Temple #10

Our temple! 

We hadn't been back since we got sealed so it 

was a great day. 

We even waited until "our couch" was

open in the Celestial Room :) 

We are glad we didn't get married a month 

earlier because everything on the grounds is still dead.

I am so grateful for temples and 

for eternal marriage. 

Fun Facts: 

-The Draper Temple was the 12th temple built in Utah

-All of the art-glass windows 

(created by Utah artist, Tom Holdman) 

miraculously survived a fired even though 

the art studio itself was so badly burned, 

it was condemned.

-There are 221 exterior windows, 

50 interior windows, and 432 door panels 

for a total of 35,420 hand cut pieces of glass. 

The windows incorporate the Log Cabin

 quilt pattern used by the early pioneers.

-The Draper Temple is built of the 

finest materials including 

granite from China, 

Makore wood from Africa, 

and limestone from France.

-The theme carried through the 

Draper Temple is of the sego lily - Utah's state flower. 

-The Draper Temple has the largest sealing

 room in the state of Utah, seating up to 80 guests.