The Kirtland Temple

Next we went to the Community of Christ visitor center where the Kirtland Temple still stands.  Since it is not owned and operated by the LDS church, we were able to go inside the temple and tour it and learn about it.  The temple had two levels of chapels, one that was used primarily for church services, and the other that was used for more sacred uses.  We hear about the "veil" that was drawn when Christ visited the Kirtland Temple and there indeed are curtains that are pulleyed from the ceiling to make partitions out of the general assembly hall.  This way, more than just 1 class or lecture could take place.  Upstairs even further were 2 long hallways that went the length of the temple.  On each side of the hallways were rooms where apparently people would come to lodge in if they had traveled to the temple and needed a place to stay.  So the third floor served as a kind of hotel.  At the very end of the hallways was Joseph Smith's office.  Here, he studied, prayed, and received lots of revelation.  It was a very neat experience to be inside the Kirtland Temple and to experience the feeling in there firsthand.  I am grateful that we were able to take this road trip and see some of the important sites in our church history that have such significant meaning for the church.