When we began our life on earth, a veil was placed before us, that dimmed the
memory of who we are and what we learned before we came here. We must always
remember that we are Daughters of a King, who loves us and wants us to reach our
divine potential and fulfill all that we came to earth to do.
Sister Ardeth
G. Kapp tells us, "The temple is the bridge between mortality and immortality.
It is the place where we receive comfort, peace, vision, hope, and promise. In
the temple we are reminded of our identity — who we are and who we are to become
— and we prepare to fulfill our foreordained mission." (The Temple:
Our Home Away from Home by Ardeth G. Kapp) Ezra Taft Benson has told
us -"Temples are places of personal revelation. When I have been weighed down by
a problem or a difficulty, I have gone to the House of the Lord with a prayer in
my heart for answers. The answers have come in clear and unmistakable
ways."
I echo his remarks. I love the temple. It is my refuge. It is where I
find peace, solace and answers.
I love the sacred ordinances performed in
Heavenly Father's house. How beautiful are these words by our Prophet Thomas S.
Monson, "As a result of the sacred ordinances performed in the holy house of
God, no light need be permanently extinguished, no voice permanently stilled, no
place in our heart permanently left vacant." How comforting are his words when a
loved one passes on beyond the veil.
I personally testify of the joyful
feeling when seeking and finding information that enables my ancestors to have
these saving ordinances completed. Their spirit reach out and touch mine. I
attend the temple so much more often, and the veil is thinner, when I have cards
with my family names on them. I love coming home and turning on the computer and
putting their completed temple information in the database. Families are
Forever. I encourage you to contact you family history consultant or go to the
family history center to learn and discover how to do this marvelous work.
It is my prayer that when we feel "homesick" that we can find a way to our
Heavenly Father's house to soothe, renew and fortify our aching spirits
.
Let us continue onward and upward my kindred sisters
Love,
Sister
Best
