The Endowment · 12:12pm Sep 10th, 2021
Yesterday, I received this gift in the Philadelphia temple. I went alongside my parents, my bishop, and two of my friends from the ward who were an old Guatemalan couple. Between the drive there, the wait, the session itself, some more sealing, and the trip back, it took twelve hours, and we didn't come back until 1:00 in the morning.
The endowment is a gift from God that is a result of a covenant you make in the temple. It involves a series of symbolic rituals and a journey throughout the temple until you end up in the most beautiful room in the temple: the Celestial Room, a similitude of heaven itself in all its wonderous, shining beauty and glory. I made promises and covenants that I never intend to break, and in return, the Lord has promised wonderful blessings. I now have the privilege to wear the holy temple garment, an inward expression of my outward service to God and a reminder of the covenants I made.
I feel in awe of what happened. It feels momentous and life-changing. Most of you guys don't know how important it is to me, and I really don't blame you. It feels like I'm explaining a vacation I went on that you haven't experienced for yourself. But I'm very glad I had that opportunity.
Congrats on having formed a Covenant with the Divine in accordance with your faith.
Vacation? Nah, bro. That isn’t how I remember it. That was just the first day of the rest of your life. You don’t do the rites then go home with memories of something you did. You take them everywhere
Congrats, dude! It's always amazing when you find your true calling in life, especially if that calling comes from the Lord. Walk with Him, do good to others, and be the man He wants you to be and knows you can be. You can never go wrong with that winning combination.
Congrats, Brady!!!
Congratulations!!!!