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Helsinki Finland Temple: Diamond
of the North,
Part 2
A Photographic Essay by Scot Facer
Proctor
Notice how the eastern sky began to
break up and the light began to come. Everyone noticed the beautiful
light.
The sky just become more and more beautiful.
The temple was beginning to be awash in this wonderful morning light.
I love to see the inscriptions of Holiness
to the Lord, The House of the Lord on our temples.
I kept seeing the reflection of the
birch trees in the various windows of the temple. The temple is
surrounded on the outside with birch, and the temple is full of
fine birch woodwork on the inside.
Whenever I see these inscriptions of
Holiness to the Lord, The House of the Lord, I think of Alma’s
talk we have recorded in Alma chapter 5. He asked the deep questions
throughout this chapter—like a very insightful stewardship
interview—and one of them is this: Have ye received His image
in your countenance? (see verse 14) The people who came to the temple
dedication here (whom you will see in the next few days) understand
these inscriptions. It showed in their faces.
The light was just starting to touch
the figure of the Angel Moroni on top of the spire—but the
light will get better for a brief few minutes.
Those of you who are living in Finland
or have served a mission there will look in this window and its
reflections and see Finland all over it. Isn’t that beautiful?
The sun started peaking through at
8:43 AM. The first session started 17 minutes later.
Now the beautiful light began to touch
the tower of the temple. Everyone was so happy that the light was
coming and that the Prophet would walk out of the temple for the
cornerstone ceremony in just a few minutes.
That polished Italian granite is certainly
beautiful as it reflected the lovely light of this dedication morning.
I just love this picture. I love the
play of light on the walls and window of the temple here. It just
makes me happy.
Click
here to go to Part 3 of The Helsinki Finland Temple: Diamond of
the North.
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