Yesterday Mr. F and I went to the Birmingham, AL Temple. I can't begin to tell you how much of a needed break that was. We performed proxy sealing ordinances so that those who have died without receiving these ordinances in their mortal life have the option of receiving them after they have passed on.
It's an unbelievably good feeling to know that you're giving someone the ability to choose how they will live out their eternal life after they have "shuffled off this mortal coil". For me, sealing sessions always have a feeling of quiet joy and everyone in the room feels they are a part of something magnificent.
Sitting in the Celestial Room afterwards I felt the peace and calm that I've only ever experienced in LDS (Mormon) temples. Like bathing in sunshine on a cold day, the atmosphere inside a temple soaks through your whole being. We sat quietly, absorbing the feeling of closeness to the Lord and gaining strength from it.
While the six hour round trip drive from Atlanta to Birmingham is well worth it (and far less than some must travel), I'm excited for the reopening of the Atlanta, GA Temple this year. There will be a public open house from 9-23 April and a cultural celebration on 30 April. The rededication of the temple will be held on Sunday, 1 May 2011. For more information, please click HERE.
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