The Temple!

I made it up to the Chicago Temple today - a feat in and of itself because I DETEST the traffic up there. It stresses me so that I usually get a migraine. As a result, I do not go to the Chicago Temple very often, preferring Nauvoo or Louisville. (The Indianapolis Temple cannot open fast enough for me!)

When we were visiting teaching a day or so ago, I asked my friend, Lisa Connolly, if she wanted to go up with me. She was available so we hopped in her car and headed up this morning.

When we arrived, a greeter asked if we needed help finding the dressing room, and Lisa replied that we knew where to go. The woman then observed, "I can tell you have come from a long distance."

The two of us both got a bit of the giggles - did we really look that bad? So we said something along those lines and the temple worker hastily amended that she had not meant her words that way. Then she said something that I find interesting and have been thinking about ever since.

"I can tell you come from far away because people who live close to the temple hurry in and go directly to the dressing room without looking around at things."

Hmmmm. Food for thought, especially with the Indianapolis Temple under construction. I do not ever want to take having a temple close by for granted!

 Me outside the temple after our session.

 The fountain by the entrance - I have always thought it looked like something from The Jetsons!

 Lisa and me, ready to head home.

We got in a session and then drove home, so it was a quick trip. The traffic going up was not bad; coming home there was much more and I did feel headachy. But, attending the temple was definitely worth the annoyance of a migraine.