I Love To See The Temple

I had the wonderful opportunity to go to the temple this morning with my ward. I needed to be there at 5:30 a.m. I won't lie to you. I was contemplating if I should go or not because it was early in the morning, I had homework that needed to be done so I was up late. I was having this internal battle in my mind all last night wondering if I should go or not. The question actually is not should I go, its do I want to go, especially so early in the morning. After choosing to go I can't believe that it was such a hard choice for me to make last night. I should never think do I want to go to the temple. I should be thinking, I have the opportunity to attend the temple with my ward, or at other times, when do I have time to go to the temple. I had such an amazing experience while I was in there today. I realized that that is where I needed to be, that I miss the temple, and that I should NEVER have the thought is my mind 'should I go.' The temple is such a wonderful place, it truly is the House of the Lord. While I was waiting in the chapel the temple president asked if he could sit by me. Of course I told him yes. Although we did not speak much to each other I felt blessed to be sitting next to the president of one of the Lord's temples. He is such a wonderful man who is truly called of God.

Through out my life I have had many wonderful and amazing opportunities that involve the temple. I have experienced the ground breaking, open house, and dedication of the Billings, Montana temple. I also was able to help with the preparing/building of this temple. That temple means so much to me. It was the first temple that I was able to do baptisms in.

The Rexburg temple also has a place in my heart. I was able to witnesses it being built throughout the years and also attend its open house. I have done many baptisms there and have had many wonderful experiences within its walls. It is a beautiful building.

Patience is Vital

Lately there have just been some things in my life that are bothering, frustrating, and confusing me. It drives me insane! I went to devotional yesterday and boy was it amazing! Sister Gee spoke about patience. Perfect timing for what I needed in my life right now! :) I seriously think that one of my constant and ongoing trials is for me to learn patience. I just cannot get it apparently.
Here are some of the key points that I got out of Sister Gee's devotional. Patience is the key to developing a Christ-like life. I love that. It also means that I have a lot of work to do, but it is possible. She also said that we need to put our desires on hold and submit to Heavenly Father's timing. I believe that this is probably the hardest part for me. I believe that it is true with all my heart! However, it is one of the hardest things to do because we all, especially me, get lost in what we want at that moment in time, and what we think is best for us. Putting your trust in Him can help solve all these bothering, frustrating, and confusing things in my life. One other thing that was said was that we need to learn to accept changes in our plan. This I feel goes a long with putting our desires on hold and submitting to His timing. Being able to change our plans helps us be more able to submit to His timing.
I would strongly suggest for all to listne to this devotional talk. It is wonderful, enlightening, and help anyone with situations and problems in their lives that they are facing. It is called, 'Patience: A Process of Perfection' by: Sister Suzette Gee

Here is the link to go to it. :D
https://web.byui.edu/devotionalsandspeeches/speeches.aspx

Peace!

The Power of Prayer

Recently my testimony of prayer has grown so much! My stake at school set a goal for us to try and have morning and night prayers. Night prayers are easier than morning prayers for me. I'm not a morning person, if you know me well or have lived with me you most likely know this already. So morning prayers have always been struggle for me to accomplish. Ever since one of the goals for the stake is to say morning prayers, I wanted to try and do better at it. I can certainly testify that every morning when I say those morning prayers, even if its just when I literally roll off my bed, which is most of the time, I can feel the difference in my day. I love the opportunity that I have to talk to my Heavenly Father and that He is always there and willing to listen. I love prayer! What a wonderful gift it is!

I love life

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My Gratefuls

One thanksgiving my mom gave us a little notebook. This notebook was to be our grateful notebook. We are to write down everything that we are grateful for each day. I will admit that I could do better at writing in it each day. I try to do it whenever I think about it and when I remember. Well, I was rereading some of the things that I have written down in the last little while. On September 22 this is what I wrote that sums up my feelings. "The gospel of Jesus Christ-I continue to be amazed by the wonderful gospel. What a gift it is and has been to me. I love that I can learn and discover and even rediscover principles of the gospel. I love prayer! I love that I ahve the opportunity to talk to my Heavenly Father whenever I want. The scriptures are a great blessing to me also. There is so much I can learn and understand from the scriptures." After reading this again, it just reminded me really, how grateful I am for the gospel in my life. What I said in september goes for now and forever! I will always be grateful for Jesus Christ and the gospel.
                                                                                 

 








I found this quote in one of my classes: "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." -Albert Einstein
                    

Oppostion In All Things

Last night for my scripture study I was reading in 2 Nephi 2. I got to verse 11 where is talks about having opposition. It says that if did not have opposition we would not know holiness, misery, good or bad. It got me thinking how it would be to not have any of these things. We would not have joy, or misery. We need opposition in order for us to know and and experience pure joy. Which lead me to think of how important opposition is in our lives. I can honestly say that during times of trials or just hard times, I don't usually think, 'I am so grateful that we have oppostion in our lives right now.' I should be thinking this though. Because with these experiences comes experiences of true joy and happiness. This got me thinking about the comment that was made in Relief Society that I mentioned about asking the question, 'why me?' I will restate it; "You can't ask the question 'why me' in time of great trouble unless you ask it in times of great blessings." This is so true! It is important that we endure to the end. Go through these hard times of opposition, endure them so we can find joy and receive the greatest gift, eternal life! Just as it says in one of my favorite scriputes 2 Nephi 31: 20!

Best Sunday Ever! :)

This past Sunday was a real good one! It was testimony meeting which is always great. I was pretty proud of myself I might say because I stood up and gave my testimony for the first time here at my college ward. I was pretty dang nervous I might add. I am so glad I did it and I don't regret making that choice. A guy bore his testimony on the meaning of the sacrament which hit me pretty hard! He shared his story about the first time the sacrament became real to him. He used to always play with the sacrament cups after drinking the water instead of putting it back in the tray. One of his leaders came to him and told him that every time he puts that cup back in the tray to listen to the litle 'clink' that it resembles one drop of blood that the Savior shed for him personally. After hearing this story I will never think of the sacrament same. What an amazing way to make the sacarament be personal to you!



Relief Society was amazing also! Someone is class made this comment that I really liked and thought I would share. , 'There is never going to be nothing good in your life.' Love that! One more that I thought was worth sharing is this: **You can't ask the question 'Why me?' in times of great trouble unless you ask it in times of great blessings!!**