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The Powerful Answer a Latter-day Saint Received After Wondering if She Was Good Enough for the Temple

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Early on, Latter-day Saints are taught how sacred temples are. They are houses of Lord, the only locations on earth where the ordinances necessary for the eternal salvation of the living and the dead can be performed. Which may cause some Latter-day Saints to wonder: am I good enough to be here?

This article by Zariah Inniss in theEnsign shares power insights into why members may feel inadequate to be in the house of the Lord and how we can overcome this feeling. 

Here in Barbados, we aren’t privileged to have a temple so close that we can walk or even take the bus. In order for us to get to a temple, we have to travel many miles away from home by plane. I think that’s why so many members treasure their visits to the temple.

The opportunity finally came for me to go the temple for the very first time, but for some reason, I felt incredibly anxious. The first thought that flooded my mind was that even though I was trying my best, it wasn’t good enough; I wasn’t worthy enough. This worried me tremendously. I was indeed trying my best, so why did I feel so deflated about going to the temple?

I decided that for a decision as big as this one, I needed to seek the answer from my Heavenly Father. Did He want me to go, or was I really not good enough?

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