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Week 16

I got to go to the temple!!! It was the highlight of my mission so far. I can't explain the happiness I felt there. I cried pretty hard walking out of the temple, cuz I didn't want to leave. It's so peaceful and worry-free in the temple, and I wish I could have sat in there for forever. We got to go because Sam was going through for her first time and she wanted me to come with her (and of course, if I go my companions come with me). So I got to be her escort which was the coolest experience ever! 
I felt so lucky that I had that opportunity. The next time I have that opportunity probably won't be until I have my own kid going through, which won't be for another 25 years or so. So I soaked up the entire experience! There were many tears and lots of smiles:) the drive there and back was a total of 5 hours, but with stops and dinner, it was about 7 hours of traveling.
 So for those of you near a temple, DONT take it for granted! Go at least every other week. The temple is the closest to heaven we can get on this earth, and it is so worth it to make sacrifices to get there. Whatever is stopping you from getting there, just know that what lies in the temple is far more valuable and it brings more happiness. I'd say this was the most joy I've ever felt. Not joy like happiness, but the joy that the scriptures talk about. I literally can't explain it in words, but it was unlike anything I've ever felt in my entire life, and I wish that I could just have everyone feel it for just a second. Now I 100% understand what Lehi felt when he partook of the fruit of the tree of life in his dream. He felt the way I felt, and he wanted to share it with others, just like I so badly want to explain what i felt in the temple, but it is impossible haha. 
As for my week, it was a sad slow weekšŸ˜‚ idk, I feel like I'm working hard, but I'm not seeing many fruits come from it. It gets a little disappointing at times, cuz people keep canceling on us:( but I just keep trekking. My companions and I are becoming closer friends every day and we have so much fun! Lots of laughing and crying together haha. I couldn't ask for better companionsā¤ 

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