Temples: I have always loved looking at temples and when my wife and I started dating we were able to watch the Rexburg temple being built and now we are planning on being sealed for all eternity in that same temple. After reading many talks on the importance of temples my opinion of them has not really changed but the urge to do more temple work has increased. I have been trying to attend the temple more and even if I can’t get to the temple for some reason I am trying to go some genealogy work instead. I was able to go to the temple for some past relatives and that was such a special moment for me. Knowing that I found them and got their worked done was so exciting to me. I am defiantly trying to make this a part of my life.
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"Temple building and temple worship were paramount reasons for the pioneers’ willingness to suffer so greatly and endure so much in their remarkable exodus to the barren, isolated desert of the West. We rejoice that God has, in His divine providence, made possible the building of so many temples in so many countries in our time. No one has dedicated more temples in this dispensation than President Gordon B. Hinckley. Of the 49 operating temples, he has dedicated 24. We hope and pray that temple blessings in time will be available to more of God’s children around the world."
James E. Faust, Eternity Lies Before Us, April 1997 General Conference.
James E. Faust, Eternity Lies Before Us, April 1997 General Conference.
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"Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are an affirmative expression to all the world of the faith millions of Latter-day Saints have in the immortality of the soul. All of the activity carried on within these sacred edifices is based on the premise that all mortal beings who have been on earth are in reality immortal. Yet this temple activity is based upon more than a premise, for a premise may be only an assumption. To those who frequent these sacred houses of the Lord, the validity is a fact, and a matter of strong and compelling personal conviction."
Gordon B. Hinckley, Temples and Temple Work, Ensign February 1982
Gordon B. Hinckley, Temples and Temple Work, Ensign February 1982
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"My brothers and sisters, temples are more than stone and mortar. They are filled with faith and fasting. They are built of trials and testimonies. They are sanctified by sacrifice and service"
Thomas S. Monson, The Holy Temple - A Beacon To The World, April 2011 General Conference
Thomas S. Monson, The Holy Temple - A Beacon To The World, April 2011 General Conference
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"Everything that occurs in the temple is eternal in its consequences. We there deal with matters of immortality, with things of eternity, with things of man and his relationship to his Divine Parent and his Redeemer. Hands must be clean and hearts must be pure and thoughts concerned with the solemnities of eternity when in these sacred premises."
Gordon B. Hinckley, Keeping the Temple Holy, April 1990 General Conference
Gordon B. Hinckley, Keeping the Temple Holy, April 1990 General Conference
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"Each temple is a house of learning. There we are taught in the Master’s way. His way differs from modes of others. His way is ancient and rich with symbolism. We can learn much by pondering the reality for which each symbol stands. Teachings of the temple are beautifully simple and simply beautiful. They are understood by the humble, yet they can excite the intellect of the brightest minds."
Russell M. Nelson, Personal Preparation for Temple Blessings, April 2001 General Conference
Russell M. Nelson, Personal Preparation for Temple Blessings, April 2001 General Conference
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"There is no greater opportunity for that invitation than in the temples of the Church. There the Lord can offer the ordinances of salvation to our ancestors who could not receive them in life. They look down upon you with love and hope. The Lord has promised that they will have the opportunity to come into His kingdom (see D&C 137:7–8), and He has planted a love for them in your heart."
Henry B. Eyring, Family and Friends Forever, Liahona December 2013
Henry B. Eyring, Family and Friends Forever, Liahona December 2013
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"There are special blessings from God for every worthy person who is baptized, receives the Holy Ghost, and regularly partakes of the sacrament. The temple brings added light and strength, along with the promise of eternal life.... We see the ordinances of the temple becoming a beacon of strength and light for righteous men and women across the world."
Neil L. Andersen, Power in the Priesthood, Liahona November 2013
Neil L. Andersen, Power in the Priesthood, Liahona November 2013
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"You can also find your ancestors who need temple ordinances and resources to support you in the work of salvation, including sharing the gospel. Parents can take the lead in preparing their children for baptism, the priesthood, full-time missions, and the temple. They can help us walk the strait and narrow path of temple ordinances and covenants and qualify for the blessing of eternal life."
Robert D. Hales, Strengthening Faith and Testimony, Liahona November 2013
Robert D. Hales, Strengthening Faith and Testimony, Liahona November 2013
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"Any work you do in the temple is time well spent, but receiving ordinances vicariously for one of your own ancestors will make the time in the temple more sacred, and even greater blessings will be received. The First Presidency has declared, “Our preeminent obligation is to seek out and identify our own ancestors."
Richard G. Scott, The Joy of Redeeming the Dead, October 2012 General Conference
Richard G. Scott, The Joy of Redeeming the Dead, October 2012 General Conference
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"My three-year-old granddaughter illustrated the power of innocence and humility to connect us with God. She went with her family to the open house of the Brigham City Temple in Utah. In one of the rooms of that beautiful building, she looked around and asked, “Mommy, where is Jesus?” Her mother explained that she would not see Jesus in the temple, but she would be able to feel His influence in her heart. Eliza carefully considered her mother’s response and then seemed satisfied and said, “Oh, Jesus is gone helping someone,” she concluded."
Henry B. Eyring, Where is the Pavilion?, October 2012 General Conference
Henry B. Eyring, Where is the Pavilion?, October 2012 General Conference