Kiev, Ukraine Temple

I still haven't quite remembered how to 'blog' - I still do my pictures backward... oh well...

Here we are at the building site of the temple.  It was pretty fun to have a tour.  We all got/had to wear the hard hats and we started in the low white building to the left.  That is the construction office.  The building with the pink on it is the patron and temple worker (as in Pres. etc.) housing.  

The ground for the temple has always been a 'clean ' area - only farmland and people have enjoyed coming to this area to get out of the city.  

The workers have to sign an agreement to not smoke or drink while on the premises. 
Also, no inappropriate calendars and pictures, etc.  (We wondered how they would get any workers if they couldn't smoke and they do have a special trailer for smoking)  So, right from before beginning the place is sacred and clean.  

Inside the temple the sheet rock is going up.  (I just think this is a really cute picture of Paul!!!)

Here we are up on the roof - Mission Pres. and wife (red tie), next to Paul is Hanno Luschin the chief architect for the building.  (If you remember one of Elder Uchtdorf's conf. talks he mentions him) Yes, we are walking with famous people!!  Next to him is the boss of the construction company.  The man on the right is the mission driver - Alexander.

Even the tunnel with all the pipes is clean and orderly and well constructed.

There the temple is in the background - waiting for the marble to come from Italy to put on the outside.  It is at least 4 stories and sits up nice and high and is visible from the road as you drive up to it.  It will be beautiful!!!