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I will put a testimony about the temple in here as well....
My first time at the temple was only a short while ago...back in March I beleive..and I was scared. I grew up with nothing but anti-L.D.S. literature being thrown in my face. So when I set foot in the temple, all of that literature came flooding into my mind, and I kept thinking I got to get out of here. When we were taken to the Chapel, I kept saying silent prayers to myself, trying to drown out negative thoughts, then I felt the Holy Spirit whisper to me "This is right...You are in the House of the Lord. Be still and know that I Am God!" And I was still. My mind was at peace. I felt no more negative thoughts or feelings.

I did my proxy baptisms and when I went into the water to be baptized in behalf of these people, whom I never met in my life, I could feel their joy and that they were pleased and happy that the work had been done for them. It brought me great joy as well.


My second trip to the temple was just last month.
I did the same work as last time, proxy baptisms. While I was being confirmed in behalf of these people, whom I never met, it was like I could see the people's faces that I was being confirmed for. They were waiting paitiently for the confirmation, and when it was done, they would smile then leave the room.

I know that the work that the Church does within the temple is the work of the Lord and that it was all God inspired. I love this Gospel and I love my Heavenly Father and my Lord and Saviour. I say these things in the name of Jeus Christ, Amen.

I would like to post a brief history about me dealing with the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith.

I grew up in a family, who is very against the Latter-day Saint Church, the Book of Mormon, etc. I have been exposed to nothing but anti-LDS literature the majority of my life, and I in turn, was very against the Church myself. My family is still against the Church and when I became a member, they contemplated disowning me.

I was a freshman in high shool when I was first introduced to the Book of Mormon. I wanted nothing to do with the book at all. I had a dream one night, before I ever read the Book, and in the dream I was standing in front of a crowd of people, proclaiming the truth of the book and that I hoped every one would gain a testimony of it too. I had three dreams that were similar to this one that I just stated. Keep in mind, again, that I had never read the book at that point in my life. I had a testimony of it, before I had even broken the binding on a copy. I denied that testimony for the longest of time, until one day I was told by a good friend of mine that I needed to read the Book of Mormon and form my own opinion of the book, I didn't have to accept it as truth, but I had to come to the knowledge of what the book said. I refused to read it, but I kept getting the feeling that I should after I had prayed about it so many times. So finally I read it. I will tell you that my testimony of the book increased after I read it. I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that what I read was the word of God. I cannot deny it now and could not deny it then.

A few years passed, I kept my testimony of the Book of Mormon, but continued to deny that Joseph Smith was a prophet. My husband and I spent hours debating about whether or not he was a true prophet or a false one. I was challenged to get on my knees and pray about it. I asked the Lord what His opinion on the matter was, I told Him that I didn't believe Joseph Smith was a prophet, but I wanted to know what He had to say. One evening, about a year ago, I was at a friends house, with my husband, for dinner. We were discussing the beliefs of the Church, they had given me a brief history of it, and a run down of the doctrines. The missionaries were even invited over. I was talking about my stance on the Book of Mormon, the Church and Joseph Smith. By that point in time, I had reached a state of indifference about the man himself. One of the missionaries looked at me and said "it sounds like you already have a testimony of the Church you just haven't accepted it yet." At that exact same moment, I felt the Holy Ghost come upon me and whisper my name and He said to me "you already know the truth, and you don't have to ask or question any more." My husband also received the same message from the Holy Ghost that the very same time that the missionary spoke and I felt the Holy Ghost move on me as well. The Holy Ghost told my husband "she already knows the truth of the gospel." Three people at the very same moment received the same revelation (for lack of a better term) about my testimony. On the way home that night, I bore my testimony to my husband that I knew the Church was true because of the witness I had received from the Holy Ghost. I also told him that I knew Joseph Smith was a true prophet of God and that Thomas S. Monson is the prophet the Lord has chosen to lead the Church today. I sealed that testimony in the name of Jesus.

For me to deny the Book of Mormon would be like trying to deny that my left arm is attatched to my body, the same goes for denying the truth of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. So I will say to all of you in this guild, that I know the Church is true, I know the Book of Mormon is the word of God, same as the Bible, and I know that Joseph Smith is a prophet and I know that we are led by a prophet of God today, even Thomas S. Monson. And I sustain him as prophet, seer and revelator.
I say these things in the name of Jesus, Amen.