Going to see the lights at Temple Square is one of our families' VERY favorite Christmas traditions!
We are members of the LDS church, and the temple pictured above, located in Salt Lake City, Utah, is where Kendel and I were married and sealed for time and all eternity. Adult members of our church visit the temple often to do proxy ordinances for the dead, such as baptism and sealings. Only members with a recommend of worthiness from a local bishop are allowed to enter the temple, because of the sacred work that goes on within, but the grounds are open to everyone, and there are LDS guides who give tours and answer questions.
We live a distance from the Salt Lake temple, so we usually visit closer temples to do proxy work, but we do visit the temple grounds every year at Christmas time as a family because the light display is phenomenal! The grounds encompass several city blocks and are absolutely covered in lights. Plus, there is a beautiful nativity, almost life-size, with narration and music. It is pictured above, but this photo does not do it justice. Another part of the temple grounds holds nativities from countries around the world.
Christmas would not be complete for our family without this wonderful tradition! I want to post some of our other traditions this week, too, in between my sewing projects (Christmas gifts) and wrapping and baking. Don't be too surprised if they show up in January!
