Brother and Sisters,
We are blessed to live at this great time when the earth is being dotted with Temples. What a great opportunity we have to serve in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house and dedication in the coming months. Our youth have the opportunity to participate in the Temple Celebration at the end of May. Even though this will make our lives busier than they already are, let us take time in the quiet moments to thank our Father in Heaven for all that he has blessed us with in our lives.
Elder Gary Stevenson of the Seventy gave this counsel at general conference, “The First Presidency has invited “adult members to have a current temple recommend and visit the temple more often” where time and circumstance permit and encouraged members “to replace some leisure activities with temple service.” They also encouraged “newer members and youth of the Church who are 12 years of age and older to live worthy to assist in this great work by serving as proxies for baptisms and confirmations.” Even our young children have been encouraged to visit the temple grounds and touch the temple. President Thomas S. Monson once counseled, “As we touch the temple, the temple will touch us.”
We are blessed to live in a temple-building dispensation in which 146 temples have been dedicated or announced. Under the definition of “Temple” in the Bible Dictionary, we read the following: “It is the most holy of any place of worship on the earth,” followed by this insightful statement: “Only the home can compare with the temple in sacredness.” For me this suggests a sacred relationship between the temple and the home. Not only can we turn the doors of our homes to the temple, or the house of the Lord; we can make our homes a “house of the Lord.””
Let us be more diligent in doing our part to build the Kingdom of God on Earth. As we make our homes a “house of the Lord” this will turn our hearts towards him. Let us find ways to invite our friends and neighbors to the Oquirrh Mountain open house, I know it will be a great experience for us and them. Thank you for all that you do to help and lift one another.
Sincerely,
Rosecrest 3rd Ward Bishopric
Thank you for visiting the Rosecrest 3rd Ward blog. Here, you will find all of the announcements from the past weeks program, as well as all of the ongoing and upcoming events, both on a ward level as well as a stake level. If you have anything you would like to have announced on this blog, feel free to use the link on the left to email your requests.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
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