"You are never lost when you can see the Temple"

"You are never lost when you can see the Temple", has become one of my favorite quotes from this years conference talks. It was from the talk " Sacred Homes, Sacred Temples" by Elder Gary E. Stevenson, Of the Seventy.

" I remember a warm, sunny afternoon when spring was trying to nudge its way through a long winter in Cache Valley, Utah. My father, whose Saturdays were always filled with chores for his grandsons, stopped by our home with an offer to “go for a ride.” Always happy to ride in Grandpa’s truck, our four- and six-year-old sons scurried into the back jump seat, and I joined my father in the front. Our drive took us through the streets of downtown Logan, which wrap around the Logan Temple, prominently situated on a hill, centered beautifully in the city. As we moved further away from the city, we turned from paved, busy streets to seldom-used dirt roads, where we crossed old bridges and weaved through trees far into the country. We were far from any other traffic and all alone.

Realizing his grandsons were in a place they had not been before, my father stopped the truck. “Do you think we are lost?” he asked the wide-eyed boys as they gazed out the windshield across the valley. Followed by a moment of silent assessment came the profound reply of a young child. “Look,” he said, pointing his finger, “Grandpa, you are never lost when you can see the temple.” Our eyes turned, focusing with his, seeing the sun glistening off the spires of the Logan Temple, far across the valley."

Living in a town that has a temple is truly a blessing. You can go anywhere in Logan and see the Temple on the hill. The Temple is a daily reminder of the goals that I have set. To be sealed to my husband and family, and to do temple work for my family. There are days when I get down and depressed and I miss my family in Ohio and I wonder why I am here, but then I see that beautiful piece of art and I know that the Lord has sent us here. The reasons, I know not. I do know that Vincent and I have been blessed since moving here.