The
Promised Blessings of Temple Attendance
Jesus Christ is the center of the temple
Because
Jesus Christ is at the center of everything we do in the temple, as you think
more about the temple, you will be thinking more about Him. — Pres. Russell M. Nelson, “Go Forward in Faith,” April 2020 general conference
The
Temple is the gateway to the Lord’s greatest blessings.
The temple is the gateway to the greatest
blessings God has in store for each of us.
He lists around 20 specific blessings in this
talk.
— Pres. Russell M. Nelson, “Rejoice in the Gift of
Priesthood Keys,” April 2020 general conference
The
significant increase in the building of temples is “Under the direction of
Jesus Christ”
The temple is the gateway to the greatest
blessings God has in store for each of us. That is why we are doing all within
our power, under the direction of the Lord, to make the temple blessings
more accessible to members of the Church. — Pres. Russell M.
Nelson, “Rejoice in the Gift of
Priesthood Keys,” April 2024 general conference
My dear
brothers and sisters, do you see what is happening right before our eyes? I
pray that we will not miss the majesty of this moment! The Lord is indeed
hastening His work.
Why
are we building temples at such an unprecedented pace? Why? Because the Lord
has instructed us to do so. — Pres.
Russell M. Nelson, “The Lord Jesus Christ
Will Come Again,” April 2020 general conference
The
Lord will bring miracles as you sacrifice to serve in the temple
My dear brothers and sisters, the
assaults of the adversary are increasing exponentially, in intensity and in
variety.3 Our
need to be in the temple on a regular basis has never been greater. I plead
with you to take a prayerful look at how you spend your time. Invest time in
your future and in that of your family. If you have reasonable access to a
temple, I urge you to find a way to make an appointment regularly with the
Lord—to be in His holy house—then keep that appointment with exactness and joy.
I promise you that the Lord will bring the miracles He knows you need as
you make sacrifices to serve and worship in His temples.
— Pres. Russell M. Nelson, “Becoming
Exemplary Latter-day Saints,” Oct. 2018
Harmony in your homes
and increase faith
“My
dear brothers and sisters, construction of these temples may not change your
life, but your time in the temple surely will. In that spirit, I bless you to
identify those things you can set aside so you can spend more time in the
temple. I bless you with greater harmony and love in your homes and a deeper
desire to care for your eternal family relationships. I bless you with
increased faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and a greater ability to follow Him as
His true disciples.” — Pres. Russell M. Nelson, “Let Us All Press On,” April 2018 general conference
Spiritual
strengthening and tutoring
“After
we receive our own temple ordinances and make sacred covenants with God, each
one of us needs the ongoing spiritual strengthening and tutoring that is only
possible in the house of the Lord.” — Pres. Russell M. Nelson, “Becoming Exemplary
Latter-day Saints,” October 2018 general conference
Safety, solace and
revelation
“If
you don’t yet love to attend the temple, go more often — not less. Let the
Lord, through His Spirit, teach and inspire you there. I promise you that over
time, the temple will become a place of safety, solace and revelation. — Pres. Russell M. Nelson, “The Temple and Your
Spiritual Foundation,” October 2021 general conference
Blessings of
priesthood power and the power of Jesus Christ
“Each
person who makes covenants in baptismal fonts and temples — and keeps them —
has increased access to the power of Jesus Christ. Please ponder that stunning
truth. The reward for keeping covenants with God is heavenly power — power that
strengthens us to withstand our trials, temptations and heartaches better. This
power eases our way.” — Pres.
Russell M. Nelson, “Overcome the World and
Find Rest,” October 2022 general conference
Establish a pattern of
regular temple attendance. This may require a little more sacrifice in your
life. More regular time in the temple will allow the Lord to teach you how to
draw upon His priesthood power with which you have been endowed in His temple.
For those of you who don’t live near a temple, I invite you to study
prayerfully about temples in the scriptures and in the words of living
prophets. Seek to know more, to understand more, to feel more about temples
than you ever have before. —Pres. Russell M. Nelson, Sisters’ Participation in
the Gathering of Israel, Oct. 2018
Spiritual doors will
open
“I
plead with you to seek — prayerfully and consistently — to understand temple
covenants and ordinances. Spiritual doors will open. You will learn how to part
the veil between heaven and earth, how to ask for God’s angels to attend you,
and how better to receive direction from heaven.” — Pres. Russell M. Nelson, “The Temple and Your
Spiritual Foundation,” October 2021 general conference
Attending the temple requires sacrifice, but brings many
blessings
Establish a pattern of
regular temple attendance. This may require a little more sacrifice in your
life. More regular time in the temple will allow the Lord to teach you how to
draw upon His priesthood power with which you have been endowed in His temple.
