2021
Loving the Temple
October 2021


“Loving the Temple,” Friend, October 2021

From the First Presidency

Loving the Temple

Adapted from “A Home Where the Spirit of the Lord Dwells,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2019, 22–25.

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children holding up drawings of temple

The temple helps us learn to love heavenly places. This is especially true when children are young. Children can feel that the temple is sacred.

When he was a boy, President Ezra Taft Benson knew the temple was important. He watched his mother carefully iron her temple clothing. He watched his family as they left his home to attend the temple.

When he was the prophet, he went to the temple each week. He always did temple work for an ancestor.

You too can learn to love the temple now. Some of you have pictures of temples in your homes. Many of you can visit temple grounds. Some may even be able to attend open houses when temples are built.

Because of the temple, we have the hope that we can live with our families forever.

Temple Cutout

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temple cut-out activity

Cut, fold, glue!

  • Cut out temple.

  • Fold on the dotted lines.

  • Add glue to each tab and press closest sides together.

  • Draw yourself or your family members here.

Hong Kong China Temple

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Friend Magazine, Global 2021/10 Oct

Illustrations by Liz Brizzi