Those of my friends who are LDS will understand this, but my
non-LDS friends probably won’t understand what I am talking about. I went through the temple for the first time
to get my Endowments on May 4th in the Reno, Nevada temple. It was a great experience, and I am so glad I
could finally do it. My mom, my
grandparents on my mom’s side, and my older brother all went with me. It was also special because I got to use some
of my great-grandpa’s temple clothing. I
got my middle name from him, so it was pretty cool to use his stuff.
Since I can’t write about specific things, I wanted to just
write down my overall feelings.
Obviously it was a spiritual experience and I felt a great peace the
whole time I was there, but one thing stood out to me. The whole time I kept having this feeling
that I am capable of great things, and really, the only issues stopping me from
doing great things are my own reservations.
I am a very mellow, easy-going person, so I often don’t do certain
things because it seems arrogant. I
realized, though, that I can do things with confidence without it seeming pompous. One area in particular that was mentioned in
the session was talents. I have a lot of
unique talents that not very many people know about, and that is because I don’t
want to seem like I am being a show-off.
I am going to start working on developing my talents more and using them
to benefit others.
Since I have been back in Utah, I also went through a
session at the Provo temple with a good friend.
It was great too, but I felt a little different from how I felt in
Reno. It was nice since I was a little
more familiar with what happens, but it also seemed a lot more busy and
crowded. The Reno temple is very small,
and only about 15 people went through with us.
They only do sessions every 90 minutes.
Compare that to Provo, where they do sessions every 20 minutes in
multiple rooms, with 60-80 people in each room.
It was still very peaceful, but overall it seemed a little less
personal. I am just glad I could go
through for the first time in Reno rather than Provo because it was so much
more intimate. I plan on going back
regularly, and I am sure it will learn a lot more the more often I go.
We went through with Ty and Wendy yesterday. Nice. I understand what you said about Provo . . . we went right before our mission . . . kind of like being in a doctor's office. The job got done, but no time to savor the moment. I like Bountiful because there is underground parking, and you don't feel as though you just came in by flying carpet with the wind in your hair. It's almost always windy in Snowflake, so much so that sometimes they block one set of doors. At the Swiss temple they keep track of what language you speak, and the country with the highest number of attendees decides what language it's in. I love having a translator and headset. I listen to it in French or Portuguese whenever I can. During the Navajo sessions here, there are English subtitles on the smaller screens, very helpful to me to help me remember. Maybe you can go with us sometime when you're here. I like to do sealings. And I had a couple of really spiritual experiences I'll share with you in person. Love, Gma K
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