Indianapolis, Indiana Temple

The Felsheims and Ringhands planed a trip to visit the Indianapolis temple for the open house. Friday we left after everyone got off work. We met up at the church parking lot in Carmel, Indiana. We got to see Jared and Megan before they left to go back home. 

We first went into the stake center where we watched a short video about the purpose of temples. Then we were ushered to the temple where volunteers put shoe coverings over our shoes to keep the temple clean. As we stood in front of the temple doors we noticed the beautiful landscape and large doorway. 

As we walked into the temple we noticed that the temple ceilings were very high. It was very open and had many glass doors. Everything felt regal. The attention to detail in the carving of the furniture and hard wood was amazing. There was a lot of dark woods and colored fabrics. Blue seemed to be the primary color scheme. The Indianana state flower blossom was used in the decor. You could find the blossom in the carpet, stained glass, wood trim and furniture. It was just beautiful. The most impressive room was the endowment room because of the amazing mural on the walls. 

We went to dinner and then to the holiday inn. The kids quickly put on their swim suits and headed to the pool. They got to swim for about an hour. 

In the morning Reuben and Lance went golfing. Lindsey, me and the kids ate breakfast and then we went back to the pool. 

We had a fantastic time together for our last trip before summer ends.