The Ogden Temple

For those of you who have kept up on the news, the lovely Ogden Temple is slated for reconstruction and remodeling coming the start of April. As such, to end March of this year, my sister-in-law and her family invited Tyler & I (along with another sister-in-law) to join them on the temple grounds for taking some pictures and making some final memories of the Ogden Temple.

Tyler's parents Kevin & Judy, his Grandma Robinson and Aunt Sherri

Tyler and I didn't dress in church attire and we only brought our cell phone cameras. But here are a few shots we took of our family on the temple grounds. Some of the images I took the next day, earlier in the morning when I went back with Ty's parents, his grandma and aunt as pictured above.

It was hard to get them both to smile at once!

Our nephew and niece were, however, appropriately attired, thus they received most of the attention during our photo session. Of course, as is typical of children their age, it was a challenge to get them both to look at the camera and smile at the same time.Out of all the images we were able to capture, this one of Hannah is my favorite. Her dress glowed and she smiled up at me at the right moment. I didn't alter this image at all, since it was simply lovely.

Really bright outside + a film of moisture on the lens = glow effect

Many people flocked to Ogden this week, so the grounds were crowded. I would have liked a chance to photograph the temple without having so many people there, but I realize that everyone wants to make one final memory there before the structure changes.

Here's a clear shot of the temple from the east side

I know there are those who consider the Ogden (and therefore also the Provo) temples as eyesores in the world of temple architecture, however having been inside both, I can simple promise you that the way those temples were designed, the circular structures lent themselves well to the eternal purposes and functions for which they are intended.

This is a close up of the bridge and pond on the east side