Fifth Wheel

Fifth Wheel
n. Person who accompanies two (or more) couples in a social situation, who does not have a partner of his or her own. Often the fifth person's attendance is encouraged by one of the well-meaning but ignorant female partners, who may feel sorry for the lonely person, but will inevitably ignore them once the lovemaking starts. It carries the connotation that the fifth person is often an unnecessary and unwelcome addition to the scene in these conditions. Derived from "the fifth wheel of a car", which needing only four wheels to run, has no need of a fifth.


Have you ever been the third or fifth wheel ever?  Let me tell you, it's the most awkward thing. Especially when the two couples don't say they're actually couples, but they totes are.  It's difficult to have fun when you're the one driving all the places with two couples, and it's just not the most inclusive thing of your life.  Yeah, sure, they talk to you occasionally; mainly out of pity because you don't have anyone else, hence why you're still torturing yourself by staying with them for so long.   More words, just too tired to write them all.  So pretend like I said something that really relates and touches you and we'll call this good.  #don'tbeafifthwheel #don'tletothersbefifthwheels #notthecoolestofbeans

I Love to See the Temple...I Go Inside All the Days 3>

   

 
    Wanna know a pet peeve that probably shouldn't be a pet peeve, but is?? When friends or people post a picture of them at the temple with the wonderful lyrics to one of my favorite primary hymns, "I Love to See the Temple."   They caption:  "I love to see the temple, I'll go inside someday."   Which was a great goal! As a primary kid.  But now we have the opportunity to go inside as much as we'd like/can.  Perhaps we haven't reached the level of going upstairs and completing work other than what's done in the baptistery, but we still go inside the temple all the time!!
      I wish lovely young people would stop viewing it as "I'll go inside...someday," when they can go in today!  That doesn't mean that I discourage any thoughts or desires of furthering your progress and career in the temple, I just mean to not see the temple blessings as something you'll attain only when you're older.  I wish everyone with a temple recommend would say, "I love to see the temple, I go inside all the days!"  or "I love to see the temple, I'll go upstairs someday,"  or something optimistic, yet more precise.    There. There's my pet peeve.
     Now to continue on the topic of the temple.  Wow. A lame word to express my emotions, I know, but that's about all I can say because of my awe without totally freaking someone out over how excited I am about the temple!!!! At mutual tonight, our bishop gave a fireside. He talked on many a great thing, but he concluded speaking with a discussion of the temple.  He said that we should strive to have a career at the temple. Now just think about that term: career.  What is a career?  It's something you plan for your future, you get started now with research and education, it's something you look forward to and are dedicated to because you love it.  A job is something you do to get by, or because you need to, but maybe don't necessarily want to do.  A career is something you have prepared for and look forward to doing for your life.  Apply the term career to the temple.  See what an impeccable perspective this is??  Don't start your career ten years from now, start your temple career today! Prepare and live worthy to go to the temple, and go frequently, just like you would any other career!
     I'd like to share my feelings while the bishop discussed the temple, and how we should all make it a goal to enter the temple and to receive all the blessings that come from the temple, specifically Endowments.  As he spoke, an accumulation of past and new thoughts and emotions welled up inside my chest and my heartbeat quickened drastically.  I thought I would burst!! My desire to further my progress in the temple and receive my endowment is great.  I want so badly to go this week and receive those blessings and to feel of God's love for me in that way, and to do that same work for others!  I have the burning desire like nothing else in my life right now.  I yearn for that day! I am unbelievably excited, and I can't wait!! I LOVE THE TEMPLE! And I love going so often.  It is a house of peace, a house of love, a house of hope, a house of work, a house of prayer, a house of family, and most importantly, a house of God.  I say all these words, in the name of my Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ. Amen.  :)

P.S.  I apologize for the lengthy post...I just got carried away...haha:)