are all seeking our Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ, and they love us so deeply, and they want us all to arrive safely home. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen. Sincerely, Sister Sharon Tveten

Hello! To the original poster, I want to tell you, I can totally relate to you. God did make us differently, and some of us process the world differently. I am saddened by the fact that most of the people who replied to you did not seem to want to understand you but wanted to make you feel broken. I am very glad to hear that you were able to make contact with this other Temple President who was able to allow you to do what helps you to connect with Jesus Christ and pray to him. That is my plan too, to reach out to my Temple President, after searching for answers online and coming across comments like that, and from reading your post. I am currently an ordinance worker, and I love my post. I also appreciate the gift of being able to converse with the Lord with pen and paper back and forth. It has long been the way that helps my mind to focus and be stilled. May the Lord bless us all on our journey back home! In Jesus name, amen.