"And we ask thee, Holy Father, that thy servants may go forth from this house armed with thy power, and that thy name may be upon them, and thy glory be round about them, and thine angels have charge over them;

 And from this place they may bear exceedingly great and glorious tidings, in truth, unto the ends of the earth, that they may know that this is thy work." - D & C 109

I'm so grateful for my parents who came to Logan on Saturday to take me to the temple! I was blessed to go through with another future missionary who was there for her first time as well. She is on her way to Honolulu, Hawaii, where her family is originally from, and even though I might never see her again, I will always remember going through with her because of how kind and happy she was. (And because of her mile long name.) Before our session, one of the temple matrons talked with the two of us about the blessings promised to missionaries who go through the temple and she read us the scriptures above.

I feel blessed that my dad was able to be in the temple with me immediately after returning from Mexico where he announced the new MTC in Mexico City. Thinking about that event and seeing so many future missionaries in the temple helped me focus on the good news of the gospel that is being spread all over the world.

My advice for someone going through the temple for the first time is to focus on this:

The temple is where we learn how to go home.

Don't worry about anything else. President Packer said, "Be at peace. You are going to the temple." You have a loving Heavenly Father who wants you to come home to Him. If you know that, you've already got it figured out. Peace and love!