(1) "There is nothing that has come or will come into your family as important as the sealing blessings. There is nothing more important than honoring the marriage and family covenants you have made or will make in the temples of God."
(President Henry B. Eyring, Families under Covenant, April 2012 General Conference)
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/families-under-covenant?lang=eng&query=temple
(President Henry B. Eyring, Families under Covenant, April 2012 General Conference)
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/families-under-covenant?lang=eng&query=temple
(2) "Worthiness to hold a temple recommend gives us the strength to keep our
temple covenants. How do we personally gain that strength? We strive to
obtain a testimony of Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost, the reality of the Atonement, and the truthfulness of the Prophet Joseph Smith
and the Restoration. We sustain our leaders, treat our families with
kindness, stand as a witness of the Lord’s true Church, attend our
Church meetings, honor our covenants, fulfill parental obligations, and
live a virtuous life. You may say that sounds like just being a faithful
Latter-day Saint! You are right. The standard for temple recommend
holders is not too high for us to achieve. It is simply to faithfully
live the gospel and follow the prophets.
(Elder Robert D. Hales, Coming to Ourselves: The Sacrament, The Temple, and Sacrifice in Service, General Conference, Apr 2012)
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/coming-to-ourselves-the-sacrament-the-temple-and-sacrifice-in-service?lang=eng&query=temples
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/coming-to-ourselves-the-sacrament-the-temple-and-sacrifice-in-service?lang=eng&query=temples
(3) “There is need occasionally to leave the noise and the tumult of the
world and step within the walls of a sacred house of God, there to feel
His Spirit in an environment of holiness and peace.”
(President Gordon B. Hinckley, Of Missions, Temples, and Stewardship,” Ensign, Nov. 1995, 53)
http://www.lds.org/ensign/1995/11/of-missions-temples-and-stewardship?lang=eng
(President Gordon B. Hinckley, Of Missions, Temples, and Stewardship,” Ensign, Nov. 1995, 53)
http://www.lds.org/ensign/1995/11/of-missions-temples-and-stewardship?lang=eng
(4) "We unavoidably stand in so many unholy places and are subjected to so
much that is vulgar, profane, and destructive of the Spirit of the Lord
that I encourage our Saints all over the world, wherever possible, to
strive to stand more often in holy places. Our most holy places are our
sacred temples. Within them is a feeling of sacred comfort. We should
seek to be worthy to take our families to the temple to be sealed
together for eternity. We should also search for the records of our
kindred dead so that they too can be sealed to us in one of the temples.
We must strive for holiness by being “an example of the believers, in
word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.” 1 Tim. 4:12
(Elder James E. Faust, Standing in Holy Places, General Conference, Apr 2005)
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2005/04/standing-in-holy-places?lang=eng&query=james+e.+faust+temples#5-
(Elder James E. Faust, Standing in Holy Places, General Conference, Apr 2005)
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2005/04/standing-in-holy-places?lang=eng&query=james+e.+faust+temples#5-
(5) “Melchizedek
Priesthood holders who are fathers in sealed families have been taught what
they must do. There is nothing that has come or will come into your family as
important as the sealing blessings. There is nothing more important than
honoring the marriage and family covenants you have made or will make in the
temples of God.”
(President Henry B. Eyring, Families under Covenant,
General Conference, Apr. 2012)
(6) "The greatest of all the blessings of the
priesthood are bestowed in holy temples of the Lord. Fidelity to covenants made
there will qualify you and your family for the blessings of eternal life."
(Elder Elder Russell M. Nelson , Face the Future with Faith, General Conference, April 2011)
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/04/face-the-future-with-faith?lang=eng
(Elder Elder Russell M. Nelson , Face the Future with Faith, General Conference, April 2011)
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/04/face-the-future-with-faith?lang=eng
(7) "There is nothing that … will come into your family as important as the sealing blessings. There is nothing more important than honoring the marriage and family covenants you … will make in the temples of God."
(Presidente Henry B. Eyering, A Focus on the Temple, New Era, May 2012) http://www.lds.org/new-era/2012/05/general-conference-is-for-you/a-focus-on-faith?lang=eng&query=temple+blessings
(8) "In this house of learning, we are taught in the Lord’s way. His ways are not our ways. We should not be surprised if teaching techniques differ from those employed in educational pursuits more familiar to us. Temple ordinances and covenants have been an integral part of the gospel since the days of Adam and Eve. Anciently, symbols were used to teach profound truths, and this method of instruction is used in the temple today."
(Elder Russell M. Nelson, Prepare for Blessings of the Temple, Ensing, Mar 2002)
http://www.lds.org/ensign/2002/03/prepare-for-blessings-of-the-temple
(9) "My young friends, believe in the words you say each week as you recite the Young Women theme. Think about the meaning of those words. There is truth there. Strive always to live the values which are set forth. Believe, as your theme states, that if you accept and act upon those values, you will be prepared to strengthen your home and your family, to make and keep sacred covenants, to receive the ordinances of the temple, and to eventually enjoy the blessings of exaltation. These are beautiful gospel truths, and by following them, you will be happier throughout your life here and hereafter than you will be if you disregard them."
(President Thomas S. Monson, Believe, Obey, and Endure, Liahona, May 2012)
http://www.lds.org/liahona/2012/05/believe-obey-and-endure?lang=eng&query=temple+blessings
(10) "When we keep the temple covenants we have made and when we live righteously…, we have no reason to worry or to feel despondent."
(Elder Richard Scott, Temple Worship: The Source of Strength and Power in Times of Need, General Conference, Apr 2009)http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2009/04/temple-worship-the-source-of-strength-and-power-in-times-of-need?lang=eng