Larry and I had the opportunity to speak in the 3rd ward today. I told the congregation that I was experiencing a little reverse dejavu. When Bishop Rhoads was our High Councilman, Bishop Ropelato had him and his wife speak to us. Bishop Rhoads had forgot but just wanted to hear from me as well since we got to know each other pretty good when he was over our ward.
I was asked to share experiences of how the Temple has blessed our marriage and our family. Easy peasy huh? I wasn't stressed or worried and kind of pointed out to Larry while he was studying and preparing his talk how mine was so easy. I started with the scripture: Alma 34:32 "Behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors." There is no better place to prepare to meet God than in the Temple. I shared some quotes and then experiences. Attending the temple made more of a difference in our family than we realized. I know for certain that I was a much nicer wife and mom when I attended the temple. The temple just purifies our souls and enlightens are minds and makes us better. The temple is so important and such a blessing.
I summed up my talk by saying: We go to the Temple to get answers to our prayers. We go to the Temple to feel safe and loved. We go to the Temple to have our families for eternity.
Larry spoke on how important it is to prepare ourselves and get to the temple. He told everyone that if they were here at this meeting then they were almost ready to go to the temple....just a few more tiny steps. He kept it simple and spoke of Elijah. I know his talk gave people hope of being able to prepare themselves for the temple. Larry felt inspired to invite a sister from our ward to come listen because she is so close to going to the Temple. They had a good talk later and she is getting herself ready.
