Moroni is calling

We went to the visitors center with H. this week. I'm so grateful we have this amazing tool right in our mission-- the spirit was so strong as we listened to the words of the Savior and looked at the beautiful Christus statue. We talked about the Book of Mormon and listened to testimonies of the apostles. Then we went for a walk around the temple.

The Los Angeles temple is beautiful, and that day the flowers were just glowing in the warm sun. The sisters giving us a temple tour invited us to turn away from the temple and look out on the city of Santa Monica-- spread out in front of us in smog and dirt and construction. Santa Monica Blv. runs right in front of the temple, and we could hear engines and car horns and all was chaos,

"What do you see?" Asked Sister B.

H. sat and thought for a minute,"A lot of people too busy for God,"

We stood quite for a time. What a sad thought.

"Now, turn around,"

The sounds of the city seem to fade as you turn to face the temple,

"Now what do you feel?"

H. looked up at the angle Moroni, "He's calling us to come and listen."

The spirit testified of her words as we stood and admired the beautiful temple.

"That's where I want to be married. No where else." H. said.

My companion joked, "You do know you have to get baptized first?"

"Ah man! you're just trying to convert me!" H. joked back.

But as we drove back down to San Pedro that afternoon my companion and I testified that that is the only place we want to get married- and there are great blessings awaiting her and her family as she takes the steps to get there.