How does my friend feel before and after she visits the temple. She has been there at least 30 times. I know she can't talk about the temple, but can she talk about her feelings?
She is not supposed to talk about what happens in the temple, other then in general terms.
she can tell you her feelings, but may not want to
if you have read any of the temple experiences on this board, you may see that - no matter what you *really* feel - you are *supposed* to feel humbled, peaceful and profoundly spiritual.... many people do NOT feel like this, but they will have a hard time actually admitting it to anyone else.
the best way to describe it, is *the emperor's new clothes*...Everyone is conditioned to say "isn't he grand!!", and there are very few people who actually have the guts to stand up and say "the emperor has no clothes on"
A good little TBM would enthuse to you about how wonderfully uplifting and spiritual a visit to the temple is.
If your friend is not telling you this, then as 'onceanelder' suggested, it is because she does not want to admit that she is not feeling the way she "should" about it.
The only people I ever knew who "loved" going to the temple were harried moms whose occasional trip to the Temple was their one and only acceptable temporary escape from otherwise constant child care.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/05/2010 04:46PM by WiserWomanNow.