Yesterday was a big, big day for my little brother. He will be serving a full-time mission for the church in Londrina, Brazil for two years starting this fall. Today he can officially check off "going through the temple for the first time" on his long list of things to do before leaving.
What an amazing, tear-jerking moment I was able to witness as my whole family stood in front of me inside the walls of the temple. I wondered if my parents could have possibly imagined 29 years ago one day they’d be standing in the celestial room with all three of their children at once.
All three kids when we were little....
... All three kids now (don't worry, these are actual sizes.
They somehow make 5'10'' look like Gimli).
Yesterday my testimony grew so much! I wanted to be a missionary! I wanted to shout from a mountain and tell the whole world, “THIS IS IT! THIS IS WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT!”
FAMILY. The temple gives you this precious gift that you never have to let go of. You never have to truly say goodbye. Everything is put in an eternal perspective when we realize we can be sealed to our families for time and for all eternity. Death cannot separate us and we can always be together forever!
I love the temple! My words can’t express how much it means to me! My heart can’t contain the love I have pouring out of me because of what this gospel has given me! Sorry if this is super intense, but I promised myself when I left the temple yesterday I would share exactly what I feel. I don’t want to regret keeping something so important inside of me when there are so many people out there I could share it with.
I love my husband! I can’t wait to have a family with him! To be a unit and a team that can always depend on each other and always be there for one another… always.
Just got this yesterday. So excited to hang it up in our apartment.
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