Temples

So in church today, the Relief Society president, Meetani (I know it's not the correct spelling but that's how it's pronounced, so just bear with me), gave an excellent lesson. The topic was on Temples. Wonderful lesson, but it kinda made me homesick for the Bountiful temple. Or one that I can see within a few minutes.

We talked about the ordinances and blessings and how special they are. I was asked when I got sealed to my husband and what I had felt and remembered about that time. It was wonderful to think back on that special day, about getting married and sealed to Jason for time and all eternity. I remember the many angels I felt close by. Both past ancestors and future angels that would come into our family.

Japan doesn't have the wonderful blessings to have many temples like Utah has. The closest is the Tokyo temple which is 8 hours away and the ward has to plan a special trip to go together. Not many people have had the blessing to go to the temple has often as I have. It made me wake up a bit to see how blessed I am. Back in Utah, it only takes a few minutes to get to the temple. It made me feel bad to have not visited the temple more often. When these people here in Osaka clearly would love to go if they could.

When I return home, I'm going to try to go more often again, like I used to with Jason. Before we were married, we used to go every other week to do baptisms. Now we're lucky to go even once a month. Of course we have a baby now, but that shouldn't be an excuse. We could get someone to watch Alyx. We just need to make it more of a priority in our lives.

I'm loving the time I'm in Japan with my husband and son, but I can't wait until we go back home. Back to where we can see one or more temples within a day. Back to where there is peace and love.

Sorry, one more thing about today. I said the prayer in Relief Society and got enough courage to bear my testimony (just in Relief Society though), that was pretty hard, but I've made a few friends there. :)