It was the type of day that was a perfect as they come- the first day of spring, REAL spring, when the sun shone radiantly in the sky, warming the earth from the winter's harshness, the breeze pleasant and cool. Birds were singing as they winged their way across the sky. The beauty evident everywhere inspired one to embrace life heart and soul, rather than simply enduring it. It was a time of awakening and renewed dreams. It was an impossible day to stay indoors.
Driving through the hills of Bountiful, my attention was arrested by the stately white walls of the LDS temple as they sparkled in the sunlight, seeming ethereal and other-worldly. The magnificent building was surrounded by an iron black fence which contrasted perfectly with the brilliant white and added to the beauty of the scene. An American flag flew in a prominent position on the temple's landscape and I couldn't suppress the glow of pride at the seamless fusion of God's House and the Land of Liberty. It resembled a perfect unity- a relentless army of spiritual and temporal forces in the ever-present battle for freedom over slavery. It was motivation, it was power, it was Heaven't Emblem -it was just as it should be.
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