One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple. (Psalm 27:4)
We drove up with a friend today to Cache Valley, where, after enjoying a bite to eat at the Huhot Mongolian Grill in Logan, we participated in a session at the Logan Utah Temple.
It’s the second oldest temple in Utah, and, thus, the second oldest operating temple in the Church — the first two, in Ohio and Illinois, having been abandoned under persecution and, in the case of Nauvoo, Illinois, destroyed by an arsonist.
I found it quite gratifying to worship again in a building in which faithful Saints have worshiped for 132 years now. As Christian buildings go, of course, that’s not terribly old. But for a Christian religious tradition that goes back only to 1830, it’s fairly impressive.
Leaving the temple, we joined several others, including Diane Larsen (the Cruise Lady) and her husband, and Michael Ballam, the founder and general director of the Utah Festival Opera (UFO), and some of his family, for dinner at Cafe Sabor. Brother Ballam and I (and Eric Huntsman) will be joining together to lead three tour buses in Israel next May.
From dinner, we went to a fine UFO performance of Ragtime.
The Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre, by the way, is one of Utah’s great treasures, and, in fact — in my judgment — ranks among the great treasures of the Intermountain West. We’ve enjoyed it for years now.
Posted from Logan, Utah
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