A Much Needed Pick-me-Up

This morning, I was able to take a much needed trip to the Timpanogos Temple.  It is hard for me to have other people watch my kids, I feel like I am putting them out and being a burden to them, but thankfully I have wonderful friends that help me not feel that way. I took the boys to one house and Kilee to another, then I was able to go and enjoy the Spirit that is at the House of The Lord.

It was there, in the Celestial Room, I had one of, if not the, most intense spiritual moments I have EVER had.  As I entered in there, it was as if all the things I have been carrying for so long were lifted, and then I was embraced by a really tight hug.  Now, before when I would hear someone say something like that, I would think...cheesy! I know, I'm horrible.  But after having my experience today...I know it is real!  I literally felt as if I was being hugged so tightly it was hard to breath.  I have never felt that, and if there was a time I needed to, now is that time.  Life has it's ups and downs, many times the downs seem to outweigh the ups, but how great is it that we can make one simple choice, go to the temple, and everything just seems a little brighter.  It was so cool today, when I went in it was on the colder side, but not too terribly cold.  When I came out, the world was blanketed by a beautiful layer of clean, fresh, new snow.  Now my awe of the snow lasted about as long as it took me to try and drive and then start fish-tailing and then I was done!  The snow was old and bad;).  All joking aside, the temple is such a great place to return to often and remember why all this stuff we go through in life, is so trivial compared to the big picture.  I am so grateful I was able to go to the temple today, it had been far too long since my last visit.

I have a goal, I want to go to the temple once a week.  If anyone who may be reading this, lives within a reasonable distance and would like to trade babysitting and go to the temple weekly, please let me know!!!  It would be so great!!!