So Close!

In a little more than 24 hours, I will be arriving at the Manhattan Temple to enter in and receive my endowments.  Tomorrow, everything changes.  There is a Primary song that is constantly in my head now; it is called I Love to See the Temple.  Here are the lyrics:

I love to see the temple

I'm going there someday

To feel the Holy Spirit,

To listen and to pray.

For the temple is a house of God,

A place of love and beauty.

I'll prepare myself while I am young;

This is my sacred duty.

I love to see the temple.

I'll go inside someday.

I'll covenant with my Father;

I'll promise to obey.

For the temple is a holy place

Where we are sealed together.

As a child of God, I've learned this truth:

A family is forever.

This song is so special, because at a young age I was taught that the temple is so important, and that I need to live in a way that I will be worthy of entering it someday.  Tomorrow is that day for me.  It is finally my turn.  There are not great enough words to explain how happy I am and how wonderful I feel.  I now have the opportunity to covenant with my Heavenly Father to follow Jesus Christ forever.

This is the first step of the final steps I must take to become a full-time missionary.  On Sunday, I will speak about becoming a missionary and preaching the Gospel, then I will be set apart as a missionary that evening.  On Tuesday, I will travel to Provo.  On Wednesday, I will report to the Provo Missionary Training Center and begin my service.  It's happening.  This is real.  It's not really sinking in, but I'm sure it will.

I'm just at the start of my path back to Christ, but I know that I don't need to travel alone because He is with me when I am worthy of Him.  By drawing nearer to Him, He will draw near to me.  After this life, I hope He will be able to call me His friend.  I hope that I will earn that title of honor.  I love my Saviour.  I want to serve Him, and serve as a representative of Him.  I am so excited to start this work, and I thank God for this privilege.