Like many of you, we attended the Ogden Temple rededication last week in our stake center. The original dedication of Ogden Temple occurred 42 years ago. I was just eight-years-old at the time and living then in Salt Lake City in the suburb of Holladay .
Much was shared at this special occasion. Just a couple highlights follow:
The temple dedication is really an opportunity for the saints to rededicate themselves to the work of the Lord and service in the temple.
A story of John Rowe Moyle, a Mormon pioneer famous for walking the 22 miles from Alpine to Salt Lake City every week to help build the Salt Lake Temple. Now, a group of his descendants gather at Moyle Park in Alpine every week to share his legacy.
Story of the Castle Valley experience and the lessons learned there
Experiences that are written about your lives that will help, strengthen, and bless your posterities for ions to come. Is that hard to believe?
That is the very reason temples are erected and countless serve within their walls to unite families on earth and in heaven for eternity.
It is the Great Plan of Happiness instigated by the Savior himself fulfill his work and glory to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.
President Monson shared three steps regarding taking full advantage of the blessings of the temple:
- Love the temple and commune with God to receive instruction and come to know Him better
- Appreciate the blessings that come to us and our families through the temple and feel its joy
- Attend the temple to partake of these blessings and unite our families for eternity
When I need a lift to confront obstacles in my path, I often find the balm of gilead in the temple.
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