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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Podcasts

Exploring what it means to be “all in” the gospel of Jesus Christ
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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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February 23, 2017 10:00 PM MST
After an hour, we finally arrived at our family reunion in a canyon near Salt Lake City, and I had one thing on my mind. I had to find the restroom.
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February 23, 2017 06:40 PM MST
Elder Ronald A. Rasband—accompanied by Elder Craig C. Christensen of the Presidency of the Seventy and Bishop Dean M. Davies, first counselor in the Presiding Bishopric—recently returned from a 12-day trip to Central America. There he had the chance to meet with members as well as share LDS beliefs with the Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who called the apostle and general authorities "ministers of peace."
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February 23, 2017 06:29 PM MST
Mitt Romney and his son, Tagg, may be looking to buy a stake in the second-highest sports franchise in North America, the New York Yankees. It's an interesting turn of fate, considering Mitt Romney is a Red Sox fan.
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February 23, 2017 05:43 PM MST
Award-winning tenor Nathan Pacheco has toured the world featured alongside world-class artists like Yanni, Katherine Jenkins, and Placido Domingo.
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February 23, 2017 05:40 PM MST
Within Mormon culture, we seem to have difficulty understanding mental health and depression and knowing how to approach the issue, especially when thinking about the contrast of our mortality and spirituality.
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By  LDS Living
February 23, 2017 05:22 PM MST
When asked what love means, 4-year-old Leah—who has severe congenital neutropenia, making her prone to recurrent infections—had a beautifully profound answer that reduced her mother to tears. Since the video was released a week ago, it has over 17 million views.
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By  LDS Living
February 23, 2017 04:31 PM MST
When social acceptability, laws, and popular opinion support one idea, it can be difficult to challenge the status quo. But when it comes to abortion, Elder Quentin L. Cook gave Latter-day Saints clear counsel: We should help in defending the value of children and the importance of family.
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Fun
By  LDS Living
February 23, 2017 03:16 PM MST
LDS actress Lisa Valentine Clark knows how to connect with busy moms—probably because she is one. After her first ad for Chatbooks went viral, receiving over four million views, the company decided to follow up with a few others.
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By  LDS Living
February 23, 2017 02:50 PM MST
No matter our struggles and the challenges we are facing at this moment, Elder Robert D. Hales recently shared two messages that will provide hope and an eternal perspective. On Facebook, he wrote:
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