For those of you who don’t live near a temple, I invite you to study
prayerfully about temples in the scriptures and in the words of living
prophets. Seek to know more, to understand more, to feel more about temples
than you ever have before. —Pres. Russell M. Nelson, Sisters’ Participation in
the Gathering of Israel, Oct. 2018
Other Quotes
President Nelson
"Hear Him" April 2020
We can also hear Him in the temple. The house of the
Lord is a house of learning. There the Lord teaches in His own way. There each
ordinance teaches about the Savior. There we learn how to part the veil and
communicate more clearly with heaven. There we learn how to rebuke the
adversary and draw upon the Lord’s priesthood power to strengthen us and those
we love. How eager each of us should be to seek refuge there.
Please schedule regular time to worship and serve in
the temple. Every minute of that time will bless you and your family in ways
nothing else can. Take time to ponder what you hear and feel when you are
there. Ask the Lord to teach you how to open the heavens to bless your life and
the lives of those you love and serve.
While worshipping in the temple is presently not
possible, I invite you to increase your participation in family history,
including family history research and indexing. I promise that as you increase
your time in temple and family history work, you will increase and improve your
ability to hear Him.
Pres. Russell M. Nelson, Hope of Israel, June 2018
These surely are the latter days, and the Lord is
hastening His work to gather Israel. That gathering is the most important thing
taking place on earth today. Nothing else compares in magnitude, nothing else
compares in importance, nothing else compares in majesty. When we speak of the
gathering, we are simply saying this fundamental truth: every one of our
Heavenly Father’s children, on both sides of the veil, deserves to hear the
message of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. They decide for themselves if
they want to know more.
Participating in the gathering of Israel will require
some sacrifice on your part. It may even require some changes in your life. It will definitely take some of your time and energy and
your God-given talents.
My dear extraordinary youth, you were sent to earth at this precise time, the most crucial time in the history of the world, to help gather Israel. There is nothing happening on this earth right now that is more important than that. There is nothing of greater consequence. Absolutely nothing.
This gathering should mean everything to you. This is
the mission for which you were sent to earth.
President Nelson, "The Temple and Your Spiritual Foundation," Oct. 2021
It is now time that we
each implement extraordinary measures—perhaps measures we have never taken
before—to strengthen our personal spiritual foundations. Unprecedented times
call for unprecedented measures. [See Alma 49:8.]
My dear brothers and
sisters, these are the latter days. If you and I are to withstand the
forthcoming perils and pressures, it is imperative that we each have a firm
spiritual foundation built upon the rock of our Redeemer, Jesus Christ.
The
temple lies at the center of strengthening our faith and spiritual fortitude
because the Savior and His doctrine are the very heart of the temple.
Everything taught in the temple, through instruction and through the Spirit,
increases our understanding of Jesus Christ. His essential ordinances bind us
to Him through sacred priesthood covenants. Then, as we keep our covenants, He
endows us with His healing, strengthening power. And oh, how we will need His
power in the days ahead.
He is
the One who wants you to experience fully His sacred ordinances. He wants you
to comprehend your privileges, promises, and responsibilities. He wants you to
have spiritual insights and awakenings you’ve never had before. Should distance, health challenges, or other constraints prohibit
your temple attendance for a season, I invite you to set a regular time to
rehearse in your mind the covenants you have made.
Messages about the Temple from President Nelson https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2023/01/nzl-eng-local-pages/local-news-001?lang=eng
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President
Nelson, COVID-19 and Temples, April 2021
Meanwhile, keep your temple covenants and blessings foremost in your minds and hearts. Stay true to the covenants you have made. Ordinances of the temple fill our lives with power and strength available in no other way.
President Russell M. Nelson, “Open the Heavens through
Temple and Family History Work”, Ensign October 2017
That means sacrificing time we normally spend on other
activities. We need to be spending more time in the temple and in doing family
history research, which includes indexing. Over time, I realized that if I was
working on an overwhelming project and I was out of time, energy, and ideas, if
I would make a sacrifice of time by finding the ordinance-qualifying
information for some ancestors or by going to the temple to be proxy for them,
the heavens opened and the energy and ideas started flowing. Somehow I had
enough time to meet my deadline. It was totally impossible, but it would happen
every time. I invite you to prayerfully consider what kind of
sacrifice—preferably a sacrifice of time—you can make in order to do more
temple and family history work this year.
The moment we step into the house of the Lord, the atmosphere changes from the worldly to the heavenly, where respite from the normal activities of life is found, and where peace of mind and spirit is received. It is a refuge from the ills of life and a protection from the temptations that are contrary to our spiritual well-being.
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