Fam ily History N ew sletter

Youth Trip to the London Temple
November — December 2012
At the start of November a party
of young men, young women and
their leaders of Leeds 3rd Ward
(from the Farsley branch of the
Church in Leeds) together with
three non-member guests, took a
two day trip which culminated in
a visit to the London Temple,
where they performed baptisms
and confirmations for their
deceased ancestors.
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Youth trips are normally to the
Preston Temple, but this one was
an opportunity to also visit the
Hyde Park Chapel of the Church
and take in some London landmarks on the way down.
Following the collection of two
minibuses from a local hire
company, the group of 23 set off
and drove to the Hyde Park
Chapel on Exhibition Road in
London. After spending some time in the newly-refurbished Visitor Centre there, the youth
were encouraged to visit the national museums and explore.
A few of the young men set a goal to walk to the Thames from Hyde Park. Part way through
their journey, one member of the group became incredibly tired and they had to turn back. At
a Church meeting on the Sunday after the trip, a young man related this experience. He said
they had wanted to walk the entire way, but could not. He then likened that experience to the
approximately 100 names they had been proxies for. Those individuals had wanted to make it
all the way to baptism, but could not. For whatever reason, they were called back before they
got there. He said, “We did for them what they couldn’t do for themselves. We helped them
go the rest of the way.”
When all the youth were safely counted in after their adventures in London, the group travelled to the home of Area Authority, Elder Clifford Herbertson in Essex, where they got to
know him and his family. Fun was had, playing games and eating food together. The group
took their leave the following morning and headed for the London Temple.
In the weeks leading up to the trip, the young people had prepared for their Temple experience by searching for family names
that needed to have work completed
on their behalf. One young woman
had found six names in her family
line. With help from her advisor and
other members of the Ward she had
the names prepared for the Temple
and completed the baptisms and
confirmations for each one. She
mentioned how it made a difference to
her to know that those names were
from her own family. In total, there
were 41 family names prepared from
the Ward and the remainder were
supplied from the Temple File.
London Temple Visitors Centre
Upon arriving inside the Temple and
before getting to work, the Temple
President took time to meet with the
group. He shook each member’s hand
and welcomed them to the House of
the Lord. Among other things, he
invited them to be at the temple. He
mentioned that they had made the
long journey to be there physically and
asked that they be there mentally as
well. He invited them to keep their
thoughts on the work they would be
doing.
Temple itself, but spent their time in the Temple Visitors
Centre and on the grounds. One mentioned how much he
had enjoyed his time there and how much he had learned
and how kind the missionaries had been. He thought the
grounds were beautiful and was very happy that he had come
on the trip.
Spending time in the Temple, the Visitor’s Centre and on the
Temple grounds changed the dynamics of the group. There
was a notable difference between the journey down and the
ride back. After the experience at the Temple, there seemed
to be fewer barriers between the young people. The group
was more open with everyone making an effort to be more
inclusive. Greater unity was achieved. Being at the Temple
and serving there provided everyone with an increase of
mutual love, understanding, good fellowship and a much
greater closeness.
After relating his own conversion story he
emphasized how much baptism meant to
him and how much it could mean to those
the youth would be proxies for. His short
devotional really brought in the Spirit and
seemed to help the young men and women to
focus appropriately.
The young women reiterated how grateful
they were for this trip and without prompting, also discussed how they wanted to be
better because of it. One young woman said
the experience made her want to be kinder. She said, “It’s perfect. I get to be in my
favourite place in the whole world with my
favourite people. It’s so beautiful.”
The three guests from other faiths who came
on the trip were not allowed inside the
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