Kuso sonke lesi sikhathi sokwengamela, amalungu obuMongameli bokuQala kanye nomGwamanda wabaPhostoli abayiShumi namBili bakhulume njalo ngezimiso kanye nezivumelwano zethempeli. Ngezansi kukhona okucashuniwe, okuhlelwe ngezihloko, okubonisa indlela lezi zihloko ezingcwele eziye zaxoxwa ngazo ezinhlelweni ezihlukahlukene. Ciphaza ukwandisa lesisigaba. Lapho kutholakala, isixhumanisi sinikeziwe ukuthola umbhalo wokuqala.
UmBhabhadiso nokuQiniswa
UMongameli uRussell M. Nelson
“Ngaso sonke isikhathi uma wenza noma yini esiza noma ngubani—ohlangothini ngalunye lwesisitho—uma uthatha isinyathelo sokwenza izivumelwano noNkulunkulu futhi uthola izimiso ezibalulekile zokubhabhadiswa nezethempeli, usiza ukuqoqa u-Israyeli. Kulula kanjalo nje.”
Hope of Israel, worldwide youth devotional, ngoJuni 3, 2018
UMongameli uThomas S. Monson
“Manje-ke, bangani bami abasebasha, ibani nethempeli njalo emehlweni enu. Ungenzi lutho oluzokuvimba ukuba ungangeni eminyangweni kanye nokuthatha izibusiso ezingcwele futhi zaphakade. Ngiyanxusa kulabo benu abavele sebeyile ethempelini njalo ukuyobhabhadisela labo asebashona, abavuka ekuseni kakhulu ukuze babe yingxenye yalokhu kubhabhadiswa ngaphambi kokuba isikole siqale. Ngeke ngicabange enye indlela engcono yokuqala usuku.”
The Holy Temple—A Beacon to the World, ngo-Ephreli 2011 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
IGosa uDavid A. Bednar
“Ngimema intsha yeBandla ukuba ifunde futhi izuze kuMoya ka-Eliya. Ngiyanikhuthaza ukuthi nifunde, nicwaninge ngokhokho benu, futhi nizilungiselele ukwenza imibhabhadiso ngokumelwa endlini yeNkosi yezihlobo zenu ezifileyo [bheka iMfundiso neziVumelwano 124:28–36]. Futhi ngiyaninxusa ukuba nisize abanye abantu ukuthi nabo bayikhombe imindeni yabo. Ngesikhathi niphendula ngokholo kulesi simemo, izinhliziyo zenu zizophendukela kobaba. ... Ubufakazi benu nokuguqukela kuMsindisi buzojula futhi buhlale njalo. Futhi ngiyanethembisa ukuthi nizovikelwa ethonyeni elikhulayo lesitha. Ngesikhathi nibamba iqhaza futhi niwuthanda lomsebenzi ongcwele, nizovikelwa ebusheni benu nasezimpilweni zenu zonke.
The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn, ngo-Okthoba 2011 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
IGosa uQuentin L. Cook
“Inhlanganisela yokwanda kwamathempeli kanye nobuchwepheshe obuphambili ukuze sifeze izibopho zomlando womndeni ongcwele wokhokho bethu kwenza lesi kube yisikhathi esibusisekile kuwo wonke umlando. Ngiyathokoza ngokwethembeka okumangalisayo kwentsha yethu ekubhaleni nasekutholeni okhokho bayo bese yenza umsebenzi wokubhabhadisela kanye nowokuqiniswa ethempelini. Impela niphakathi kwabasindisi abaphrofethiwe eNtabeni iSiyoni.”
See Yourself in the Temple, ngo-Ephreli 2016 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
IGosa uGary E. Stevenson
“UbuMongameli bokuQala sebumeme ‘amalungu amadala ukuba abe nemvume ekhona manje yokungena ethempelini futhi alivakashele njalo ithempeli’ uma isikhathi nesimo kuvuma futhi amalungu akhuthazwa ‘ukuba enze imisebenzi yasethempelini ngezikhathi lapho engenakho akwenzayo.’ Baphinde bakhuthaza ‘amalungu amasha nentsha yeBandla eneminyaka eyi-12 ubudala nangaphezulu ukuba bazigcine befanelekile ukwelekelela emsebenzini omkhulu wemibhabhadiso nokuqiniswa ngokumela abanye.’ [Incwadi evela kubuMongameli bokuQala, ngoMashi 11, 2003.]”
Sacred Homes, Sacred Temples, ngo-Ephreli 2009 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
IGosa uRichard G. Scott
“Ngabe nina bantu abasha nifuna indlela eqinisekile yokuqeda umthelela wesitha empilweni yenu na? Gxila ekufuneni okhokho bakho, lungiselela amagama abo ukuthola izimiso ezenziwe abanye ezingcwele ezitholakala ethempelini, bese uya ethempelini uyoma njengommeleli wabo ukuze bathole izimiso zokubhabhadiswa kanye nesipho sikaMoya oNgcwele. Ngesikhathi ukhula, uzokwazi ukubamba iqhaza ekutholeni ezinye izimiso futhi. Angikuboni okunye ukuvikeleka okukhulu kumthelela wesitha empilweni yakho.”
The Joy of Redeeming the Dead, ngo-Okthoba 2012 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
IzeMbatho ZaseThempelini neziNgubo ZomKhosi
UMongameli uRussell M. Nelson
“Ukugqoka isembatho sasethempelini kunomqondo ojulile ongokomfanekiso. Kumele ukuzibophezela okuqhubekayo. Njengoba nje uMsindisi abonisa isidingo sokubekezela kuze kube sekugcineni, sigqoka isembatho ngokwethembeka njengengxenye yokubekezelela izikhali zikaNkulunkulu. Ngaleyo ndlela sibonisa ukholo lwethu Kuye kanye nasezivumelwaneni Zakhe zaphakade nathi.”
