Sometimes I am made aware that Heavenly Father has perfect timing for things that happen in my life. This time, it was the timing of Erwin and I to go to the Temple together and do a session.
Satan is very real when it comes to distracting and putting up obstacles that impede us from getting to the Temple. They are almost always the same things: We are running late and the timing of the rest of our day is off. One of us is super cranky or moody. We would get out of work late and miss our chance. We would feel physically ill. Baby would be sick. Something would happen to our car...you get the idea. And I'm not joking, it would happen EVERY time. We always felt that it was the devil really working on our family from progressing, receiving enlightenment and hoping for a weaker family unit.
I think I had mentioned to Lynnell that Erwin and I hadn't been to a session since the baby was born. We had done sealings, but we had those rotten obstacles that got in our way from going for months. She then texted me and asked if we wanted to do a session at the Provo temple. She offered free babysitting and support so we could get there.
Yet again, we could feel the adversary strike on Saturday morning. Erwin had a hard, sleepless night and woke up super late. Baby was cranky from teething. We couldn't find wallets. We had to eat something as we rushed out the door, which made us late. We were getting saddened that we were feeling overwhelmed about getting there and overly worried and stressed about the time.
We dropped off Wa'a at Nell's. It is a blessing that she has watched him for us before and is starting to know him and his personality. It saved us time from feeling nervous or having to explain everything about him and what he needs. We only caught her up on what we brought, when he would eat next, etc. Then we left! And we were late. We missed our desired session and I was so, so, so certain that we would miss the next one as well. We were feeling stressed instead of peaceful.
But somehow, we got there right as someone was pulling out in the incredibly crowed parking lot. We were able to get our things together quickly and had not one line of people ahead of us to slow us down. We made it to the next closest session. I was surprised. It was as if the clock had slowed down. We made it!
And it was wonderful. We learned new things, felt peace, got to reflect, feel determination to be better and strengthen our testimony of Heavenly Father, the Savior and this gospel.
We walked out of the temple feeling completely different than when we rushed in. And we were grateful.
I needed to go to the temple. Erwin needed to. And our marriage needed it. It was a blessing.
I'm grateful for Heavenly Father and his perfect timing with Nell, who saw a need and offered an easier way to get us there, with watching Wa'a. And I'm grateful for the chance for His perfect timing with the messages we heard that were needed at the the time we needed it most. His timing was perfect. :)
"I love to see the temple. I'm going there someday. To feel the holy spirit. To listen and to pray. For the temple is a house of God, a place of love and beauty. I'll prepare myself while I am young. This is my sacred duty."
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