Life Starts to Settle Down

Everything has started to settle down. No more wandering around lost. No more auditioning or tryouts (although I am still job hunting). No more random first meetings or outings. Everything now has a purpose, a routine. All my classes are great, none give way too much work or breeze by at the speed of light. I have been able to learn so much from all of them and I will see exactly how well I have learned as I start having some exams next week (so wish me luck/pray for my success, I would be forever grateful!). Lots of adventures happened this week form Walmart trips to sand volleyball and eating some finally authentic Mexican food to baking up a storm. But the single most defining moment of the week was the trip to the temple. I have had the strongest urge to go ever since I have been up here, but never made it down. I would sleep through my alarm or have to go run buy milk or whatever. Excuses just kept piling up and getting in the way. But I knew I had to go. So on Saturday I woke my roommates up and we all made our way down there to go do some baptisms and just bask in the quiet spirit that one can always feel there. Nothing can compare to the feelings of peace and happiness that hit me as soon as I walk through the temple doors, no matter what temple I am visiting. Its a wash of comfort and understanding and love that wash away all the cares and worries of the outside world. The Spirit whispers that everything will be ok, that you made the right choice in coming, and to just relax and take it easy. Heavenly Father's love engulfs me whenever I go and I know that He knows me individually and all that I want or need or care about. He knows all the ups and downs of my life and rejoices or sympathisizes with me. He sent His Son to die for me and there is no greater gift than that in being able to return to live with Him someday. I have always had a testimony of these things but the realization hit me very hard this time as I was waiting to get confirmed and baptized yesterday. Weekly or bi-weekly temple trips are now going to happen, no matter what tries to stand in my way. The Spirit that is felt there clearly beats anything else I could possibly be doing or should be.