Cody and I had the opportunity to help clean the Salt Lake Temple last night...What a great experience.
We showed up at 9:45 pm and they put us to work until Midnight. 35 volunteers showed up to help the normal staff.. Did you know the ENTIRE TEMPLE gets at least a brief cleaning EVERY NIGHT!!! All the floors are Vacuumed and bathrooms cleaned every night...and let me tell you...that place has A LOT of carpet. We got to see some places we have never seen, Cody vacuumed an immaculate office he said he wants one day, with a fire place that takes up the whole wall.
We both got to vacuum in the Celestial room. Take notice of the carpet next time you are in there...we were told to try not to leave any lines...that was way harder than I thought it would be, and Cody, being the perfectionist he is, spent a good amount of time vacuuming a small sealing room...I love him!
We had a great time serving in a way we have not before. We both now have a much greater appreciation for the details of the Temple, now having helped dust and vacuum every square inch. We also appreciate the cleaning staff. They stayed to finished up after we left at midnight.
After we were all done, our whole group was escorted through a tunnel that leads to the parking garage...
The Church is SO COOL... and it's SO TRUE!