https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/stu ... r?lang=engDuring a recent open house and media day for a new house of the Lord, I led a group of journalists on a tour through the sacred structure. I described the purposes of temples in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and responded to their many excellent questions.
Before entering the celestial room, I explained that this particular room in the house of the Lord symbolically represents the peace and beauty of the heavenly home to which we can return after this life. I indicated to our guests that we would not speak while in the celestial room, but I would be happy to answer any questions after we moved to the next stop on the tour.
After exiting the celestial room and as we gathered at the next location, I asked our guests if they had any observations they wanted to share. One of the journalists said with great emotion, “I have never experienced anything like that in my entire life. I did not know quiet like that existed in the world; I simply did not believe such stillness was possible.”
I was struck by both the sincerity and the starkness of this person’s statement.
I’d be very interested in understanding if the event can be corroborated by one of the other journalists who were claimed to be present when that happened. I’d also be interested in knowing who the journalist was as not all journalists would be equal in terms of the enormity of the comment - Tad Walch of the Deseret News saying it would be much less of a moment than if it was, say, an investigative journalist from the New York Times.