I see the light!

This is one of my very, very most favorite songs.

Just listen and try not to get the chills!


You can even read it and get the chills!

I see the light of the temple at night
As it shines, it reminds me,
I must prepare if I hope to go there,
But I need someone to guide me.

Please teach me about the temple.
Please show me how to prepare.
And all of my life I will try
To be worthy to enter there.
Please teach me about the temple.
I want to know so that someday I may go.

See?!? It's just. plain. beautiful.

This song was written for the dedication of the Mount Timpanogos Temple. Which my son happens to be able to see shining at night from his bedroom window.

Every time he sees it, he wants me to sing this song. It is his favorite part of his bedtime routine.

Well, we had a bittersweet moment a few months ago. We have lived next to an empty field for the past 9 years, and we found out that we were FINALLY going to have neighbors! We also found out that the neighbors house was {maybe} going to block our view of the temple.

We LOVE our new neighbors... but I was a little sad that we might be saying goodbye to our sweet nighttime ritual...

I needed a PLAN!

So here's what I did...

Ta-da! With just a few simple steps, my son now has his own personal glowing temple... sans view! Yay!! My daughter also loved it, and of course she needed to have one too. Nighttime ritual saved!!!

The bonus is... my son can still see the real temple from his bedroom window... but now we all have a couple extra reminders to stay focused on this beautiful, incredible gift from our Heavenly Father.

We love the temple!


Deficits: I actually can't think of one right now... and I'm not going to try too hard because they're normally terribly easy to find!
Deposits: Temples! How beautiful they are!! <3

Balance: Richly Blessed!