The Temple

Last August Trevor and I made it a goal to go to the Temple once a month, this August we have gone to the Temple every month for a year. It has truly blessed my life and the life of my family in more ways than I could imagine. It hasn't been easy to make it once a month, because we are busy and Grandmas and Grandpas who watch our boys while we go are busy. I am grateful to Trevor's and my parents for making it possible for us to go to the Lord's house and feel the spirit. Making going to the Temple more of a priority in our lives has help us grow closer together as Husband and Wife and also as a family. My testimony has grown in this past year from attending the Temple. It's crazy to think that over a year ago going to the Temple wasn't a priority in my life. I felt like I was too busy with two little boys and a baby to go to the Temple. I didn't want to burden people with watching my kids so we could go. There was even a few months Trevor's and my Temple recommends we expired and we were in no hurry to get them renew, because we knew we wouldn't be going to the Temple anytime soon. I can't even imagine being without a Temple recommend now, it's hard for me to believe that I was ok with being without one! I know now that I am never to busy to go to the Temple it is worth whatever sacrifices I need to make to be there. That is where my Heavenly Father wants me to be and I feel that the minute I walk through the Temple doors.  One of my weaknesses I have is focusing on the things I feel I fail at in my everyday life, but when I am at the Temple feelings of inadequacy and imperfection fade away and I start to see myself the way my Heavenly Father sees me, a daughter of God of great worth. I know my Heavenly Father loves me and when I am in the Temple I feel like He is proud of me. I love to go to the Temple and it will continue to be my goal to go to the Temple once a month.