Stake Temple Day..

..and I found MY DRESS! There is a modest dress store in Roseville, that is connected to the church bookstore, Cover to Cover. Mom and I had gone to a different store that morning and found a dress that would have worked, and it was pretty enough, but in my heart it just wasn't what I wanted, and it just wasn't my dress. When we walked into the modest dress store, there were a lot of dresses to choose from. We started looking and mom found one she liked, and I wasn't to sure about it, but she told me to just try it on anyways. We pulled a few other dresses, then started tryin' them on. Moms dress was the first one I tried on. When I saw it briefly in the mirror in the fitting room, I liked it, and then we went out to the BIG mirror. As I stepped up onto the little platform in front of the mirror, I saw myself and just knew it was MY dress. (I'll admit, I cried.) I didn't want to take it off! I tried on a few more dresses, which I also liked, but I was still in LOVE with the first one I tried on. Thankfully I have a mom who loves me very much, and I was able to walk out of the store with the dress in my arms. I think I had a smile on my face for the rest of the day!

 After we were done at the dress store, we made our way to the Sacramento Temple for our stake temple day. I LOVE the temple! I love how beautiful the actual temple is. I love the grounds. I love the people who were at the temple, and I love the spirit that is 'The Temple'. Its such a hard thing to put into words, or to try to explain to people who haven't been. I was able to do baptisms and confirmations, which is just great, and to make it even better I was surrounded by family and friends. The Stones were there, and Alesha was there. Its such a great feeling knowing that you're serving, and doing things for those who can't, and to have friends and family by your side is just such a great feeling. I am so thankful for the temple and the opportunities it provides. I'm excited and grateful to be able to go there with Kirk in 3 months and be sealed to him for time and all eternity. I'm grateful for all the blessings that come with attending and serving in the temple.