Wednesday Wonders: Rome Italy Temple

Dear One and I started our marriage together kneeling at an altar in the Cardston, Alberta, Canada temple nearly 46 years ago.

Cardston, Alberta, Canada Temple from Wikipedia.  No copyright information visible.

 At the time there were no temples east of the Rocky Mountains. So we made the long trip to Cardston by car, bus, train, bus, and car again.   In 1974 a beautiful new temple was dedicated in Washington, DC. 

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For years we did not get to go to the temple together as Dear One was teaching school and I was caring for five small children.  One year, when several of the children were in elementary school, sisters in the Relief Society took turns caring for the children in shifts so that I could attend the temple again. It had been many years, years when I began to doubt my spiritual worth.  That loving kindness by those sisters to allow me to attend the temple again re-ignited my spiritual lantern which continues to guide and direct me to this day.

As the children, grew Dear One and I together were able to make the trip to Washington, DC temple more and more regularly until we became ordinance workers there, and later, in Boston when that temple was dedicated.  The temple has been an integral part of our spirit's life for many many years.  It is such a blessing to attend and worship in the temple.

Now a new temple has been dedicated: in Rome, Italy.  It was so wonderful to participate in a virtual tour of this new temple led by two apostles:  Elder David Bednar and Elder Ronald Rasband.  I thought others of you might be interested in seeing and learning about this holy House of the Lord.

Here is that virtual tour.  This picture was taken from the ChurchofJesusChrist.org website.

Just click on the link beneath the temple to tour this glorious sacred edifice.