TEMPLE!

From July- with C4, Kiwi, and H20

Well the temple trip was amazing, but I did get sick (feel a little better today) with my cold/allergies thing. Even though my head was pounding, and I was coughing, which hurt my sore throat--- I was at the temple! Finally I was there, getting a break from the world, feeling like I was taking a deep breath of fresh air (when I wasn't nodding off right when it was important to be awake). I love the temple so much, and I wish every one in the world could enjoy those blessings as well. Someday that will happen...

I really can't describe the great feeling of being inside those walls, after such a stressful few months. It meant so much to me that when it was time to leave, I got a little teary eyed. Then my friend Scot said that we had been asked to clean the temple before we left! It was a blessing to not only stay longer, but to give something back by cleaning. You definitely get a different feeling there than if you're just cleaning your room. It's more like a consecration than a drudgery.

It has been a great weekend. Today we had a lesson in Relief Society, about the blessings of the temple. The spirit was strong, and I felt blessed to be with such great people, doing a great work. Then I met the most perfect specimen of a man... the only problem is that he's about 22. He's an assistant chaplin in the military, and after his 4 years is up, he wants to go on a mission, then to school. Obviously not the same stage of life that I'm in! I can't help but wonder what my life would have turned out like if I had met/dated guys like him, when I was the right age... It would be a different story than the one I have; for my past chioces which certainly led to heart ache, wouldn't have happened. It would either be me not dating at all because nobody that asked me is like that, or would it have been me dating some really phenomenal guys because I wouldn't settle for less? Oh well, hindsight vision is 20/20, and I'm sure I've heard the phrase "This road leads to madness." It just makes me wonder where I'd be if I had made better choices, that didn't lead to me freaking out about the idea of a relationship... It was just so nice to talk to a guy who is a good listener, is going places in his life, and loves the gospel with all his heart. Now, are there any like that that are my age????? I sure hope so.

Wherever my life leads, I learned a lot about consecration in the temple. My life is the Lord's, and I'll do whatever HE wants with it. What an adventure it has been so far!