The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints builds temples all around the world where faithful members go to learn more of Jesus Christ and his plan, receive ordinances for themselves, and perform vicarious work for their deceased ancestors. These temples are beautifully constructed both inside and out. They are designed to direct our thoughts heavenward and seal families together for eternity. The redemptive work that is performed here is not to be found anywhere else on the earth. All people are invited to experience for themselves the grandeur and blessings of temple work by qualifying themselves to enter the House of the Lord. In the meantime, I'll be taking you through the A to Z of our temples.
ATLANTA GEORGIA TEMPLE
Each temple has a Celestial Room. While no ceremonies are actually performed in the Celestial Room, it acts as the final stage of progression in an instructional ceremony called the Endowment. After being taught of God's plan and symbolically passing through the veil, patrons arrive in the Celestial Room. It is a representation of the Celestial Kingdom, the highest degree of glory in heaven, a place where God and Jesus dwell. This room helps us visualise ourselves in such a place. It is a place of peaceful contemplation and meditation, a place to pray and receive inspiration and revelation for issues or struggles we may be facing in life. A person may stay as long as they wish in the Celestial Room at the end of their Endowment Session.
What a beautiful post and equally gorgeous pictures. Almost felt like I traveled there through your eyes.
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Thanks Sonia, there is a lot more beauty coming up this month. Stay posted!
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ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting place of worship! The interior room especially is grand and gives one the feeling of pureness with an all-white decor. Thanks for joining me this morning with my first A2Z contribution in my Little Mermaid Art Sketch series with ARIEL on Curious as a Cathy!!
Happy A2Zing!!
I've lived near Atlanta for over 30 years and have never seen this. Good start to the A to Z Challenge!
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A very beautiful building
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog. Good luck with the A to Z challenge
Regards
Anne
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Duncan
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea for the A2Z challenge! I love that you are sharing our beautiful temples with the world. So uplifting!
~Mary
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Thank you all for coming over. And best of luck with the challenge
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful inside and outside. In New York State, there is a Sacred Sites Sunday - one Sunday a year where houses of worship open their doors to the public, conduct tours, and so forth. This is like a month long Sacred Sites event, and I wish you the best with A to Z!
ReplyDeleteWow, such a beautiful building!
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The Multicolored Diary
I've seen a number of Temples around the country but don't recall having seen this one. They are all beautiful structures.
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Thanks guys for visiting, appreciate your comments and time :)
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