LDS Freedom Forum

When I was a boy and visited the London temple before we entered we always took our shoes off!
It seemed logical to me as a sign of respect on entering the house of the Lord
Years later I was told it had nothing to do with respect, the temple presidency were trying to prolong the life of the carpet
I grew up with these notions, or things I believed, I found comfort in them
It was one of the ways I was trying to order my life
Looking back I guess I was rather naive
Does anyone else have any similar stories, of things they thought were true but were later disproved?

I personally feel you (and those involved) showed a great deal of reverence taking off your shoes before entering into the temple. I can care less what others what have felt or thought. Makes sense to me that you were walking on holy land. I once knelt down in the celestial room and prayed and when I was done, I had a temple worker tell me that we weren't allowed to do that. I asked her, why not? She didn't have an answer. I was a new member walking into a holy temple and didn't understand why it was such a big deal that I couldn't get on my knees and pray to my Father. I've heard a few explanations on why now but I'm still not satisfied

It's not exactly similar, but here's a story that I though was true but was later disproved.

When I was a new member of the church I recall feeling disappointed and excluded by ward temple trips. I was told that I hadn't been a member of the church for one year so I wasn't eligible to attend the temple. My first time past the recommend desk was about 1.5 years after joining when I went to receive my endowment. These days I know the truth is that there is no waiting period before participating in baptisms and that new converts should be encouraged to participate in temple baptisms and confirmations as soon as possible after being baptized and confirmed. There is no legitimate reason why I should have been excluded from the temple as a new member of the church. Participation in ward temple trips would have been very good for me, helping me to become stronger in the gospel sooner.