Expanding Happiness: Temple

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Temple

December 21, 1999 My endowments

Over the last month, the anticipation for January 2014 has grown stronger and stronger. My desire and aching to return to the Temple has become palatable. I often find myself yearning for the peace that is found only within the Lord's house and anxious to get back inside. I feel like I am just a few step away from exiting a darkened room into the vast light of day. I can feel the warmth of the sun beginning to enter the room, but ache for the warmth that its direct light brings. My feet are currently lit by the sunlight flooding in from the door way, a few more steps and I will be in His light.

As this excited anticipation has grown, so have my thoughts of who and where! The idea that by January the Gilbert Arizona Temple may be completed, and there may be where I receive the fullness of my blessings from The Lord back! The Temple is not yet complete, nor the meeting house sitting adjacent to it. I know both have to be complete before the Temple will open for Open houses and operation. I hope that the Lord's time table will work to allowing me to go there to receive all my blessing back. The schedule for now is late 2013, we are officially in the second half of 2013!

Realizing there are set back in life, if the Gilbert temple is not in operation by the time my blessings are restored, an exciting realization. I have missed several dedications of importance Temple because of choices. If not open for operation, I will more than likely be able to participate in its dedication and will certainly be able participate in the dedication of the Phoenix Temple.

I have started a list of Temples I want to do a session in as soon as possible. The list is growing ever longer, my plan is for the in the next year my list of Temples I have done sessions in to be longer than my list of Temples I want to do a session in.

I yearn for the blessings and the peace of the Lord's house!!