Special Branch Temple Trip

救主对我们每个人的祝福都有他的计划以及时间表，这个见证最近在我心里变得 尤其的强烈。2020年3月7日，对我来说是非常重要和难忘的一天。这一天我在费城的 圣殿接受了自己的恩道门，同时和我的妻子Charlene印证为永恒的夫妻。这一天对我 的意义不仅仅在于在这一天我接受了这神的更高的教仪以及与神订立了圣约，它对我 的意义或许更多的是通向这一天的路上神向我展示的他的大能，他应许于我的祝福以 及他永远都那么合理的时间表。

在2019年的年底，我度过了一段时间的灵性黑暗期。我似乎开始变得骄傲，因为 我无所求，所以也厌倦了每日都差不多的祷告。在接受洗礼后一年就可以去接受恩道 门-那神给人类儿女的最高的教仪，然而却因为我的内心缺乏灵性，我告诉我自己以及 会长：我不想要去圣殿，我不想接受恩道门。其实，那个时候我还不知道恩道门是什 么，但是撒旦在我身上的做工起效了，他将他的黑暗工作散布到了我身上，可能会一 直拖我到完全毁灭及无尽的地狱。但是，正如马太福音18章12-14节所讲 “一个人若有 一百只羊，一只走迷了路，你们的意思如何？他岂不撇下这九十九只，往山里去找那 只迷路的羊吗？若是找着了，我实在告诉你们：他为这一只羊欢喜，比为那没有迷路 的九十九只欢喜还大呢。你们在天上的父也是这样，不愿意这小子里失丧一个。” 天父 不会放弃任何一个迷路的羔羊。我庆幸有Charlene的陪伴，会长团以及兄弟姐妹们强 大灵性的感染，让我重新找回了我的信心。我甚至开始变得迫不及待，我想要很快去圣 殿，接受那教仪，我想要与神订立那圣约，因为我知道，遵守这圣约神会应许我及我 的家人更多的祝福。

去圣殿的前两天，由于新冠病毒疫情的影响，考虑到Charlene怀孕，我又动摇了 ，我问了Charlene要不要取消去圣殿的计划，我也跟黄会长说了我的担心。Charlene建 议我去做一个禁食祷告，求问天父给我答案，让我能够做出正确的决定。于是在去圣 殿的前一天我禁食了，我谦虚的求问神，我应不应该取消这次的圣殿之旅。这一次不 仅要接受我自己的恩道门，更是我和Charlene印证为永恒夫妻的日子，我知道一旦我 取消，在宝宝出生之前我们不会有机会去再去弥补。如果不取消，我又担心Charlene 和宝宝的健康问题。我左右为难之际，我选择把我的困惑告诉天父，我告诉他为了这 次恩道门及印证，我们已经准备很久，我们也做好了准备。我求问天父我们因该怎么 办？天父给了我答案，他没有直接告诉我： Jason 你应该要去， 但是他坚硬了我和 Charlene的信心，我们俩个在没有经过任何商量之后竟然同时告诉对方：我们应该去 。我相信这是天父在做工，我相信这是他给我们传递的答案，我知道天父从开始就为 我预备好了道路，他会怜悯和看护好我们每一个人，只要我们有信心去跟随他，继续 走在他为我们铺好的道路上。

接受自己的恩道门，我考虑了很久，觉得自己还没有准备好，说实话那时候最不 能理解的是接受了恩道门就要一辈子穿着加门，我害怕自己不能持之以恒，那时我也 不知道穿加门的真正意义。直到我学习完了圣殿准备课程之后，才真正明白了为什么 要去圣殿做自己的恩道门，增强了我去圣殿接受恩道门的信心，每一节课都让我受益 匪浅，让我灵性上有很大的提升，让我渴望走进主的殿。所以我特别感谢给我上圣殿 准备课程的老师Abbey姐妹和赵达致弟兄的教导，他们教给我如何更好的走天父为我 们铺好的道路，怎样能更好的跟随耶稣基督，并且分享了他们对耶稣基督的见证。

之前有去过费城的圣殿，但是这次我却有一点点紧张，因为是自己的恩道门，担 心某些环节做不够好，其实我根本不用担心和忧虑，在圣殿里工作人员们都很热情， 他们很有耐心很认真的帮我完成每一个项目。我才明白了天父制订的伟大事工是多么 的完美，主的殿里充满了灵，指引我来与主再次立约，并接受神的能力的恩赐和祝福 ，最让我感受到圣灵的时刻是当我看到幔子的时候，当时感觉离天父越来越近了，我 就在天父的脚下，他的光完全照耀着我。 我要感谢伟大慈爱的天父给我制定的时间表 ，让我能在这个特殊的时期完成自己的恩道门和印证。感谢天父的看顾，让我们去圣 殿的弟兄姐妹们都平安顺利的返回到家。感谢天父让我们平安健康的生活在世间，感 谢耶稣基督为我们的赎罪与复活，为我们提供了道路，让我们有机会回到神的面前与 他同住，也让我们能和心爱的人永远在一起。感谢中文分会有那么多好的弟兄姐妹们 一直以来对我的家庭的照顾和支持，也特别感谢这次和我一起去圣殿的弟兄姐妹，感 谢他们的一路陪伴。我这样说是奉您子耶稣基督之名，阿门！

