"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children. I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived."

— Marjorie Pay Hinckley


"None of us come to this earth to gain our worth; we brought it with us."

--Sheri L. Dew

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

An Epiphany


I don't know if I spelled that right, but oh well. Our stake has decided to take the last Sunday of each month for the next five and dedicate the suday school hour to lessons on finances. So this first Sunday was on Tithing. We read the verses in Malachi about the windows of heaven opening and not being able to receive it. We were discussing what those blessings might be and it occured to me that those blessing are those we receive when we go to the temple! Eternal families and the things we learn and can feel there. Wow! I taught this principle to a ton of people on my mission and not once did it occur to me that the temple fell into this category. I hope this makes sense :) That is all I have to say for now!

2 comments:

Sheena said...

Christine,
It makes perfect sense! Without tithing, no temples would be built! :) Thanks for sharing your epiphany. Hope things are going great for you.
Take care,
Sheena

Mae said...

wow, that does make sense! think of the temple as heaven and the windows (and doors) opening to you...
I've never thought of that before. thanks for sharing!