Today was our stake's temple cleaning assignment. Wow, what an awesome task. I have now seen places in the Salt Lake temple that most people don't get to see and will never in their lifetime get to see---such as one of the elevator shafts--yep I saw the inside of an elevator shaft at the temple. Not much to it, other than grease, pistons, cement walls, a car--yep a regular old' elevator shaft. Now, how is that for excitement. And you were going to be so very envious.
No I didn't have to clean the shaft, however, one of my assignments was vacuuming the temple workers (male and female) locker rooms in the deep basement of the temple and they happened to be doing a five year hydraulic test on it. Not only that--upstairs someone accidentally tipped a bucket of water over, twice, it ran down the elevator walls, and flooded one of the elevators with water on the BRAND NEW CARPETING put in three months ago. Now how is that for exciting!!!
I vacuumed for 3 1/2 hours--man am I sore. I stared at the soft sage green carpeting for most of that time. We cleaned the huge laundry room. Every home should have at least one of theses washers and dryers in their laundry room. Salt Lake Temple has 6 industrial size-- I am talking HUGE--washers and 6 MEGA industrial size dryers. Mangle irons, flat irons--you name it. Sewing machines and hardly anything on the floor after a day of work.
Next came the Clothing rental area and then the Brides room. I never thought I would finish that room. At least I didn't vacuum up any brides. In all the years I have been going to Salt Lake Temple, I have never once been in the brides room. I was married in the Manti Temple and never saw it until today. I can now claim that I have something from there--two bobby pins--to hold my hair back--it was driving me nuts. And it was HOT!! I really worked up a sweat!!!
When our group was finished with our chores, we were escorted on a small tour of the temple. It was SPECTACULAR to say the least. We were taken to places in the temple that most patrons never EVER see.
There are Tiffany Glass murals, Old wood (that hasn't EVER been painted over) that is just spectacular and in pristine condition, staircases, antique desks, mouldings that can never be duplicated because people just don't do that type of work anymore, James Talmage's apartment (where he stayed when he was writing Jesus The Christ), piantings, light fixtures...etc.
I would suggest that if you ever get a chance and your group's supervisor can be persuaded to take you on a tour--DO IT! Or if you have a family member that is a temple worker. DO IT!! It is a chance of a lifetime.
The four hours went by very quickly. It was so peaceful and serene; and there are blessings to be received by serving in the temple and it makes you feel good by just serving the Lord.
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