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Temple Open House in Brigham City

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On September 23rd, another Utah temple will be dedicated. The Brigham City temple. For that day, church services will be cancelled in Utah and surrounding areas so that members ages 8 and up can attend a broadcast of the temple dedication. As we were listening to this announcement in church on Sunday, my husband said to me that we should make it a priority to take our children to the open house before the dedication. I loved this idea. Our children are little, and will not be able to attend the temple for some time. They have never seen the … Continue reading →

Temple Square

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I feel so blessed to live in Utah. Not growing up here, I try hard not to take for granted the wonderful history that surrounds me and the beautiful Salt Lake City Temple that I get to see, and attend regularly. As a family, we are starting to have a little tradition to take our kids who are now 4 and almost 2 downtown to walk around temple square. We live within about a five minute drive, and it is easy for us to go down there, walk around for about 30 minutes, and let our kids get tired before … Continue reading →

Find Peace Through Temple Attendance

If you are struggling with a decision or you are just feeling like your life is out of balance, you may want to consider going to the temple. The temple is a place where you can go to seek comfort, personal revelation, and it allows you to serve others. Temple attendance can give you the strength to deal with the difficult times of you life. It is important to make temple trips a priority. You should go to the temple as often as possible. If you are about an hour away from the temple you may want to try for … Continue reading →

The Temple is Not the End of the Road

From the time our children are born, we teach them about the importance of the temple. We want to impress upon them the sacred nature of that beautiful building and inspire them to marry there for time and all eternity. When the day arrives and you see your child, dressed in white, take the hand of the one they have chosen and become man and wife, you sigh with contentment. Mission accomplished. However, this is where we get into trouble. Far too many of our young people are of the belief that if they get married in the temple, all … Continue reading →

Take Time to Attend the Temple

Visiting the temple on a regular basis can bring you great spiritual blessings. In recent years temples have been built all over the world, making it much easier to attend the temple. Whether you live three hours from a temple or thirty minutes from a temple, it is important to strive to attend the temple more often. Look at the things that are standing in the way of attending the temple and decide what you can do to remove those obstacles. For example if you cannot find a babysitter, then you may opt to attend by yourself and have your … Continue reading →

Focus on the Temple

It is important to make time to regularly attend the temple. Most people now have a temple within about three hours of their homes now. This helps to eliminate the excuses for not attending the temple. It also seems that something always comes up when it is time to go. It is important to make temple attendance a priority. If you live far away from the temple you may decide to plan an entire day to visit the temple every three or four months. When we lived three hours from a temple, we always went to more than one session. … Continue reading →

Gospel Questions: What Are Temples?

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has built over a hundred beautiful temples all around the world. With spires reaching toward the heavens, these buildings look like mighty cathedrals. What is the purpose of the temple? The temple is a holy place where the Spirit of God feels free to dwell. Only the finest materials are used in the construction. The building is dedicated to the worship of God, and while there, patrons make promises to Heavenly Father and renew the promises they’ve already made. A feeling of peace pervades the atmosphere as the patrons put aside their … Continue reading →

Sunday School: Temple and Family History Work, An Overview

For the last several weeks, I haven’t gone to Gospel Doctrine. I’m not sluffing, I promise. I’ve been attending the Temple and Family History Work class. My husband is the ward temple committee chairman, and so he works closely with the family history library that’s located in our building. In concert with the others called to similar positions, they work to educate the ward about the importance of family history work, and part of that education is the Temple and Family History Work class. The curriculum for the class is fairly simple and straightforward and is found in the booklet … Continue reading →

Relief Society: Making Time for You

One important thing that we need to do is make time for ourselves. When you are a wife and a mom it is difficult to make sure that your needs are being met. Women are often too hard on themselves. It is easy to become overwhelmed by all that you feel needs to be done. It is important that you meet your needs as well. Here are five tips to help you meet your spiritual, emotional and physical needs. 1) Take time each day to pray and study the scriptures. You need to set aside time for you to nourish … Continue reading →

Should You Attend All Your Church Activities?

When it comes to church activities, how do you decide which ones to attend and which ones to let pass by? It can be difficult to decide what is right for each family. I know that many of my nonmember family members and friends comment on how busy church keeps our family. So how and when do I decide to skip activities? It is important to realize that the church is there to support the family. If the activities are getting in the way of you spending the time with your family then you need to choose which activities to … Continue reading →