The Lord's Timing

This fast Sunday has been a great one! I have had plenty of time to think and reflect on my life as well as all of the changes that are about to come to pass. I must confess that I am soooo very excited. I feel a little like Nephi when he was trying to get the gold plates from Laban. Nephi states "And I was led by the Spirit, not knowing beforehand the things which I should do." (1st Nephi 4:6) I know that I have received confirmation that Al is the right man, August 22nd, 2009 is the right time and the Idaho Falls Temple is the right place. I know that I will finish school here at ISU and continue to work at MK Place but as for the rest I have not idea what the future holds. I am soo excited to find out what awaits me and my sweetheart, Al!!!! YAY!!!

I have thought alot about the Lord's timing. While I was on my mission my trainer gave me a talk by Elder Oaks that I have referred to MANY TIMES since I have been home from the mission:

"The first principle of the gospel is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Faith means trust—trust in God’s will, trust in His way of doing things, and trust in His timetable. We should not try to impose our timetable on His. As Elder Neal A. Maxwell of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles has said:
“The issue for us is trusting God enough to trust also His timing. If we can truly believe He has our welfare at heart, may we not let His plans unfold as He thinks best? The same is true with the second coming and with all those matters wherein our faith needs to include faith in the Lord’s timing for us personally, not just in His overall plans and purposes.” Elder Oaks, Timing.

I think back to a few months ago when I made my "to do list" for the summer, little did I know that the Lord had another "to do list" for me. Some of the not so important things on my list have been moved down due to more pressing and important tasks that lay ahead of me.

"The timing of marriage is perhaps the best example of an extremely important event in our lives that is almost impossible to plan. Like other important mortal events that depend on the agency of others or the will and timing of the Lord, marriage cannot be anticipated or planned with certainty." Elder Oaks, Timing.

I have been waiting for Al for 27 VERY LONG years!!!! I must confess that there were times in which I did not know whether or not my eternal companion made it out of the War in Heaven alive and my faith in the plan that Heavenly Father had for me wavered. I wish that I could say that it never did but that would not be completely true.

I found HIM and as I reflect on my life and all that I have been able to learn and do, I recognize that now is the perfect time in my life. I am so thankful for a loving and kind Father in Heaven who knows WAY more about what, when and who is the best for me! I am happier with the plan which He has laid out for me that I ever would have been if I had it my way all of the times that I thought I knew what was best for me. Great things take time!