Kansas City or Bust

In the month of April, the family had the opportunity for a service experience that does not happen every day, we assisted in the open house of the Kansas City Temple. 

As many of you know, we are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and we are a temple building people.  A temple has now been built in Kansas City, MO.

 (For those who would like to know more about why we build temples, click HERE) 

The newest temple has now opened in Kansas City, MO.

KC Temple

Prior to the opening of a new temple, an open house is held for the public to attend. Guided tours and information sessions are given and afterward the attendees gather for a reception with refreshments and the opportunity for one on one discussion about the the experience and the LDS belief system.  In order to accommodate the public, volunteers are asked to help with the many parts of the open house event and Cherilyn and I were able to help one weekend.  We obtained our ticket to go to the open house and drove to KC on a Friday afternoon before our Saturday service.

open house ticket (tickets were free)

open house invitation

The girls in line before the tour

KC Temple

the girls after having enjoyed the tour

We enjoyed our tour of the temple and then headed back to the hotel.  After a nights rest, we were up at the crack of dawn for our service.  Cherilyn and I, along with Jeff and Lori, headed to the temple while the girls got to stay at the hotel, being watch by the sister of Cherilyn's good friend Lori.  Jeff and I were assigned to assist with the parking duties while Lori and Cherilyn helped out with the refreshments inside the Stake Center.  We had the perfect day, the sun was shining and the temperature was not too hot.  I guess we were lucky to have had the early shift.  After nearly 5 hours, we were able to head back home.  We had an enjoyable experience and I do not think it will soon be forgotten.

By the last weekend in April, the tours had ended and the temple was being prepared for its dedication.  The dedication took place the first weekend in May.