Temple Recommend Class

So, I dropped out of Temple Recommend Class last week.

We are told that the devil does not want us to go to the Temple and he will place obstacles in our path to prevent us from reaching the Temple. I thought to myself what else could happen after the past 2 years of horribleness we've had? But, I was still a little nervous about it, but Alex and I knew that we were led to church after Alex's illness and this is where God wants us. He was not going to let an obstacle stop us, hopefully...

On to what happened...
Alex had been given a job offer for the company he was temping at. We had been expecting the offer and were so excited. He loves his job and ENJOYS going to work everyday and the benefits are fabulous. Well last Tuesday the company issued a nationwide hiring freeze and Alex's offer was withdrawn. Our happiness bubble was shattered! He was positive it was going to be ok the VP was pulling for him to still get hired. I was negative - crying on the couch with the dogs, sure that we were going to have to go back to the job search again and I just knew it was because we were in Temple class and if this was the bad stuff that was going to happen then I was not going anymore! I just wasn't strong enough to go through this trial again. So after telling Alex I was never going back to class I went upstairs to cry some more on our bed and in the midst of this I prayed to God, I prayed for Alex to get hired even though the company had a hiring freeze. I was VERY specific down the the day of the week, the year, month and day of the month. I prayed for him to be hired the next day.

The next day Alex came home from work with a package of papers and gave them to me. "What's this," I asked? "Benefit papers," he said. "Not funny," say I. He said, "You need to look through them and pick the health plan you want, my official start date with them is July 6th. My offer was reinstated, they snuck me through the hiring freeze!"

All this relief poured through me, and I thanked Heavenly Father for answering my prayer. What a testimony he has given me in the power of prayer. I also know that even though Satan is strong Heavenly Father is stronger. Heavenly Father wants Alex and I to go to the Temple to experience all its blessings and continue our family's path to being sealed together for all eternity.