Endowed With Power From on High

This evening, Brandt received his endowment. I have been anticipating this moment for a long time, and I was thrilled to be in the temple with our boy. It has been a joy to watch Brandt grow in the gospel, to see his enthusiasm to serve a mission, and his desire to go to the temple. 

We were to be at the Provo City Center Temple at 6:00pm in order for Brandt to receive the initiatory ordinance and instruction. I did the initiatory for the woman I was acting as proxy for, then waited for Brandt and Kent in the chapel. They appeared more quickly than I thought, and we learned from Brenda that there is now a video presentation of the instruction directly from the First Presidency. There is a need to have instruction be uniform and accurate, so a video presentation is now the thing. 

Brandt, Kent, and I were joined by my mom, Mikayla and Guy, Brent and Brenda, Lee and Cammie, and Lydia. I always love being in the temple, and then it's always an additional joy when I am there with those I love the most. To be with Brandt and others I know love and support him, who want good things for all of us, makes the eternal nature of temple worship and service more rich and wonderful. My heart was full as we waited and then proceeded through the session.  

As we met in the Celestial Room and embraced each other, that fullness of joy in my heart expanded. I love Brandt. I rejoice that he chose to make covenants in the temple with our Heavenly Father. I rejoice that he will begin his mission soon. I rejoice that he is progressing spiritually. As it states in 3 John 1:4, "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth."