Reflect On Eternity

so there was a fireside tonight on dating and it was alot of fun and answered alot of questions i have had on dating because i have never really fully understood the boundaries on dating and while the "Panel" was answering questions they all up leading to the same thing, eternity. "Should you date someone who is not LDS?" "It's not a sin but who you date is who you marry and you want to marry someone with the same standards as you to be sealed for all eternity." "Is it a sin to kiss before you are thinking of marriage?" "No, it is not a sin, you just have to set boundaries because kissing sets an emotional bond that leads to another thing and you don't want to lower your standards because you want to always have the goal of eternity set in sight." all the questions were answered pretty much the same and i really made me realize, these boundaries aren't to torture us they are to help us. they are to guide us in a direction we want to go and helps us to stay on the path of righteousness. they all pertain to different areas of dating but they all protect the same thing. D&C 131:1-4 talks about how in the celestial kingdom there are three degrees of glory and in order to recieve the highest degree you must enter into into the new and everlasting covenant of marriage. That is why i will strive for nothing less than a temple marriage. It is were i can be sealed to my family for time and all eternity. my standards are high and i know it's going to be tough to live by them but if it were easy, it wouldn't be worth it.

The Temple

i love the Temple:) going there makes me so happy...it makes me feel so good and refreshed in a way. this Friday me, Ellen, and Niki went to the temple to do baptisms and it was such a great experience. that day wasn't the best day and going to the temple made the whole day better. whenever i go to the temple its always the highlight of my day because the world around me is so hectic and crazy and you can't get away from anything, bad things are all around you all the time, tempting you and making you think that they are okay but stepping into the temple is as if all that has gone away. like the rush of the world has slowed down and all that matters is what you are doing right here right now because you are in the right place at the right time:) i feel no stress when entering the temple. i feel so safe. while i was waiting to the baptisms i was reading the scriptures. and recently i have been feeling rather confused, and while reading i had a feeling to go to D&C section 108, and once i read that it was like a weight had been lifted off of my shoulders. i knew right then that the spirit was with me and told me to go there to answer my prayers. it was such an amazing experience and I'm so happy we went. it made a great ending to a not so great day.:)