Temple Day

This morning I went to the Temple with the gals from Hooper and did sealings like we do every Wednesday morning.  I felt loved as the Sealers told me that I had been missed.  We had a big group and I wasn't sure I was even going to get to the alter but at the very end I did.  I wouldn't have cared that much anyway but it is always nice to be able to be a proxy.  Today we had  the younger Stoddards and their cute daughter join us.  Their daughter just returned from her mission yesterday and so the sealers kept calling her up to the alter.  I enjoyed watching her and her mom, dad and grandpa at the alter.  One of the names was Faithful. I liked that.  Another name was Dorcas...I giggled inside and at the time I was the proxy for the mother and the daughter was Dorcas.  In my mind I asked her to forgive me for naming her that. I'm pretty sure back in her day people didn't use the work "dork" and so maybe Dorcas was a pretty name.

We had a different Sealer today and he taught us a few things.  Actually he asked the young sister a few questions and I'm sure we all learned a little something.  He asked why we grip our hands at the alter the way we do?  Many answers were being said but he was looking for us to say because it is symbolic of the atonement.  Sealings are the highest ordinance and the grip is an important part of it.  It was something cool to think about.  He then told us that we can find the ordinance in D&C 131:1-4 and an extension in D&C 132:19-20 which talks about becoming God's.

After doing Sealings, I met Lisa and Kathy and we went through a session together.  It was nice doing a session with these cute friends.  We went to Kneaders after and got a little lunch.  It was fun visiting with them.  We talked about missions, tender mercies, worries and blessings.  These beautiful gals are blessings to me.  I love that we can enjoy the Temple together.