13. Draper Temple OpenHouse

So I had made several calls to remind my neighbor about her commitment to go to the open house with us. She continued to say yes, but I was still a little worried. And of course, the night before we are supposed to go, she came over and told us that she wouldn't be able to come. I was flustered already from the busy ness of the day and dinner and everything and seriously had SO many things on my mind that frankly my mind just couldn't think of anything more and I was not in a position to think, let alone try to convince her to come. Fortunately however Matt's mind was just fine and functioning normally so he stepped in and asked what she had going on that she couldn't come anymore. She told him nothing, she just didn't have a dress she could wear. He asked her if she had slacks and she said yes. Matt told her it was more than fine to wear that. I told her I would if she would, and she once again agreed to come. So the next morning we picked her up and all headed down south. We dropped Dylan off at my parents and then me, matt, Audrey, and our neighbor all went to lunch. It was nice to visit and afterwards we headed for the temple. We arrived at the chapel waiting area, and holy cow was there a long line. We sat there for over an hour just waiting to view the video and board the bus to see the temple.! I admit I was quite nervous becuase she's older, and tired a lot, and I was just worried about what she must be thinking. But I just kept a prayer in my heart that once we got to the temple it would all be worth it for her.
The temple was simply gorgeous. She really seemed to enjoy it. She asked a few questions. It was kinda funny because when we were in the sealing room she asked if the mirrors were trick mirrors? I assured her that they weren't, but she was still quite skeptical and thought it was a trick of some kind. She'd never seen anything like it. We waited again for quite a while to board the return buses, but she had a great attitude about it all.
It was strange on the way home because Matt and I were totally ready for questions. She is not afraid to ask questions and she usually has many. However on the ride home she asked very few questions. We were actually quite surprised because that's not like her. But we both got the distinct feeling that she truly is feeling the spirit and that she might just be scared of it all. These feelings are probably not what she was expecting and I think it's kinda taken her back. But she said that she had a great time, and has since talked to me just like usual. I'm so glad that she came with us. And it was so fun taking Audrey through as well. Her favorite room was the Brides Room. That seemed to be quite common. I would have to go with the Celestial Room, but the whole building was magnificant. It was a great experience, and I hope none of us will forget it.