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In 1989, an Attack Was Planned on a Latter-day Saint Temple—Then a Miracle Happened

In December 1989, combat associated with a military coup in the Philippines came dangerously close to destroying the Manila Philippines Temple. As the coup erupted, heavy fighting took place at Camp Aguinaldo, a military base neighboring the temple grounds. The small Filipino staff still inside the temple complex at the time could hear confusion closing in as rebel troops attacked the government loyalists at Camp Aguinaldo, dropping bombs and firing rockets. On the second day of fighting, rebel soldiers breached the temple gates and occupied the grounds. Members throughout the Philippines prayed that the temple might somehow be spared.

Latter-day Saint Life

An Apostle Shares What Santa Claus and the Temple Have in Common

By Boyd K. Packer

President Packer's book, The Holy Temple, is a classic of Latter-day Saint literature that has become one of the most comprehensive and definitive works written about temples. In fact, much of the material found in the Church's temple preparation pamphlet comes from this inspired book.

Why the Taylorsville Utah Temple groundbreaking was unique—and not just because it happened during 2020

By Jannalee Sandau

As the Taylorsville Utah Temple groundbreaking began on Halloween morning, the sun was just rising, warming the backs of the handful of attendees. It was a beautiful, crisp October day, complete with blue skies and a few Canada geese flying overhead. People who lived nearby perched on backyard shed roofs to view the proceedings or watched through the chain link fences from a distance as the freeway traffic roared by on one end of the field.

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New Testament Lesson 8: "A More Excellent Way"

By Ted L. Gibbons

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Book of Mormon Lesson 12: "Seek Ye for the Kingdom of God"

By Ted L. Gibbons

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Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Lesson 22: "The Word of Wisdom: A Principle with a Promise"

By Ted L. Gibbons

Among other things, the Word of Wisdom is evidence that the relationship between our bodies and our spirits is both intimate and significant. The repeated scriptural counsel about caring for and protecting our bodies—counsel given from Old Testament times to the dispensation of the fulness of times—must in part tell us that damaging our bodies will also damage or spirits.

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New Testament Lesson 33: "Ye Are the Temple of God"

By Ted L. Gibbons

Someone has called Corinth the Las Vegas of the Ancient World. It was a city of 250,000 citizens and another 400,000 or so slaves. It was located just off the Corinthian Isthmus, and was a crossroads for travelers and traders. It was a city of typical Greek culture; its people were interested in Greek philosophy, and placed a great value on wisdom.

Latter-day Saint Life

What We Know About the Lives and Spirits of Unborn Children

By Sherri Devashrayee Wittwer

The following is an excerpt from Gone Too Soon: The Life and Loss of Infants and Unborn Children.

D&C Lesson 19: "The Plan of Salvation"

By Ted L. Gibbons

INTRODUCTION: Hugh Nibley gave an interesting insight in to the plan of salvation as he reported and commented on a gospel conversation between the Apostle Peter and Clement, one of the early Christians:

What happened when President Heber J. Grant felt prompted to call a ‘comparative stranger’ instead of a close friend to be an Apostle

By Dennis B. Horne

Editor’s note: The following excerpt comes from a book about special witnesses of Jesus Christ. You can read this chapter in its entirety at truthwillprevail.xyz as well as other chapters as they are posted. This excerpt is republished here with permission.