The stake president hoped to capture the children’s attention. It worked.
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Try these talking points to start more meaningful conversations about the endowment.
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Have you ever wondered which month and which calendar date has had the most dedications of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
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Each temple is about the size of a poppy seed.
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Here’s a quick look back at new temple announcements during general conference.
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“To serve in the temple is a sweet experience,” Therese Steadman said. “To serve with family is like icing on the cake.”
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“There is something really powerful about incremental growth,” Sheri says. “I think in the Lord’s mercy, He understood this.”
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Once the temple is complete, members in the Ulaanbaatar Mongolia District will no longer have to travel 1,800 miles to attend the temple.
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The artist said the experience was holy.
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Kelly often wondered if he’d made a lasting impact during his mission—now, he had an answer.
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A group of people gathered as the prophet’s car went past.
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The open house is scheduled to begin in April 2027.
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Members in this country currently have to cross the Congo River to get to a temple.
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Elder Neil L. Andersen will dedicate the temple on Sunday, August 17, 2025.
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President Nelson has shared specific blessings we can receive from temple worship. Here are just a few.
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While we often focus on scary “signs of the times” like wars and earthquakes, we can find comfort in the many hopeful signs of the Savior’s return.
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More than 500 attendees commemorated this significant milestone.
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“The comment caught me off guard, and it made me want to visit the temple more often.”
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These two suggestions can help you find more joy in your temple worship.
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“I wouldn’t have time to change before the last session of the day, but I felt the temple was where I needed to be.”
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After a life-changing conversion, Sery Kone played a special role at the dedication.
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Participating in the endowment takes over an hour. That longer time frame allows for several divinely designed learning experiences.
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Pres. Nelson just dedicated the Syracuse Utah Temple. Read more about his past dedications.
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One shy young woman stood at the pulpit to share her testimony of how the experience had changed her.
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After a lonely year in school, John began seeking more of heaven’s help.
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This is the key to transforming your view of attending the temple.
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Read about topics such as why temple ceremonies change over time and how the endowment ceremony compares to Masonic rituals.
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At age 21, Allison was disowned by her father. Then, only two years later, she was stranded by her first husband in an unfamiliar country.
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Those with a current temple recommend may choose to keep their printed recommend or switch to a mobile recommend.
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Two countries outside the US will have over 20 temples.
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“Listening to his talk was the last positive experience I’d had with the Church. How was it that we were now in Thailand at the same time?”
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Weekly attendance at a nearby meetinghouse has more than doubled.
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“I didn’t fully appreciate the significance of this temple feature until I visited the open house.”
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Temple worship feels different than church. Scripture offers a clue to help us understand both why and how.
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“When I received my endowment, I felt warm and tingling and kept whispering, ‘Thank you, Jesus! Thank you, Jesus!’”
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Try these simple tips to feel more at ease during your temple trips.
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In a recent video, Elder Gong explained how the Lord helps us feel His love in a sometimes isolating world.
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Start a conversation with your loved one with this simple but profound advice.
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“After reading the book myself, I feel a deeper love and appreciation for temple endowment sessions.”
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At the Toronto Ontario Temple rededication, the Apostle shared an insightful spin on this common phrase.
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President Nelson has now announced 200 temples during his 7 years as the prophet.
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Today’s announcement brings the total number of temples—operating, under construction, or announced—to 382.
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An ideal starting point for approaching the house of the Lord is recognizing it as a place of love and belonging.
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This simple shift in perspective changes the way I approach everything I do and everyone I talk to in the temple.
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“I’m too old to be playing games with you or telling jokes,” President Holland said of his testimony. “This is the truth.”
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Though we sometimes hear of Church buildings miraculously surviving natural disasters, that is not always the case. In 2010, just a little over a week before Christmas, the historic Provo Tabernacle caught fire. The interior of the building burned to the ground, and only the outer walls of the tabernacle survived.
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“The sacred ordinances performed in this holy temple will unite families for eternity," President Russell M. Nelson said of the Rome Italy Temple. "God loves all His children equally and has provided a way for them to be linked in love, generation to generation. We are thrilled to be able to dedicate a temple in this city replete with historical importance throughout the ages.”
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“I knew in whom I had trusted, and with the fire of Israel’s God burning in my bosom, I forsook my home.” So wrote Jane C. Robinson Hindley, who was one of about 90,000 European converts who gathered to an American Zion in the mid-19th century.
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Not only does the veil keep us from remembering our premortal past, it also keeps us from seeing many things that are going on at the present. God and His angels almost always stay in their hiding places—except on those exquisitely rare occasions when He does part that veil.
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In January, Elders Bednar and Rasband led the first visitors on a tour through the newly completed Rome Italy Temple, which included political leaders and journalists from across Europe. But they weren't the only apostles to visit the Eternal City.
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The following has been republished from alittlepencil.com.
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