We have had several wonderful experiances at the Johannesburg Temple over the past couple of weeks. Last week we accompanied a large number of young Elder Missionaries from the Johannesburg Missionary Training Center for an Endowment session at the temple. This was the first time attending the Temple for many of the missionaries. And today, we spent the afternoon as ordinance workers at the Temple, something we will doing every other week from now on. For my non-Mormon friends, our Temple is a very sacred place. We consider it to be the House of God. Only those who are worthy may participate in the ordinances performed there, and to do so is one of the most special and sacred things that we as members can do. Several weeks ago I ran into a family who had come all the way from Uganda to go to the Temple........ that would be about a five hour and very expensive plane trip from Uganda. The father of the family told me that they had been saving money for several years to build a small house. They had the foundations in, but then decided that it was more important that they spend their savings to come to Johanneburg to spend one day at the Temple. I was so touched to hear him relate his story and to feel his amazing spirit. It will now be another three or four years before he will have enough saved to complete his new house. One cannot avoid being forever changed by these experiences.
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