This book came highly-recommended by Lidvin Kjerengtroen, during a discussion we hosted at Empty Nesters about resources that helped enhance people's temple worship. Plus, I'm a big fan of some of Elder Groberg's talks and ideas, so I was ready to enjoy this book.
This book chronicles some of the special experiences he had in the Idaho Falls Temple from 2005 to 2008 when he and his wife served as Temple President and Matron.
My big take-away from this book is something I've thought about from time to time. People often say, "I hate going back to the real world," after spending time in the temple. I have felt that way too. Elder Groberg wrote a wonderful chapter explaining how the temple is the REAL, real world. It's eternal and constant. Our "reality" here on earth is just temporal and not real at all...I need to review that chapter and remember why else I liked that thinking so much.
Actually, I need to reread the whole book, because maybe I was just in the wrong spirit. I kept noticing how he was the hero who always said the right things in all of his stories and these words changed lives. I hate that. But maybe I was just in a bad mood when I read it . I will definitely give this book another try.
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