My Temple Journey

My journey has been a very long one and I will just cover the highlights and the things that I feel like I should share.
I was born and raised a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  I met my future husband when I was young and some interesting turn of events brought us together or should I say I think a certain angel made sure that we were married.  That angel is my husband's guardian angel.  I have had many experiences with him and he has brought to my memory a few times that he had to intervene to make sure that we ended up together.  Our marriage was no coincidence.
My husband is the most incredible person I know and I am so proud to be his wife.  He is not a member of the church but is very supportive of me and attends with me every Sunday.  We have been married for over a decade and almost every year as the year ends I start wondering if it is my time to go to the temple.  Over the years, I have had many Bishops and Stake Presidents tell me that it was not time and that I should wait for my husband and I was happy to wait.  As the years progressed, I kept myself busy doing baptisms and have a very special place in my heart for that ordinance.
The last few years my desire to go has grown more and more but every time I prayed about it I kept getting the same answer that it was not time.
A few months ago, the thought came to me again and I started thinking about it more and more.  I met with my Bishop and asked him to pray about it as well.  We made plans to talk about it a few weeks later.
One night I had a dream and in this dream my husband's guardian angel came to me.  I immediately knew who he was and recognized him.  In my dream, he asked me to go to the temple and be baptized for his wife.  The next morning I told my husband that I needed to go to the temple soon and he told me I should just go that day.  I called and made an appointment and got my stuff together and went.
Even though I had made an appointment, I got there as they were making a shift change so I waited for quite a while.  While I was waiting, one of the temple workers came and sat beside me and started telling me his story.  He told me that his wife was not a member and he struggled with going to the temple by himself but then he looked at me and said, "but if I would have waited.  I would still be waiting at 77."I started crying and told him my story and he told me not to wait.  I opened up to him about my dream and pretty soon the First Counselor in the temple was sitting by me too and asked me about my dream so I told him as well.  By the time we got in to do baptisms we were all a little emotional.  The baptism was beautiful and as I left the waters the First Counselor said to me she was here and she accepted.  Tears filled my eyes to have that validated by him.  I had felt her too.
They both came and said goodbye to me as I was leaving the temple and as I reached for the door the Spirit whispered to me, "Now it is time to move forward".
A few weeks later I was able to go through the temple and be surrounded by my family and loved ones on both sides of the veil.