Temple Building People

Sometime in the fall of 1981 missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints lugged a film projector and reel of film to our living room to share a message with us. Joe, MichaelK, and I had been meeting with the missionaries off and on (more off than on) for several months. The film was about the construction and dedication of the temple in Washington, D.C.

"We are a temple building people." Those words were uttered by Spencer Kimball in his vocal cord cancer-scarred, gravelly voice when he spoke to the people outside the Washington D.C. Temple before its dedication in the fall of 1974. Spencer Kimball was prophet and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

After the missionaries left, we compared impressions and realized we all had been struck by Spencer Kimball's words, "We are temple building people." We said, "Now that is a prophet." At the time we didn't know much about prophets or temples. But those words and feelings implanted themselves into our hearts and strengthened our desire to learn more.

"From the days of the Old Testament, the Lord has commanded His people to build temples - sacred structures where He could teach, guide, and bless them." Read more here. 

Temples are now being built all over the world. The temple, the House of the Lord, is a place of love, refuge, peace, learning, eternal covenants, and closeness to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Earth and heaven meet in the temple. It is awesome. 

Watch this beautiful video about why we are a temple-building people

Washington DC Temple

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