temple baptism trips

[Iggy]

Originally Posted by Truegrits

How wonderful! I would love to be able to go twice a month.

They went for Family Home Evening except it was on Saturday Mornings. They lived in Enumclaw so the Seattle Temple really wasn't that far for them.

They packed up a picnic lunch and had lunch on the temple grounds afterwords.

My SIL has 1,000's of family names to be done in the Temple. Having the children do the baptisms for their own ancestors was the icing on the cake so to speak.

The oldest child will be going on his mission in Oct. The youngest is 14. All four children have very strong testimonies and such sweet spirits. When a large percent of the children that they have gone to school with are hoodlums now with rap sheets to be totally ashamed of, these kids are strong in the church and upholding their baptismal covenants and not giving in to peer pressure.

Mom and Dad both credit going to the Temple as having the biggest influence on their children's lives. Even when my brother was separated from his wife, and later when they divorced, they still took the kids to the Temple- together.

[FayetteIA]

I cannot say enough or find all the words to express my emotions at being able to be baptised for my ancestors and then doing the work by proxy. I was able to be baptised for grandmothers I knew well in this life. It was so incredible. By far the best was in Nauvoo temple 25Nov 2006 when my husband and I were finally sealed after years of submitting and resubmitting paperwork to cancel previous sealings. That same day, my husband did the baptism, confirmation(s) for my Dad, I for my Mom. We went through the temple as proxy's for my parents before my husband and I were actually sealed. Once my husbands and my sealing was completed, then my parents were sealed to each other...again my husband and I were the proxy's. Then with the help of other temple patrons, I was sealed to my parents. It was an awesome day. Our picture on our page was taken later that day in front of Nauvoo Temple. My parents were not members of the church in this life, but we both (my husband and I) know for a surety they were grateful for our efforts in the Temple that day.

Likewise when my children were young, in my previous marriage, when they were of age, they were baptised for their ancestors in the Temple. Even though they have strayed from the church..they still speak of those experiences with gratitude. I have a great love for family history. I have made several starts/stops over the years. This last 2 years as FH consultant..I have made my greatest strides. We have a CD of about 150 names to take to the temple right now. We just need to be able to make the trip to Nauvoo, which is 5-6 hrs from here. If you get bit by the Family History Bug or get an opportunity to participate in Temple baptisms or any ordinances for the dead..your life will never be the same again. The experience(s) have a profound effect.

Joni

[StaceyLeaning]

Hi there,
Yeah I am thinking people are confused maybe? I joined the Church almost two years ago. I was able to go through and do Baptism's ASAP, but I had to wait the year to go through the Temple and be sealed to my husband. As we all know the Church is the same wherever we go,(which is the great hing about The Church) so I am pretty sure Canada will be the same?? Just my thought's anyway..