Heaven on Earth!

Today, DJ and I had the opportunity to be in attendance at the temple with a sweet sister in our ward going through for her first time, she was also able to be sealed to her husband and two beautiful daughters for time and all eternity. This is a unique situation though, this dear sister has been fighting cancer for upwards of 10 years now and has been extremely sick for the past year. She set yesterday as the day to go through the temple and then a couple of weeks ago, she took a turn for the worse, she struggled to even sit up and speak. On Sunday, our ward had a special Fast for her that she would be able to make it to the temple as she had planned. Heavenly Father really does hear and answer prayers, she was there with a smile on her face, looking stronger than she had looked in days. I couldn't control my emotions for the entire 3 hours we were there, it was just so amazing to witness this occasion with so many of her family members and ward family members. I think one of the sweetest things was to watch her mother tend to her every need, making sure that everything was done just right. You could just see the deep love between mother and daughter. I love Shellie so much; her positive attitude has remained even through some of her darkest hours of fighting this battle with cancer. In all my many conversations with her, I never remember her having self pity, she always makes the comment, "well, it could be worse." Yesterday, after coming out of the temple, she kept repeating, "I did it, I did it." This was one of the sweetest moments of my life, one that I will never forget!! I am eternally grateful for my membership in this church and I'm grateful I got to be present in the temple yesterday with Shellie and her family. I love you, Shellie!