Temple Covenants

I always enjoy learning more about the Temple and the covenants we can make there.  I know that the talks I have read are true, and that the principles taught about the Priesthood are correct.  I especially like the point made that the Priesthood can be extended to women.  I love that the sealing covenant binds men and women together for time and all eternity, and that this covenant strengthens individuals and couples when kept.  I think it is so interesting that in the world today, almost anyone can have the "authority" to marry couples.  Anyone can get married and anyone can marry them, but in the gospel of Jesus Christ, couples are sealed by one who has the Priesthood authority of God.  The bond between man and woman made in the Temple can only get stronger as they come closer together and closer to God.  I have felt the power of the Priesthood in my own life being strengthened after receiving my endowment in the  House of the Lord.  I know that those specific covenants and the strength that comes from them is real.  As I was reading the different articles, the thought kept coming to mind that I wouldn't want my future family to operate in any way other than through the gospel.  I want my family to have the Priesthood in our home and the blessings of the Temple to uplift us throughout our lives.