A Look Inside a Mormon Temple
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) we have our Sunday worship in meeting houses that are open to anyone and everyone. We also have Temples where we make sacred covenants and sacred ordinances are preformed. Temples are not open to anyone; only members with a current temple recommend (which is received by interviews with the bishop and stake president) can enter. But before a Temple is dedicated by the church and made a sacred place, it is open to the public.
As the Boise Temple comes to the end of its renovations there will be an open house for anyone and everyone that wants to come. I want to stress that this is not a proselyting event. If you go you will not be attacked by missionaries and have a Book of Mormon put in your bag as you leave. This is an event in which we are just sharing this wonderful building.
I feel like there's a lot of mystery surrounding Mormon temples and after having the opportunity to go through and receive my endowments it's not a secret, it's sacred. I am so sad that I can't go to the open house (being in California and all) or the dedication so I'm asking- no BEGGING for someone else to go for me please! Temples are so pretty on the inside it would be a cool thing for anyone to do.
Here's all the info I pulled from http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/boise/
Dates: Saturday, October 13, through Saturday, November 10, 2012 (excluding Sundays)
Location: 1211 South Cole Road, Boise, Idaho – View Map
Dress: Modest dress is requested.
Parking: Parking attendants will guide you to an available parking space.
Tours: Open house tours begin with a 12-minute video providing an overview of temples and why they are significant to members of the Church. Following the video, a tour host will escort you through the temple, explaining the purpose of each room and answering questions as time allows. At the conclusion of the tour, you are invited enjoy refreshments and to have any further questions answered.
Seriously this a cool opportunity for the community that usually doesn't come around very often! Fortunate for people of the Boise area the Meridian Temple will open some time in the next what- 5 years? and there will be an open house then too. But all temples are different in design and decor and it'd be cool to see both huh? And believe me this isn't a post where my underlying motive is to convert everyone who reads and goes, no. This is an awesome experience that the public doesn't get very often. Take advantage of it for me!
Here's all the info I pulled from http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/boise/
Public Open House
The general public is invited to attend an open house of the Boise Idaho Temple. Admission is free, but reservations are required.
Reservations: Open house tickets will be made available beginning Saturday, September 29, 2012, at templeopenhouse.lds.org or, beginning Monday, October 1, 2012, at (for large groups).Dates: Saturday, October 13, through Saturday, November 10, 2012 (excluding Sundays)
Location: 1211 South Cole Road, Boise, Idaho – View Map
Dress: Modest dress is requested.
Parking: Parking attendants will guide you to an available parking space.
Tours: Open house tours begin with a 12-minute video providing an overview of temples and why they are significant to members of the Church. Following the video, a tour host will escort you through the temple, explaining the purpose of each room and answering questions as time allows. At the conclusion of the tour, you are invited enjoy refreshments and to have any further questions answered.
Seriously this a cool opportunity for the community that usually doesn't come around very often! Fortunate for people of the Boise area the Meridian Temple will open some time in the next what- 5 years? and there will be an open house then too. But all temples are different in design and decor and it'd be cool to see both huh? And believe me this isn't a post where my underlying motive is to convert everyone who reads and goes, no. This is an awesome experience that the public doesn't get very often. Take advantage of it for me!
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