"God is eagerly waiting for the chance to answer your PRAYERS and to fulfill your DREAMS. But He can't if you don't PRAY and He can't if you Don't DREAM." Jeffrey Holland
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Sunday, August 16, 2009



Recently I took pictures of one of my favorite edifices.
THE REDLANDS TEMPLE

I wish that I had the words to describe the feelings that swell in my heart each week as I prepare be here. In the darkness of the early morning as I travel alone in my car I offer these words in prayer. "Heavenly Father, I am coming home today. " That is how it feels. Home.

The Bible Dictionary defines 'Temple" as " the most holy of any place of worship on the earth,” followed by this insightful statement: “Only the home can compare with the temple in sacredness.”
This suggests we can make our homes or bedrooms (as I used to tell my seminary students) a “house of the Lord.” Don't you just love that idea?
In April Conference Elder Stevens recommends that we take a Virtual Spiritual Tour of our home.

"Imagine that you are opening your front door and walking inside your home.

What do you see, and how do you feel?

Is it a place of love, peace, and refuge from the world, as is the temple?

Is it clean and orderly?

As you walk through the rooms of your home, do you see uplifting images which include appropriate pictures of the temple and the Savior?

Is your bedroom or sleeping area a place for personal prayer? Is your gathering area or kitchen a place where food is prepared and enjoyed together, allowing uplifting conversation and family time?

Are scriptures found in a room where the family can study, pray, and learn together? Can you find your personal gospel study space?

Does the music you hear or the entertainment you see, online or otherwise, offend the Spirit?

Is the conversation uplifting and without contention?

That concludes our tour. Perhaps you, as I, found a few spots that need some “home improvement”—hopefully not an “extreme home makeover.”

Whether our living space is large or small, humble or extravagant, there is a place for each of these gospel priorities in each of our homes."

Craig and I have purposely strived to make our home a holy place. We still have 'home improvements' but

we won't give up!

Along with the theme of this post I announce that Craig and I are smiling BIG these days because as of August 15th our mortgage is PAID IN FULL!!!!