22 December 2018

Today Jessica joined me in my service in the temple, working the bridge shift. The shift started about 9 AM, concluding at 3 PM. 
I was trained to be a follower of an endowment officiator today. Since I will be writing more about the endowment, I will explain it. Greater obedience to God's commandments is obligated of those who desire more blessings of God. There are several levels of accountability for each covenant to obtain the blessings. The endowment includes many covenants. I believe that those throughout the world, who may read this, may think; how can I trust to obey these covenants? The higher covenants require greater knowledge. This knowledge does not come by study alone. It requires an application of an individual to seek and desire the true nature of God. Spiritual knowledge is given by God through the Holy Spirit. The first covenant in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is baptism. Prior to baptism the knowledge and understanding required to take upon oneself the covenant is reviewed to verify their knowledge of God and the gospel. God is the father of spirits within all souls of man, and he is full of grace and truth. He desires to have a close relationship with all of His children, but they need to come to Him in humility, seeking to find His kingdom that he is establishing on the Earth, where he has revealed his truth. This world is full of religions, and I invite you to not overlook the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Go online and request the missionaries to introduce the gospel to you.
Many covenants are administered in temples. We have too many workers on my shift; therefore, schedules include breaks now. I was trained to be a follower for an endowment session. Since followers typical pray at the conclusion, they make additional mental and spiritual preparation. I had extra time to do this because a scheduling error. The officiator said that the session was good, being well attended, and my service did not have flaws.
Since I get off at 12 PM, I had plenty of time to eat lunch, and do the endowment for a man named Robert G Cooley, who is dead, before Jessica concluded her service. One may ask why covenants are made on behalf of deceased people. Millions of people have died without a fair opportunity to choose to take upon them the covenants. The work to provide these opportunities for all mankind is the work of the temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This part of the gospel may beg the question of life after death. Physical life after death is a gift of God provided by Jesus Christ, and this life is given in what is called the Resurrection, when mortal man becomes immortal; however, all man inherit their works; the greater the works the greater the inheritance. This is based on the covenants explained previously. Christ has also prepared the means that man may be forgiven; for sin, truth, error, and righteousness does exist. There are kingdoms established for those that reject the gospel, which is an eternal world without God. The time to choose is now for dead and living people. Both dead and living people live by spiritual means. This world of mortality will end, but immortal kingdoms are being prepared for all who inhabited this Earth.
After our service, I wanted to get my wedding ring, which I had fixed, because a weld broke. The mall was packed.
We helped Margaret, our neighbor, with a couple of things in the evening, putting up Christmas lights. She also required help, changing her futon cover.