Where Sister Pielstick Meets Her Dream Temple

Nauvoo the beautiful.

I have always had a soft spot for the Nauvoo temple. It was the first temple dedication I had ever seen, and the prettiest temple I have ever been in thus far. I was fortunate enough to be able to go to the temple this last week. It is not very large, but the building holds not just the strong spirit temples usually have, but it carried an added weight. You could feel the trials and triumphs of the saints who worked so hard to construct the temple. It permeated every wall, every staircase, every picture. It is a Triumph, a blessing, a peace.

Nauvoo is my favorite place in the world, and the one place I really was hoping to serve on a mission. I talked to the sister missionaries there, and found that the sister I was talking to had wanted my mission more than anything. It was fun to give her the rockstar treatment and tell her that she had my dream mission. I made a promise to myself after I talked to her, because she was doing her best at her mission I would do the best at mine.

(And as she talked about the cool stuff she wanted to see I realized that now I really want to see the tabernacle organ again)