As President Russell M. Nelson dedicated the Deseret Peak Utah Temple—the 200th house of the Lord for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—he expressed hope that those in the new temple district would arrange their lives to attend as regularly as possible.
1. Time In the Temple Will Change a Person’s Life.
“The temple is a place of peace and power, and spending time there will literally change a person’s life,” President Nelson said at the Nov. 10 dedication.
President Nelson made a similar promise to Latter-day Saints worldwide after announcing new temple locations at the conclusion of April 2018 general conference—his first conference as President of the Church.
“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,” President Nelson said in his talk titled “Let Us All Press On.”
In almost every general conference in his six-plus years as President of the Church, President Nelson has emphasized the importance of temple worship and made specific and powerful promises to those who spend regular time in the house of the Lord.
Below are 14 more promises from President Nelson about regular temple attendance.
2. It Will Help Open the Heavens.
“Nothing opens the heavens quite like the combination of increased purity, exact obedience, earnest seeking, daily feasting on the words of Christ in the Book of Mormon, and regular time committed to temple and family history work.”
—“Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives,” April 2018 general conference
3. The Lord Will Bring Needed Miracles.
“My dear brothers and sisters, the assaults of the adversary are increasing exponentially, in intensity and in variety. 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.”
—“Becoming Exemplary Latter-day Saints,” October 2018 general conference
Read the rest of President Nelson's promises at the Church News.
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