Temple

It’s really late and I wasn’t planning on writing tonight, but I feel like I need to get some thoughts out.

Tonight my husband and I were able to go to the temple. It was such a great experience. Like many good things, it is hard to make myself go, but I am always so glad I did once I’m there.

I worked very hard to get to the temple and become worthy of a temple marriage...And it was so worth it! I feel I am blessed because I do not take it for granted as some others may. I placed my child for adoption because I knew that she needed to be in a family that was sealed to each other and I needed to become worthy of an eternal marriage for my future.

I was just telling Scott how I just wish I could live in the temple. It has got to be the closest place to heaven that there is. When I think about how I feel there I think of love and peace. It’s like as soon as I walk in the doors I am changed. Every one there is so kind and sweet and loving, it’s amazing. I smile at everyone and they smile back or say something kind. It seems that inside that’s how we wish life was all the time. Because, as soon as we go out into the world we don’t act the same and are no longer quite as connected.  

Being in the temple makes me so excited for the eternities, or a time when I can be in those surroundings all the time. All my worries seem to vanish, if only for a little while. Everything is put into eternal perspective there. Suddenly not having enough money, or feeling ugly & fat, doesn’t seem to matter at all. It makes your life feel worth living and gives me purpose in this world. I feel hope and strength when I’m there, that will get me through my earthly trials. I need to make a habit of going weekly so that I can feel that strength and boost more often!

I wish soo much that many of my dear friends could feel and see what the temple is like. Many of them are struggling with the church and not sure if they want to be a part of it anymore. I can understand their doubts, because I have had them too. But, throughout all my ups and downs, I had to trust my feelings and my heart. Luckily, with the help of my family and many others, I was able to trust in the Lord and His gospel. I am so glad that I did! Life is hard enough without His help.

I wish my friends could experience the great love that is within the temple walls. After going through the temple myself, so much changed. I made and learned about eternal covenants and so many things were made clear for me. If anyone is wondering if the temple will really make that big of a difference in your life, I promise that it will. Of course you need to prepare yourself and go there with the right intentions. But, if you do, I know you can experience the love and eternal purpose that I have. The temple is perfect. The people of course are not, but we are all there trying to progress, together. If you have any desire to make it to the temple, I encourage you to do so. No matter how far away it might seem, it is possible, and I know that it is worth it!