My Talk

I am going to go off the spirit on this one. I have printed out this talk but I might not say these words. This is what I wrote for my talk in Singles Ward tomorrow.

Preparing to go to the Temple

Choose the Right!! I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ amen.

To enter the temple is a tremendous blessing. But first we must be worthy. We should not be rushed. We cannot cut corners of preparation and risk the breaking of covenants we were not prepared to make. That would be worse than not making them at all.
I have learned a lot about temples this year from a super spiritual even I had back in march in going to the temple, finally, well, prepared. While looking over a talk I found by Russell M. Nelson, I laughed to myself only wishing I had read this before I learned the hard way.
I rewrote one of my favorite primary songs one day after going to the temple.
I love to see the templewish I could go everydayI feel the Holy SpiritI listen and I prayFor the temple is the house of Goda place of love and beautyI've prepared myself these past monthsthis is my sacred dutyI love to see the templeI go as much as I canI covenant with my fatherand I promise to obeyFor the temple is a holy placeI cant wait to be sealed foreverAs a child of GodI have learned THE truthA family IS forever

I spent well a long time preparing myself for the temple. it sucks it took me such a long time to enter those door worthy and ready but i made it. And my life really was changed, and blessed beyond belife
So to go into the temple we much be well physicaly ready. Yes .. I am starting with physicaly ready, and I just have two main points to share.


PHYSCAL
One prepares physically for the temple by dressing properly. It is not a place for casual attire. “We should dress in such a way that we might comfortably attend a sacrament meeting or a gathering that is proper and dignified.”
Within the temple, all are dressed in spotless white to remind us that God is to have a pure people. Nationality, language, or position in the Church are of secondary significance. In that democracy of dress, all sit side by side and are considered equal in the eyes of our Maker.
After I had changed into my white jumper I looked in the mirror, I saw myself dressed in white and felt so wonderful then saw my face and how much the world was shown on it from the makeup I was wearing. I don’t ever need to wear makeup like that. The scripture 3Nephi 13: 28 “And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin.” Lilies are as they are; they don’t need anything added onto them to be beautiful. I am beautiful the way that God made me, I don’t need the ways of the world to make me who I am, I am who I am and I am beautiful to him.

Now to enter the temple you have to be worthy and clean and pure. Clean of sin and hold a temple recommend. Now there was a time that I had the questions answered and memorized so I could get in and out of the bishops office before he tries to talk to me…come on, I’m sure I’m not the only one who has done that.
SO to go into the temple we have to be spiritually ready. Without being that, we won’t receive the great revelation that is to be given to us. I cannot begin to explain the blessings that I have received from going to the temple worthily and ready.
It is just not in me to sit here and tell you what you need to do to be spiritually ready and worthy. I am not up here to tell you that you need to go talk to the bishop; I am not up here to say that I am amazing because of the blessings I have received. I am up here to share with you... well whatever the spirit prompts me to share.
Prayer.
Scripture study.
Questions.
The wanting to be there.When we got up there we were told it would be a 3 hour wait and that didn’t sound too good to us because we had homework and things that we needed to get done today. We considered not going and coming back later in the week. We talked about it and decided to talk to the other temple worker in the right part of the temple, since we went through the wrong door. We were there told an hour and a half wait and again considered it and I said yes we should so we did. That was the best decision that I think I had ever made. To me I was thinking I have worked and waited so long to enter into the temple worthily and I KNEW that I needed to be there more than anything.
Testimony of temple.
I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.