Friday, November 13, 2009

Thankful

Today I am Thankful for...
Temples.

(The day we were sealed 11-11-2006 at the Manti Temple)

This one is also a continuation from November 11Th. November 11Th marked Chuck and I's three year sealing. We were sealed together for
Time and All Eternity
.
That was one of the Greatest Days of my life.
I am so Thankful for the knowledge I have about how precious Temples are and how important the work done in them is. I am so Thankful to know that I can be with My Family for Eternity. There is no "Till death do us part".
I am Thankful for the feelings I have when I am able to go into the Temple.
I am Thankful for my husband who was able to take me through the Temple. He came home from Iraq a new person and he wanted to do everything he could to help us reach that goal.
I know my Heavenly Father has a plan for me and when we were getting ready to go through the Temple I saw how that plan was supposed to work.
When Chuck returned from Iraq I hadn't been on birth control for over 2 years and we didn't want to go back on the pill but I had also said how I didn't want to have any children until we had gone through the Temple. I wanted our children born sealed to us. So when he came home we thought we would just wait and see what happens. Three months went by and I hadn't gotten pregnant. I was beginning to worry that something was wrong. About that same time Chuck received the priesthood and we started our Temple Prep. Classes. We set a date to be sealed and found out the next week that I was pregnant. I truly believe that My Heavenly Father's plan was for me to keep to my plan. I didn't want to have children until I was sealed in the Temple and that is how it all worked out.
I believe in the Power of Temple work. I believe in Families being Sealed for Time and All Eternity. I believe we all have a purpose and a plan laid out for us. And I believe that it is our Choice whether or not to follow that plan and it is our Choice to believe in the plan and purpose.
I am so Thankful for that time in my life when Chuck came home from Iraq safe and when we decided to be sealed as a family. That experience strengthed my Testimony in an unbelievable way. I hope to be able to pass on my Testimony to my children. I hope they feel the love of their Heavenly Father and the love we have for our Heavenly Father. I hope we can teach them by example to love this Gospel and to know of its truthfulness. And I hope that some day they will be able to go to the Temple and feel of their Heavenly Fathers love.(Sealed at the Manti Temple 11-11-2006 I was 3 months pregnant)

(We are a bunch of cheese balls but it was so cold that day and so we didn't get to take many pictures-so what pictures we did take will have to do)

3 comments:

  1. I am so so so happy for your experience. What a special story. Thank you for sharing it. Temples and the blessings that come from them are truly amazing.

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  2. Oh wow! The things you learn in blogs! We were sealed 1-7-06 in the Manti temple! You two are just so cute and fun! I'm so glad you get to be with each other for eternity as well!

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