dahlia Posted February 13, 2011 Report Posted February 13, 2011 Me! I'm going to be able to do baptisms for the dead. I can't believe it. I'm so excited! The ward is going to Nauvoo, so of all the temples, how wonderful to be able to go there! A friend took me to the Seattle Temple. I was able to go inside the front door a bit and it was just wonderful. I'm so excited to be able to actually go inside a temple! I will suck up my lingering fear of the baptismal font. Quote
Backroads Posted February 13, 2011 Report Posted February 13, 2011 Me! I'm going to be able to do baptisms for the dead. I can't believe it. I'm so excited! The ward is going to Nauvoo, so of all the temples, how wonderful to be able to go there!A friend took me to the Seattle Temple. I was able to go inside the front door a bit and it was just wonderful. I'm so excited to be able to actually go inside a temple!I will suck up my lingering fear of the baptismal font. That is so exciting! Fear of the baptismal font... the lifeguard/aquatics director in me cannot comprehend a fear of anything related to water including baptismal fonts. So, stop being a pansy and suck it up! Quote
HiJolly Posted February 13, 2011 Report Posted February 13, 2011 Awesome! It is a beautiful temple with such an incredible history! I love looking west from the front porch over the city(such as it is) & the Mississippi river. What a view. HiJolly Quote
JThimm88 Posted February 13, 2011 Report Posted February 13, 2011 (edited) Fun! Doing baptisms is awesome! I miss doing them -- we just don't do them now that my hubby and I are married, lol, and we leave it to the youth of the Church. We enjoy doing sealings, but doing baptisms in the temple is just the first step! Congrats! Edited February 14, 2011 by JThimm88 Quote
dahlia Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Posted February 14, 2011 Thanks for the picture. The bishop told me to remember to turn around so I would see the river. Quote
Dravin Posted February 14, 2011 Report Posted February 14, 2011 It is a beautiful temple. I know that you'll probably be pressed for time, but if circumstances permit make the short jaunt across the street to Historic Nauvoo and at least grab a Nauvoo Brick (they're free). Quote
beefche Posted February 14, 2011 Report Posted February 14, 2011 The Nauvoo temple has a beautiful baptismal font. Well, the font is the same as in all temples, but that temple is just so darned beautiful that even the font seems to be special. Congrats on getting to the temple so soon! Return as often as you can and just think, in about a year you can get the "senior" version of the recommend! Quote
slamjet Posted February 14, 2011 Report Posted February 14, 2011 Me! I'm going to be able to do baptisms for the dead. I can't believe it. I'm so excited! The ward is going to Nauvoo, so of all the temples, how wonderful to be able to go there!A friend took me to the Seattle Temple. I was able to go inside the front door a bit and it was just wonderful. I'm so excited to be able to actually go inside a temple!I will suck up my lingering fear of the baptismal font. That is just wonderful news! Enjoy and let us know how it goes. Quote
Backroads Posted February 14, 2011 Report Posted February 14, 2011 That is a beautiful temple. For years I thought the Mexico City was the most beautiful, but then I saw the Newport temple and fell in love with that one. Quote
rameumptom Posted February 14, 2011 Report Posted February 14, 2011 How wonderful! Nauvoo is my favorite temple, only 5 hours away from my house. Quote
Dravin Posted February 14, 2011 Report Posted February 14, 2011 How wonderful! Nauvoo is my favorite temple, only 5 hours away from my house.Only 20 hours from mine. :/ Quote
Iggy Posted February 14, 2011 Report Posted February 14, 2011 How wonderful! Nauvoo is my favorite temple, only 5 hours away from my house. Only 20 hours from mine. :/ Over 34 hours from mine. Quote
dahlia Posted February 20, 2011 Author Report Posted February 20, 2011 Well, what a wonderful day. The 20' of snow has melted and we had a safe drive down to Nauvoo. It was a little cloudy in the morning, but all was clear and beautiful when we left the temple and took pictures. Before going in, we drove around Nauvoo a bit and I got to go to Joseph Smith's grave. I was so moved, I just had to stand there awhile and touch it. I had also seen the statute of Joseph and Hyrum on the internet and was thrilled, yet also saddened, to see it in person. I was surprised at the depth of emotion I felt, considering how new this all is to me. Inside, everyone greeted us warmly. We went as a ward and another woman who was baptized around the time I was was there also. The Temple President welcomed us and let us go first into the font (OK, I coulda done without that , but alright). Once dressed and waiting for others, I was sitting in the little chapel area and my missionaries came to surprise me. They had been doing endowments upstairs, so I didn't even know they had been able to come. We took pictures together and had a generally good time. The sister I drove down with showed me some artifacts of the temple, such as the original keys to the original building. I am still getting used to the idea of baptisms for the dead, but it was certainly a moving experience. It was humbling to have the Temple President tell me as I left the font, that because of my work, souls have been able to leave spirit prison. So, a very good day. And another day that a year ago, you couldn't have bet me that I'd have. Quote
pam Posted February 20, 2011 Report Posted February 20, 2011 What a beautiful story dahlia. Such an experience for you that I'm sure you will always remember. Quote
miztrniceguy Posted February 20, 2011 Report Posted February 20, 2011 I love Nauvoo. My wife and I were married there just a few months after it opened. Quote
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