I Never Thought...

that I would enter a temple in jeans.

So back in November I had my purse stolen... and I failed to ever get my key replaced. So I've been making sure that my roommates are home before I head home, right? With 5 roommates, it should be easy.

So yesterday morning I had this feeling that I was going to get locked out. So I talked to Joanna and she said that she'd leave the door unlocked for me, and offered me her keys. However, when I went to leave she was in the shower and I did not want to disrupt her. So I left. And although I should have been home at 3, mail was terribly backed up so I had to go back to work and didn't make it home until 6. I arrived, of course, 5 minutes after my roommate had locked the door.


I was going to the Draper Open House with Boyd and Hayley in an hour, and no one would have been home before that, so I called Boyd who assured me that he'd wear jeans, too, and we'd just look like a bunch of nonmembers. In the car I was so worried about being disrespectful and out of place, and when we got there everyone else was definitely in church dress... except for the two of us. However, nobody looked twice at us.

When I entered the temple, I felt strange at first. Like, "what the heck am I thinking?", but it was okay. The tour was nice, and I loved the windows. However, as soon as we hit the Celestial Room, it was silent. There were no whisperings or anything. You couldn't even hear anyone's footsteps. It was magical. It wasn't like any Celestial room I'd ever seen before (because I have so much experience with that, right?), as it seemed more like an entry way than anything else. But it was quiet, calm, and peaceful. And I liked it. It just felt like that was where I was supposed to be one day.

We continued on the tour and hit the Sealing Room... which could be defined as awkward when your group consists of you and an engaged couple awaiting their time there. However, it was quite touching. Seeing Boyd and Hayley holding hands in there, it just felt right. And then we stood up to look into the mirrors, and we turn around, and there's Boyd and HD holding hands into eternity, with me next to them. By myself. All I could think was, "oh, the irony", when Hayley started to laugh. At me. Yes, I can't wait to follow the two of them into eternity by myself. Following around like a child, just like I do now. Thanks, Mom and Dad, it's been fun.