The
subject of family - Eternal Families - and covenants are my
favorite subjects.
The Family Proclamation
declares, “The family is ordained of God,”
and “it is the most important unit in
time and in eternity.” I believe that in my very heart and soul.
Follow this link to see the
entire Family Proclamation to the World:
Our
greatest joys are truly found within the family. And the greatest
blessings and promises available to our families are found in the temple. The Lord explained this very clearly to the Saints in the early years of the restoration as they too were commanded
to build temples. He said “ye
should go to the Ohio; and there I will give unto you my law; and there you
shall be endowed with power from on high.” I love
that. The early Saints didn’t exactly know what that meant; they just knew they
needed to get to Ohio. There is a great parallel for us. Someone may not
exactly know or understand what blessings await them in the temple, but, if
they can be faithful and diligent, like the early saints and get to Ohio(or to
the temple), they will find out! Like the early Saints we can discover the
powerful blessings of the temple. I love the idea of being “endowed with
power from on high”. It is humbling,
but it is also enlightening and literally empowering.
Elder Todd D. Christofferson said “What is
the source of such moral and spiritual power, and how do we obtain it? The
source is God. Our access to that power is through our covenants with Him.” (Conference,
April 2009) It is in the temple that we make those most holy and sacred
covenants. If I make the effort to go to the temple often and if we teach our
children and help them to go to the temple as well, we truly will be blessed
with “power from on high.”
As
a family we had the most amazing and sacred experience just a few months ago as
we experienced being endowed with “power from on
high.” My youngest daughter was married in the temple and all
five of my children and their spouses were in attendance, as well as parents,
grandparents and aunts & uncles. My heart was full to overflowing
with love and gratitude. How thankful I am for families, for temples and for
sacred covenants that seal us for eternity.
Awesome post. The temple is such a privilege. And I'm so grateful we don't have to go to Ohio to attend. We have one here in Raleigh just a half hour away.
ReplyDeleteWe feel so blessed to be part of an eternal family because of the temple!
ReplyDeleteWe feel so blessed to be part of an eternal family because of the temple!
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