I went to my first temple dedication today. Besides sitting 2 1/2 hours on hard chairs (on top of the 2 from church already) I really enjoyed myself. I was so inspired as I listened to our living prophet and apostles testify of their beliefs in temples. One story that President Monson told was that of a man who loved the temple. He lived in a distant country that didn't have a temple near enough for him to visit. Finally they built a temple in New Zealand which wasn't far from where he lived. The man retrieved from under his bed his life savings ($600), and used that to take his family to the temple.
It really made me think a lot about how often I take the temple for granted. Would I take my life savings and use it to travel to a temple? I hope I would. But I don't need to. I can drive 15 minutes to one temple, 20 minutes to another, and 30 minutes to 2 others. How blessed I am to live in a place where I can just look across the valley and have numerous temples in my view.
I know that when I visit them often that I have a greater sense of peace in my life, I know that the spirit of the Lord dwells there, and I know that if I resolve to frequent it more often that my life will be truly blessed.
I'm so grateful that I get to be sealed for time and all eternity Darin, and that through our covenants that our children will be sealed to us as well. I pray that I can continue to lead a life that allows me to enter that sacred house and feel the peace and comfort that comes from it.
To learn more about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, click here.
It really made me think a lot about how often I take the temple for granted. Would I take my life savings and use it to travel to a temple? I hope I would. But I don't need to. I can drive 15 minutes to one temple, 20 minutes to another, and 30 minutes to 2 others. How blessed I am to live in a place where I can just look across the valley and have numerous temples in my view.
I know that when I visit them often that I have a greater sense of peace in my life, I know that the spirit of the Lord dwells there, and I know that if I resolve to frequent it more often that my life will be truly blessed.
I'm so grateful that I get to be sealed for time and all eternity Darin, and that through our covenants that our children will be sealed to us as well. I pray that I can continue to lead a life that allows me to enter that sacred house and feel the peace and comfort that comes from it.
To learn more about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, click here.
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