it's true

I started working in the temple a couple months ago, and it's been an amazing experience. Yesterday I was working in the Youth Center, which is where we take care of the kids while their parents are receiving ordinances and then we take them up to be sealed to their parents. Every time, it's a really neat experience. When my shift started yesterday, two girls - Molly and Megan - had just finished being sealed to their parents. When I first saw them, I thought, "That's a lot of red hair." Then I looked again and thought "They are so wholesome. I can see it in their eyes." They went to change their clothes out of the temple white into Sunday best. They were so careful with the white clothes that I was surprised. I learned that the white clothes were theirs - they hadn't borrowed from the temple like most children do. They had everything - the white dress, slip, tights, shoes, hair ties, etc. I had never seen that before. It was impressive. And how wonderful - it is so much more personal and memorable when the clothing is their own. 

After their clothes were changed, I supplied paper and markers and we wrote/drew about their experience in the temple. Even Molly, who was six, was able to articulate and write down some of the marvels of the temple. They were just so good! It was clear that they loved each other and the Lord. I thought, "Somebody is doing something right with these girls." And it made me want to bring up my children in light and truth, as well. It was a perfect way to start a Saturday afternoon - in the temple, being reminded of the eternal nature of families and just how true everything is.