A Year Ago Today...
A year ago today my life was changed forever. I was in the cultural celebration for the Gilbert, Arizona Temple.
It was such a spiritual experience, dancing in the pouring rain. I loved the theme, Live True to the Faith. I will admit that I was one who grumbled and complained during the process but by the end of the night, I had tears streaming down my face. I mean how often do you get to sing and dance in front of the Prophet?
I think that there was a reason for the rain that night. I think that it wouldn't have been as spiritual as it was without it. I think that people would have forgotten it. I know I'll never forget it.
I saw that and it made me laugh good and hard. I think it's funny how people I may not have normally talked to or been with, became my close friends that night.
Dancing was fun. Minus the part where I almost lost my shoe in mud that was at least a foot deep. That darn horse from earlier torn up the whole field. However my partner Matt, was great and we managed to get through. (P.S. you can totally dance while shivering to death and sing while your teeth are chattering)
A year ago, my testimony was strengthened. A year ago, I made a lifetime of memories within 12 hours. A year ago, I realized that this Church is so true and that everything I believed and did is worth it. I will never forget the experience of a lifetime.
Here's the link to the cultural celebration in case you didn't get to see it (I was a gold/yellow shirt). It still makes me cry every time:
Love, Janae
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