One of the first stops on our D.C. trip was to visit the temple. Driving directly there from the Garmin directions, we discovered there were dressing rooms for those traveling. We carried our church clothes into the temple & changed. From there we officially entered this great building. The four corners of the six storied structure are stairways leading to the baptistry(basement), main floor entry, offices & waiting, second floor dressing rooms & clothing rental, third floor ordinance rooms, fourth & fifth sealing rooms, and sixth a solemn assembly hall.
In the ordinance rooms which are like small theatres, men & women may sit beside each other at the center of each row where a wooden arm rest separates the two sides. I was able to sit next to Dad on our row. Each row is the same for those that claim the center seats. The celestial room is a two story spacious and large mirrored room complete with chandeliers, cherry wood furniture and a quiet reverence. We felt safe from the worldly governmental influence of the area. Driving on the freeway that evening, the temple appears out of the trees like a lighthouse in the night shining the way to help lost souls
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