One of the blessings of COVID is the opportunity to appreciate anew the things I've taken for granted for far too long. On Saturday, I was able to have another of those moments when I returned to the temple for the first time since March 12, 2020, which was only a couple of days before all temples were closed for COVID. This 16 months is the longest I have gone without visiting the temple since I was endowed. I've been feeling the lack of temple attendance through the whole time, but I didn't realize how significant that lack in my life was until I went back.
