I haven’t been to the temple for several months. I’ve been meaning to go, but you know how life is – I’ve been busy with the house, with the kids, with meals, and errands. I’ve been blogging, writing, doing my calling as Wolf leader, supporting my husband as he carries out his calling and goes to work every day—or I should say, every night (he works nights.) And we moved last fall, and I’m still trying to find places to put everything. I homeschool, and I . . . yada, yada, yada.
The point is, I’m busy.
It’s a shame, too – I love going to the temple. I love walking in through the doors and sensing the tangible change from worldly to eternal. I love to look at the smiling faces of the temple workers and see how their white clothing makes them look like angels. I love sitting in the quiet calmness and thinking about my Heavenly Father’s plan for me. I love looking around and seeing how clean and perfect, yes, and organized, everything is in the temple.
What a shame I’m too busy to go.
Neal A. Maxwell once commented that distraction is the main key the opposition uses against us. We’re running around so frantically trying to do good that we forget to do what’s best.
When I say I’m too busy to go, I am of course speaking tongue in cheek. There’s nothing going on in my life that can’t take the backseat for just a few short hours. Really, I have no excuses—I live ten minutes away from a temple, and about fifteen minutes away from another one in a different direction. I have gas in my car and my husband is willing to stay with the kids anytime I want to go.
I have to stop allowing myself to get so distracted. I know where my priorities ought to be – now to make sure they really are focused in the right direction.
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