A day like today is something no one can forget!

Today I went through the Washington D. C. Temple to receive my endowments. The day started off not so good. I woke up at 4:51 am to an excruciating pain in my stomach.  I felt like I was going to puke. I couldn't do anything without feeling so sick. I ended pushing through and got ready for my big day. Mom, Dad, Kris, John and I all got in the van and started our 3 hour trip to the temple.
The ride was decent, I have to say I have never had motion sickness but this was a different story. I just wanted to go home and curl up in my bed.
Kris kept saying it was my nerves but I knew it wasn't, I wasn't nervous at all! I knew that it was a temptation from Satan. He didn't want me to go to the temple. and he was trying with all his power to make me sick and cancel my big day. But I didn't let him get me. We arrived to the temple ahead of schedule and once we drove through the gates to get onto Temple Grounds the pain and sickness was completely and immediately gone. I knew then that the absolute truth that my sickness was all Satan.
Going through the Temple for the first time was a beautiful experience one that I can't describe other than sacred. The Temple is the House of the Lord, he resides there, he walks the halls, you can feel his presence.
I am so grateful to of had my oldest sister Kris as my escort, my mom, Laney, Kim, and Dani to share the special moment with me and to have my dad and brother on Temple grounds waiting for me to come out of the temple. It was a sad moment that my dad and brother weren't able to go through the temple with me but its okay because they were there with me in spirit.

Pictures from my big day

coming out of the temple