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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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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November 09, 2018 03:46 PM MST
For daily gospel-based relationship insights, join Jonathan’s Facebook group. To submit a question for Jonathan, click here.
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November 09, 2018 02:34 PM MST
Over the years, I’ve had sisters share a number of questions and concerns with me about Relief Society, with additional ones being shared with the ministering changes. Some are logistical questions. Others are deep-seated concerns.Last month we shared five questions and answers about ministering. Here are four more.
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November 09, 2018 09:02 AM MST
November 11, 2018, marks the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended the fighting of the First World War, "the war to end all wars." At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the guns fell silent. Still, it would be another seven months before my grandfather, Samuel Thomas Roberts, received his discharge papers and his ticket home.
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November 08, 2018 07:44 PM MST
Watching a loved one leave the Church and lose their faith in God is heartbreaking. And when it happens to a spouse, the whole family has to find ways to deal with their new “normal” and live in a household with mixed feelings about faith and religion. It’s definitely doable, but it’s difficult for everyone involved.
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November 08, 2018 07:32 PM MST
Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints presided at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Abidjan Cȏte d’Ivoire Temple on Thursday.
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November 08, 2018 07:30 PM MST
On November 7, 2018, the First Presidency sent a letter announcing that the dedication dates for the Rome Italy Temple have been changed. The dedication dates will now be Sunday, March 10, 2019 through Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Previously the dedication dates lasted a full week, from Sunday, March 10, 2019, through Sunday, March 17, 2019.
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November 08, 2018 06:12 PM MST
“He's not afraid to do something different," Sister Nelson says of President Nelson. “He is saying, ‘What really is needful?’ If we're really preparing the Church and the world for the Second Coming of the Savior, he is sincere about that. He doesn't want us spending money, time, energy on anything that isn't really focused on that.”
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November 08, 2018 06:00 PM MST
The Washington Post recently featured a touching story of how ward members help one of their neighbors into bed every single night. In 2015, the Mormon Channel created a video about Kathy Felt and all those who are helping to lift her:
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November 08, 2018 05:53 PM MST
Elder Hartman Rector Jr., convert to the Church, emeritus General Authority Seventy, and former member of the Presidency of the Seventy, passed away on Nov. 6, 2018, in Orem, Utah. He was 94.
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