What Is a Temple Recommend?

Illustrations by Rachel Erickson

The year you turn 12, you can meet with your bishop or branch president for a temple interview. If you both feel you are ready and worthy, he will give you a temple recommend. This piece of paper shows that you are worthy to go inside the temple.

Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple

This will be the first temple in Papua New Guinea.
Until it is open, members have to travel by airplane to visit a temple far away.
People in Papua New Guinea cheered and cried for joy when the temple was announced.

Montevideo Uruguay Temple

This was the first temple built in Uruguay.
It was the first temple dedicated after the year 2000.
More than 24,000 people visited the temple’s open house!