My Beacon

I feel so blessed to live ten minutes away from our beacon on the mountain. In performing baptisms for the dead this morning, I was again reminded why I like to go so much. It was early and it was cold, but I was aware of the warm Spirit inside the temple and felt it witness to me. My testimony is summed up perfectly in my favorite Primary song:

I love to see the temple, I'm going there someday
To feel the Holy Spirit, to listen, and to pray.
For the temple is a house of God
A place of love and beauty.
I'll prepare myself while I am young
This is my sacred duty.
I love to see the temple, I'll go inside someday
To covenant with my Father; I'll promise to obey.
For the temple is a holy place
Where we are sealed together.
As a child of God, I've learned this truth:
A family is forever.

I know that the work performed in the temple is essential to fulfilling the Plan of Salvation and I am strengthened every time I go. I know that I can be with my family forever. I cannot wait for the day when I go through the Lord's house to be sealed with my husband. In the meantime, I will do all that I can to prepare myself for this great blessing, and try to help others along the way.