The lesson I learned, and taught

On Tuesday, a friend and I went to the temple. We got there for the 7:00pm session and we soon learned that was the Spanish session. They told us we could wear translater headsets and listen to everything in English. We decided to just wait for the next session. It turns out there were so many people there for the Spanish session that it filled up and a lot of Spanish speakers had to wait for the 7:30 session. So, we ended up going to the 7:30 Spanish session. It ended up being a great experience. It reminded me that temple worship is important for everyone regardless of what language we hear it in. This was a good experience to prepare me for the lesson I was asked to give at Enrichment on making the temple a priority.

As I was preparing for this 15 minute lesson, I could only come up with two questions and two quotes that I wanted to use. Usually, I over prepare because I don't want to be standing in front of everyone with nothing to say. I really felt like the comments the sisters would add to my lesson would be more important than anything I could prepare. That prompting turned out correct. The sisters had so many things to say that really helped me. I know I needed to teach this lesson on the temple so that I would make a temple attendance goal for myself to go more often. My 5 minutes of prepared material lasted 20 minutes. I really felt the spirit leading that discussion and touching my heart.

Here is my favorite quote on the temple that I found in the True to the Faith gospel reference book:
"The temple is a place of peace and revelation. When you are troubled or when crucial decisions weigh heavily on your mind, you may take your cares to the temple. There you can receive spiritual guidance. Sometimes you may feel that you cannot think clearly because your mind is so burdened with problems and the many things clamoring for attention. In the temple, the dust of these distractions can settle, the fog and haze can lift, and you can understand things that you have not understood before. You can find new ways to deal with the challenges you face. The Lord will bless you as you attend to the sacred ordinance work in the temple. And the blessings He give you will not be limited to your time in the temple. He will bless you in all aspects of your life. Your labors in the temple will strengthen you and refine you spiritually.”