Today I have been thinking about temples a lot. My co-worker and I play this game at work where we change my desktop background to a different temple and we have to guess what temple it is. So I am getting to see some really pretty temples. Then I started thinking about the joys of the temple. I have a little brother adopted from Guatemala. He is the funniest kid ever and we are really close.
Well, before we got sealed to him he had cerebral seizures. He stopped breathing for a while and we almost lost him. At the time, while my parents were trying to take care of him medically, all of us children gathered in a bedroom and prayed. We loved this child and wanted him to be part of our family forever. Those were some of the scariest moments of my life, but looking back they are part of the sweetest: a family gathered together in fervent, faith-filled prayer. We later got to go into the Las Vegas temple and watch my little brother be sealed to my parents so that we could be a forever family.
Temples really are a light for all to see. In Las Vegas there are a lot of lights, but the temple has a different light. Instead of the neon glow of street and club signs, it has a pure white glow. I love the temples. In them there is peace, safety and hope. I love all the ordinances that occur within them because I love my family so much that being with them forever is the only thing I want. I can't imagine having to go through life not knowing that I will be with my best friends forever. I am so thankful for temples and the wonderful ordinances within them.
"The temples are sacred, holy places. They are a source of spiritual power and strength. They are a place of revelation."- Silvia Allred
I remember feeling that same way with my adopted siblings. We were always a little worried that something would happen to them before they were sealed to our family. Some of my favorite memories with my family is when we went to the Nauvoo temple to have them sealed to us. I love the temple too. :)
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