Touching the Temple

This is the Jordan River Temple--This is where Hank & Lori were sealed.



Temple preparation begins in childhood

One busy day at the Jordan River Utah Temple, its president, Robert L. Backman, witnessed an unusual sight.
A young family was standing outside the temple. The parents and their small children quietly approached the building's exterior walls and placed their hands on the temple. President Backman approached the family and asked what they were doing. They gave a simple answer: "We want to touch the temple."
The emeritus General Authority appreciated the efforts of that earnest mother and father to make the temple a physical, tangible element in the lives of their children.


Soon there will be the new Draper and Oquirrh Temples in the Salt Lake Valley just on the other side of the hills of Alpine, UT and West of Bangerter Highway. I want all of my young grandchildren to experience going to walk through the new temple in January through March. We will plan a time for all of us to go together and experience the joys of seeing and being in the temple before it is dedicated. This will make a lasting impression on all of them like the Mt. Timpanogos Temple did on K3 when he was three years old!