Visit to the Temple 26 April 2010

So I think my week was about like yours. I definitely saw opposition in all things this week. I got to go to the temple on Wednesday which was absolutely, completely amazing. I learned so much in just a few hours. I realized everything in this life is a process as reflected in the temple and that I'm not just all of a sudden going to be perfect enough to be in the Lords presence, I have to change little by little everyday till I reach the celestial room. While I was in the celestial room I truly felt the presence of the Lord. I can't wait to return to his presence, to the peace and joy we will have there. Thank you for always having taught me the truth so that I am temple worthy, so that I know and understand why I am here. I love you so much. I did a session and initiatories and my companion basically had to drag me out of there because I did not want to leave. I met a lady that is serving a mission in the temple with her husband who is Japanese but lived in Orem and taught at BYU with her husband for 50 years. She was so cute and reminded me a lot of Grandma.

In order to make the 8:00am session, we had to get up at 4:00am.

Grandma and Grandpa I miss you two a lot and I love you so much. I am so grateful to be a granddaughter of two such amazing people who truly have consecrated their lives to the Lord.
Also we had a baptism on Saturday which went really well. Once again it is amazing to see the change in peoples lives as they begin to turn to the Lord. The baptism was really nice and as Oliver said ( the guy who got baptized) it was full of the spirit.
Also yesterday I got the surprise of talking in church. 5 minutes before the meeting started the 1st counselor came up and told me that the person that was supposed to talk wasn't going to show up and that they wanted me to talk. I said okay, what would you like me to talk about and he said ummmmmmmmmmm prayer. So I prayed really hard but I felt really nervous because I was completely exhausted and my little brain felt all fried, I couldn't think of a single thing to say. But as I walked up to the front to give my talk I realized, Jesus was our example in everything and we are supposed to do what he did. So what exactly did he do? He followed the will of the father and prayer is how we figure out what exactly is the will of the father for us. From there I used the example of Enos and applied it to our lives and some how ended up filling the 15 minutes no problem. It was so amazing I truly felt the Lord fill my mouth with words. The things that I said I had never thought about before, I not only taught them but I taught myself as well. It was a talk I will never forget.
This week was super duper hard. It poured rain almost every single day, no one wanted to listen to us, we don't have anyone progressing and no one new to teach. I felt horrible because I basically didn't sleep all week and my stomach was really upset again. (I don't think I really have a stomach ulcer because my stomach still hurts from time to time, the medicine they gave me hasn't done anything, so I stopped taking it.) I felt really depressed and down hearted wondering why I am even here. But then I remember the amazing experiences I have had here. Focusing on the good things and having an eternal perspective all makes it worth it. So we keep pushing on.
Tell Darren I say that doubt and fear never come from the Lord.
Tell the kids hi and that I love them.
All my Love,
Hermy