Love the Temple

I love to be in the Temple.  I love the Spirit that is there.  I love that it is the House of the Lord and that I can go there to serve, to learn, to grow and leave better for having been.  When I say better I don't mean that in an I'm better than you type better, I mean I feel better on a personal level, on a spiritual level I feel closer to the Lord then I was.  The Temple affords me the opportunity to leave the world and the cares of the world and focus on serving others.  It is a wonderful place to be. 

Natty, Jack and Andy are up in Alaska with their mom.  While they are gone I worry about them, it is hard to have them away even for just two months.  My job as their father is to take care of them, to protect them.  I don't have that ability from here, well physically I cannot protect them.  This is the third year that they have gone for the summer and three years ago I decided that I would go to the Temple every week that they are gone.  I go there and serve the Lord with faith that I can call down his blessings upon my children while we are apart.  I trust that they will be protected both physically and spiritually.  I believe that the Lord honors those who honor Him, who delight to serve him and so I go there with faith that the Lord is mindful of my family.  It is a source of peace, of comfort and of hope.  I love the Temple.