I love to see the temple

While we were in Trujillo, we wanted to make a trip to the LDS Temple there. So we did! We took a short bus ride that dropped us off right in front of the gates. Unfortunately, it was Monday, so the gates were closed. We knew that ahead of time, but we still wanted to go anyways. So we took pictures outside of the gates and wandered around the edge of the boundaries. At one point we all just sat down on the curb and just looked at the temple. Unbeknownst to us, the temple president and a temple engineer had been watching us. While we were sitting, they drove by us in a truck. They told us how they had been watching us, and even though it's a Monday, and the temple was closed, they told us that they would open the gates just for us. That way we could walk around the grounds for a little while. We were so excited!! We of course said yes!

We quickly made our way to the gates, and stepped onto the grounds. I will always love the feeling of stepping onto temple grounds. There is such a peace in and surrounding temples. It's nice to forget the world and feel the Lord's love for you. Unfortunately, we could only stay for a few minutes, because we had to check out of our hotel. I am so grateful for those people who let us in, even just for a few minutes. It made my day. I love how you can find temples all over the world. It's nice to feel close to Heavenly Father when you are so far away from home. I hope to come back and go inside the Trujillo Temple someday.

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