Going to the Temple

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

I went to the Timpanogos temple today.  I realized that when I get back to Provo to go to school, I will be endowed, so I won't really get to do baptisms anymore.  I wanted to do baptisms there one last time before leaving to go home.  It was beautiful.  

The Timpanogos temple is so special to me.  It is where I went to do baptisms for the dead for the first time after turning 12, and where I went regularly throughout junior high and high school.  My roommate Amy and I used to go there once a month during 7th and 8th grade, and my chica Reika who is leaving on her mission to Japan in a couple weeks has been my temple buddy for the past couple of years.  I have received so much inspiration and peace there.

Going to the temple has been such an important part of this last year at BYU for me.  It has been the best, most amazing year, but there have also been many challenges, and I needed the guidance of the Spirit everyday.  When I needed help or peace, the Provo temple was my go-to place.  I even navigated my daily run so that I could be near the Provo temple everyday.  It is so beautiful, and I always felt separated from the world when I went there.  I went there regularly, sometimes more than once a week, which made all the difference this past year.  It makes me so happy to be there. It keeps me excited about missionary work, and I can't wait to receive the blessings of going through the temple for myself.  I love the temple so much.  It is going to be really hard to not live so close to the temple when I go home.