王俊杰


The Savior’s blessings to each of us are granted according to his plan and timetable. This testimony has recently become lodged very firmly in my heart. March 7, 2020, was a very important and memorable day for me. On that day in the Philadelphia temple, I received my personal endowment and was sealed to my wife Charlene as an eternal couple. The significance of this day to me is not only that I accepted God's higher ordinance and made a holy covenant with God. But on this day, God showed me His will, promising me blessings according to such a reasonable schedule.

At the end of 2019, I entered a period of spiritual darkness. I seemed to be growing proud because I asked God for nothing and I was tired of praying every day. One year after being baptized, we can receive our own endowment, the highest ordinance given to man by God. But because of a lack of spirituality in my heart, I told myself and the branch president: I don't want to go to the temple. I don't want to receive my endowment. Actually, I did not know what an endowment was at that time. However, Satan kept working on me and spread his dark work to me, dragging me to total destruction and endless hell. But, as Matthew 18:12-14 says, "if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish." Heavenly Father will not give up on any lost lamb. I am fortunate to be accompanied by Charlene and to receive the spiritual influence of the branch president and my brothers and sisters. They have helped me regain my confidence. I even started to become impatient, and I wanted to go to the temple soon to accept the ordinance and to make that covenant with God, because I knew that by keeping this covenant, God promises me and my family great blessings.

Two days before going to the temple, due to the Coronavirus epidemic and considering that Charlene was pregnant, I was shaken again. I asked Charlene if she wanted to cancel the plans to go to the temple. I also told President Huang my concerns. Charlene suggested that I fast and pray and ask Heavenly Father for the answer so that I could make the right decision. So I fasted the day before the temple trip. I asked God humbly if I should cancel this temple trip. This temple trip was not only to receive my endowment, but it was was the day when Charlene and I would sealed as an eternal couple. I knew that if I canceled this time, we would not have another opportunity before the baby was born. If I did not cancel, I worried about the health of Charlene and the baby. During this dilemma, I chose to tell my Heavenly Father about my confusion and that we had been preparing for the endowment and sealing for a long time, and that we are also ready. I asked Heavenly Father what should we do. Heavenly Father gave me the answer. He didn't tell me directly, "Jason, you should go," but he strengthened Charlene's and my faith. The two of us even told each other at the same time without any discussion that we should go. I believe this is the work of Heavenly Father. I believe this is the answer he is passing to us. I know that Heavenly Father has been preparing the way for me from the beginning. If we only have faith to follow Him and to continue on the path he has paved for us.

Accepting my own endowment, I thought about it for a long time and felt that I was still not ready. To be honest, the thing that I could not understand at that time was that we had to wear temple garments our whole life after accepting our endowment. I was afraid that I could not be persistent in wearing temple garments. At that time, I did not know the true meaning of temple garments. Only after I finished the temple preparation course did I really understand why I went to the temple to receive my own endowment. The course strengthened my confidence in receiving the endowment. Each lesson benefited me a lot and greatly improved my spirituality, causing me to long to go to the Lord's temple. So I am especially grateful to the teachers who taught me the Temple Preparation course, Brother and Sister Dazhi and Abbey Zhao. They taught me how to better follow the path paved by Heavenly Father for us and how to better follow Jesus Christ. They shared their testimony of Jesus Christ.

I have been visited the Philadelphia Temple before. Yet, this time I was a little nervous, because I was receiving my own endowment and was worried that things would not go well. Actually I did not need to worry at all. The staff in the temple were very enthusiastic. They were very patient and diligent in helping along each step. Only then did I understand how perfect the great ministry instituted by the Father is. The temple of the Lord is full of the Spirit, guiding me to make covenants again with the Lord and to accept the gift and blessing of God’s power. The moment that made me most feel the Holy Spirit was when I saw the veil, when I felt closer and closer to Heavenly Father. Then I was at the feet of Heavenly Father, and His light completely shone on me. I would like to thank the great and loving Heavenly Father for the timetable that has been set up for me so that I can receive my endowment and sealing at this special time. Thank you, Heavenly Father, for your care. Let us all go to the temple to return home safely and smoothly. I thank Heavenly Father for allowing us to live in peace and good health in the world. I thank Jesus Christ for the Atonement and Resurrection, for providing us with a way to return to God ’s presence and to be with our loved ones forever. I thank the Chinese branch for so many good brothers and sisters who have always taken care of and supported my family. I especially thank my brothers and sisters who went to the temple with me this time. Thanks for their company. I say this in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen!

Jason Wang