My Temple Experiance

This weekend or Last Weekend. The youth had the chance to go to the temple to do Baptisms for the dead. It was so wonderful to be given the opportunity to see a temple that we might not have been able to go to. The long ride was worth it, for the beauty of the Temple took my breath away. I love the feeling that you get when you walk into a Temple. It's a feeling of peace, joy, love, and for me I just feel as though I belong. There was a great turn out most of our youth were there. We got so much temple work done it truly was amazing and a Blessing.

Inside the Temple as we waited we were asked to be reverent and to make as little noise as possible. They also asked us that we think of the spirits that were waiting up in heaven for us to do the work that they could not do while they were alive. As I sat there I deiced that, that was what I needed to do, I felt with all my heart that what I was doing was right. I sat there in the pew and tried to Imagine a Whole line of people just waiting a look of longing, joy, and patience on their face. I imagined how they were feeling, how they would react. After a while we went into the changing area, I was nervous, it wasn't my first time but it had been a while so I was also so so excited.
Then I went into the conformation chambers. I sat down on the bench and waited for my turn, while I was waiting I went back to that corner in my mind where I had imagined the line of souls waiting for their work to be done. This time it was different instead of just a line I saw also a chair and surrounding that chair were the brothers that were performing the conformations. The chair was not filled by the youth but was instead occupied by a spirit, who had been waiting in the line. As they finished the words I saw the spirit smile, some were crying others looked at peace. Now while I was imaging this, The girls in front of me were getting their conformations, one after the other.{ We did about ten each} Every time a brother said the name of the person they were confirming I would try to imagine what they would look like.
For a time this went on then it was my turn. I sat down on that chair, I felt calm and sure that what I was doing was right. The brother behind me put his hands on my head and I immediately felt warmth flow through me. Again I went into that corner of my mind and I saw the line. As he said their names I again tried to imagine what the person looked like. About half way through It got harder to see the line and the Brother paused for a second. My head felt like their was pressure pushing on it , I did not feel alone. Then the brother continued and I felt the pressure leave my mind. When the confirmations were done and I had stood up the brother said, " When I paused I felt that spirit here with us."
I will never forget that feeling. I know for a fact that what we do in the Temple is sacred and good. I believe that the Temple is the house of the Lord and that he truly does visit there and that you can feel his spirit when you visit. It is my hope that I will be able and worthy to go there again and feel the spirit that I felt when I visited the Temple that weekend. Temple work is sacred and precious and I hope that everyone is worthy to go there and feel the spirit. Amen.
Psalms 73:23-28
23Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden me by my right hand.
24 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon the earth that I desire beside thee.
26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
27 For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.
28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.