A step-by-step guide for every first-time temple goer

Feel prepared to receive your endowment with a calm mind and an open heart.
This phrase can impact how often you want to go—and how you feel when you’re there.
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Above all, President Rosemary K. Chibota says she is excited to serve “God’s finest, the little children.”
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From meaningful books to gorgeous artwork, here are some of our favorite gifts for the newlyweds in your life.
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President Junior Banza was the first person baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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July 15, 2026 01:44 PM MDT
On the day of her husband’s funeral, President Susan H. Porter discovered that their home flooded.
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Approximately 88,500 full-time missionaries are serving worldwide, surpassing the previous record from 2014.
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July 10, 2026 10:45 AM MDT
“Give it a go, and see how you feel,” Elder Kearon advises.
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July 10, 2026 10:41 AM MDT
The upgrades will improve care for patients and working conditions for staff.
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July 09, 2026 10:55 AM MDT
Members recently gathered to tour the new building.
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July 09, 2026 09:51 AM MDT
Let these scriptural and prophetic reminders inspire you to strengthen your circles.
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April 11, 2017 05:30 PM MDT
“As I sat in the hospital, the realization that this is now my story settled in,” Heidi Swapp wrote on her blog shortly after her son Cory’s death. “I didn’t like this story at all. It’s not the story that I imagined for Cory, or for my family. However, I am a storyteller. I am a memory keeper, and I am a person who believes that good comes from even the worst situation, if you look for it.”
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April 11, 2017 04:16 PM MDT
In a 2008 article about the Rexburg Idaho Temple, the Deseret News reported:
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April 11, 2017 02:25 PM MDT
It's rare to see Craigslist rivaled anywhere in the world, but that's what's happened in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, where KSL Classifieds is the go-to site for buying and selling. A large part of the site's appeal is that it stays family-friendly and promotes good values.
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April 11, 2017 02:06 PM MDT
“We wish our Mormon friends joy and contentment and all of God’s blessings as they dedicate their new Temple, and we thank them for reminding us how holy a place a mere building can be,” Rabbi Wayne Dosick writes. In celebration of the newly announced temple in Pocatello, Idaho, the Idaho State Journal wrote an article about LDS temples, sharing insights written by Jewish Rabbi Wayne Dosick, Ph.D., after he toured the San Diego Temple in 1993.
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By  LDS Living
April 11, 2017 01:10 PM MDT
Recognizing the Spirit—it's something most LDS adults spend their whole lives perfecting. So when it comes to teaching children how the Spirit speaks to them, it can be difficult to know where and how to start.
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April 11, 2017 01:01 PM MDT
The day after their bishop died, members of a ward in Veyo, Utah, gathered together to remember this wonderful man as they met for sacrament meeting.
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April 11, 2017 12:10 PM MDT
"It's just been natural for me my whole life to bring people in, to love them, to let them know that they are cared about. Everybody needs to know they're loved and they're worth loving," Lisa Campbell says.
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April 11, 2017 11:57 AM MDT
It might seem crazy that within 30 seconds of meeting someone, you can know that these people were meant to raise your baby, but that’s how it was for me. I just knew. On Christmas day I called them and asked if they would take this baby in and raise her as their own.
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By  LDS Living
April 11, 2017 11:43 AM MDT
This beautiful original song created by Monica Scott and Anji Branch, "He Lives and He Loves Me," testifies of the power of Christ's resurrection through the voices of children. "For I am a child of God, child of a King who knows me. I remember in pray my faith draws me near. He lives and He loves me."
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