yet another life step…

I went through the temple for the first time today and took out my endowments. It was a really happy experience. Overwhelming and kinda confusing, but happy. I can see the truth in what goes on in there, and I’m excited to go back and learn more. One of the nice sisters said it’s like reading the scriptures: the first time you read them, they’re pretty confusing, and there’s tons of information, and they’re even kind of boring. But each time you read them, you grow to understand and love them more and more. I want to go back again and again so I can understand and love the temple more and more. I’m not too worried that I didn’t quite “get” everything. I will. I’ll get there.

assurance

I don’t have much to say today. Except that I’ve been reminded through a few recent personal experiences how much Heavenly Father loves us and how much he really listens to and answers our prayers. And how the temple is a place where the noise and jumble of the world are left behind as you enter. And suddenly you can receive revelations and feelings of peace and comfort that have been waiting a long while to come. The temple is truly the house of the Lord, and it remains unspotted from the world. It is a tiny bit of heaven on earth.