Today, Kimberly and I went to the temple. We decided based on the day, that we were going to do initiatory ordinances for the dead. This procedure involves the men and women in completely separate parts of the temple. We decided before we went in to do five family names each. Kimberly has been working on family history, and has a bunch of names of her deceased ancestors who we are currently doing the work for. I asked before we went into the temple which names were a priority, and she gave me the top five. There were a few more in my envelope, Kimberly didn't remember who they were, or how they were attached to the family, so we decided to get them later in interest of time.
When at the temple, I was going through the ordinance, and had one name left of my five. I mentioned to one of the temple workers that this was the case, and that I would go meet my wife afterwards. During the last ordinance, I felt prompted to do one more name. I thought about it, then moved on. However, when I was done, I felt the impression even stronger. I decided to go ahead and do a sixth name, even though Kimberly and I had agreed to five each. During the ordinance, I felt a strong sense of gratitude, as well as the spirit in abundance. After meeting back up with Kimberly, I mentioned the experience. She was curious as to the name, but it didn't ring any bells to her. We went home, and Kimberly pulled up her records to figure out the relationship. I was doing something menial on my phone, and Kimberly said "Oh wow. I did the work for his wife today! I didn't even realize both names were with us."
I testify that revelation is real. Follow it. There is a man in heaven who is just that much closer to being reunited with his wife because I followed a prompting. Had I not followed it, I don't know how long it would have been until I got to his name. I probably would have waited until I had a longer list of names, even then, he may have been missed. Now, he and his wife are our top priority to get their work done.
I say this in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
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