House of the Lord, Holiness to the Lord - the Temple

Before I begin this week - I have to say that Lot wrote last week's post, but we forgot to push that little button labeled "Publish" - Opps, real life 😜

There are not words sufficient to express the joy and happiness we felt as we attended the temple in Frankfurt Germany this week. Temples are holy places where one makes sacred covenants/promises with God - covenants to live uprightly before God. 

There is not a temple within the boundaries of the Adriatic North District (the geographic ecclesiastical district in which we live), so members of the church who desire to worship and serve at the temple must travel to a temple in the area. There are several temples closer to where we live (Frieburg Germany, Bern Switzerland and Rome Italy), but because of transportation considerations; our members usually attend the temple in Frankfurt. 

The temple sits a little NW of downtown Frankfurt in a small village called Friedrichsdorf. It is a beautiful village and it was familiar to us, as we visited there when we served in Germany. We traveled with our friend, Ljubica, who is 87 years young. We flew from Sarajevo to Frankfurt and then traveled the short 30 KM to Friedrichsdorf. 

During the 4 days we were there, we enjoyed serving and worshiping in the temple, fellowshipping with other members of the district and a few short walks in Friedrichsdorf. The weather was perfect; the skies were clear and blue and spring had arrived in Germany. We were able to stay in the patron housing, on the temple complex. 

On Tuesday night, we drove down to Heidelberg to go to dinner with our dear friend, Mariusz. When we first served in Germany in 2021-22, he showed us such kindness and care. He helped us with language, electronics/technology concerns and became our friend. We were so happy to be able to make connections with him while we were there. 

On Wednesday evening, the district hosted "palačinke"/crepes dessert bar. The district president, Tomislav Flis and others made hundreds of crepes, which others of us happily ate. Many thanks, to all the crepe makers! 

It was a time of visiting and sharing. We met the parents of one of our young missionaries, Elder McConkie and became aquatinted with other members of the district. 

On Thursday evening, after spending the day in the temple, Ljubica took us to dinner. We introduced her to "Flammkuchen' (a kind of thin crusted pizza) at a darling restaurant within walking distance of the temple and then attended a wonderful fireside. We also introduced her to the colorful boiled eggs sold in every German grocery store, all year around. 

And so I end as I began, what a privilege it was to be at the House of the Lord - where I feel God's love for me and for all of His children.