Temple Dedication

Today instead of regularly scheduled church meetings we had the opportunity to participate in the Provo City Center Temple dedication.  I had a small panic attack before we went as suddenly I thought we were one white handkerchief short.  I thought we had all attended the Ogden Temple re-dedication and therefore figured I had four.  I even knew their location.  As I retrieved them and discovered only three I thought maybe that had happened before Andy was 8.  Then I asked Natty if she had a handkerchief.  She thought at first that she did not but then she opened her top drawer and there it was tucked in the corner just like I had the other three.  Phew.  Nice to know I am not completely losing my mind.  We were off and we were treated to an excellent meeting.  The speakers were wonderful.  The messages of hope and of healing were powerful.  I love what this Provo City Center Temple represents having been destroyed by fire 5 years ago and know made into a magnificent Temple of the Lord.  It is a wonderful thing to think of what the Lord can do with us.  Oft times we may feel downtrodden and of little worth, we may be suffering the effects of sin and think that all is lost.  When we turn our lives to the master and trust in him, we too can turn what may seem lost into something magnificent.  That comes only in and through the Savior.  I am grateful for his life and his love.  I know he lives and I know he is aware of each of us individually and he is able to lift us and strengthen us even when all seems lost.