We are an ETERNAL FAMILY!!!! I can't even put into words how perfect this day was. We had been talking to Reese about going to to the temple for a while and she was so excited when she saw it while we were driving. She kept saying, "I get to go inside". It was really cute. When we went inside the temple, there were 4 workers waiting to help us. Nora was hesitant to go with them at first and dug her head into my chest, but she went with the worker the second time. The girls went to the nursery while we went and got dressed. After Ron and I got dressed, we went into the celestial room for a little bit. I was overwhelmed with emotion and I thought about our Heavenly Father's love and all that He has blessed us with. I thought about a time I was in the celestial room almost 3 years ago. It was right after we had our first failed adoption, where the baby was with us for 3 days before the birthmother decided to parent the child. I remember just feeling so heartbroken and not sure what to do next, but feeling a sense of peace. Now, 3 years later, I was overwhelmed with emotion as I thought about how our Heavenly Father has blessed us with our two beautiful girls and that Nora was about to be sealed to us.
After we were in the ceiling room, they took us to go get our girls out of the nursery so we could walk into the sealing room together. I started bawling as soon I saw the girls all dressed in white. They were the most beautiful children I had ever seen and they truly glowed. It is such an amazing opportunity to see your children all dressed in white in the temple and feel just how much our Father in Heaven loves them. It was neat to feel how happy and peaceful they were. When we walked into the sealing room all dressed in white, I felt the spirit so strong and I felt a oneness more than ever before. Nora was so happy when she was being sealed to us and was just perfect. It is such a neat feeling to know that nobody can take her away from us and that we are an eternal family.
After the sealing, the sealer had Ron, Reese, Nora, and myself stand in front of the mirrors and asked Reese what she saw. Then he had our parents, grandparents, and siblings stand behind us. He then said, "This is what it is about." It's about having our family with us forever. It's about having our children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren with us forever. That is where happiness lies and that is what our Father in Heaven wants for us. That is what He wants. To have us all back with him for eternity.
We have such a supportive family and friends and it was neat to have them waiting for us outside when we came out. Heavenly Father truly has a plan for each of us and we just have to trust him and know that He will bless our lives beyond what we could ever imagine if we continue to have faith in him. Our girls are truly a testament of this.
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