Personal Preparation for Temple Blessings, ngo-Ephreli 2001 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
UMongameli uRussell M. Nelson
“Uma ungathanda ngempela ukwazi okwengeziwe ngobudala bezingubo zasethempelini, zitholele ngokwakho eThestamenteni Elidala. IThestamente Elidala ligcwele izinkomba zezingubo ezikhethekile zethempeli.”
Teachings of Russell M. Nelson, 372
UMongameli uBoyd K. Packer
“Maqondana nalezi zimiso, ethempelini uzogqokiswa ngokusemthethweni isembatho futhi uthembise izibusiso ezimangalisayo mayelana naso. Kubalulekile ukuthi ulalele ngokucophelela ngesikhathi kwenziwa lezi zimiso futhi uzame ukukhumbula izibusiso ezithenjisiwe kanye nezimo eziyogcwaliseka kuzo.”
IziNgubo zaseThempelini eziNgcwele
“Izevatho zethempeli zeBandla likaJesu Kristu labaNgcwele beziNsuku zokuGcina, ezaziwa ngezivatho zobupristi obungcwele, zigqokwa kuphela ngaphakathi kwamathempeli abaNgcwele beziNsuku zokuGcina futhi zibekelwe amasakramente aphezulu kakhulu okholo. Okumhlophe kufanekisa ubumsulwa. Alukho uphawu noma isikhundla. Umphostoli omkhulu kunabo bonke kanye nelungu elisha abahlukaniseki uma begqoke ngendlela efanayo. Abesilisa nabesifazane bagqoka izingubo ezicishe zifane. Izingubo ezilula zihlanganisa izimpawu ezingokwenkolo nezinanelo zasendulo ezibonakala emibhalweni yasendulo evela encwadini ka-Eksodusi.”
IziNgubo zaseThempelini eziNgcwele
“AbaNgcwele beziNsuku zokuGcina abaningi abathembekile bagqoka isembatho ngaphansi kwezingubo zabo ezinokubaluleka okujulile kwezenkolo. Ngokufanayo nendlela yengubo yangaphansi evamile ehloniphekile, siba yizicucu ezimbili futhi ngokuvamile sibizwa ngokuthi ‘isembatho sethempeli.’ ... Izembatho zasethempelini zigqokwa amalungu amadala eBandla enze izithembiso ezingcwele zokwethembeka emiyalweni kaNkulunkulu kanye nevangeli likaJesu Kristu emathempelini eBandla likaJesu Kristu labaNgcwele beziNsuku zokuGcina. Kumalungu eBandla, isembatho sasethempelini esihloniphekile, sigqokwa ngaphansi kwezingubo ezivamile, zigqokwa nezingubo ezingumfanekiso ezigqokwa ngesikhathi sokukhonza ethempelini, zimele isici esingcwele nesomuntu siqu sobudlelwano babo noNkulunkulu nokuzibophezela kwabo ekuphileni izimpilo ezinhle, nezihloniphekile.”
Isiqalo seseMbatho – UkuHlanzwa nokuGcotshwa
UMongameli uGordon B. Hinckley
“Kukhona inhloso ngale koVuko. Lokho kungukuphakanyiswa embusweni kaBaba wethu. Kuzofezwa ngokulalela imiyalo kaNkulunkulu. Kuzoqala ngokwamukela yena njengoBaba wethu waPhakade kanye nendodana yakhe njengoMhlengi wethu ophilayo. Kuzobandakanya ukuhlanganyela ezimisweni ezahlukene, ngasinye sibalulekile futhi siyadingeka. Okokuqala kwalokhu ukubhabhadiswa ngokucwiliswa emanzini, ngaphandle kwalokho, ngokusho koMsindisi, umuntu angengene embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Kufanele kulandele ukuzalwa koMoya, isipho sikaMoya oNgcwele. Bese kulandela eminyakeni ezayo kuzofika, kumadoda, ukugcotshelwa ebupristini, okulandelwa yizibusiso zethempeli kubo bobabili abesilisa nabesifazane abafanele ukungena kulo. Lezi zibusiso zethempeli zihlanganisa ukuhlanzwa kwethu kanye nokugcotshwa kwethu ukuze sibe msulwa phambi kweNkosi. Zihlanganisa nenkonzo yokufundisa ngesikhathi sinikezwa isembatho sezibopho nezibusiso ezisikhuthaza ekuziphatheni okuhambisana nemigomo yevangeli. Zihlanganisa nezimiso zokubopha lezo ezenza lokho okuboshiwe emhlabeni kuboshelwe ezulwini, okuletha ukuqhubeka komndeni.”
Temples and Temple Work, Ensign, ngoFebhuwari 1982
UMongameli uSpencer W. Kimball
“UJoseph Smith wanika abaphostoli abayishumi nambili zonke izikhiye negunya namandla ayenawo nalawo ayewatholile eNkosini. Wabanika zonke izembatho, konke ukuhlanwa nokugcotshwa, wabanika izimiso zokubopha.”
We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet, October 1972 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
UMongameli uBoyd K. Packer
“Izimiso zokuhlanza nokugcotshwa zivamise ukubizwa ngokuthi izimiso zokuqala ethempelini. Kuyokwanela ukuthi izinjongo zethu ziyosho lokhu okulandelayo kuphela: Okuhambisana nekwembathiswa ukuhlanzwa nokugcotshwa—ikakhulukazi okungumfanekiso ngokwemvelo, kodwa okuthembisa izibusiso eziqinisekile, ezisheshayo nezibusiso zesikhathi esizayo.”
Preparing to Enter the Holy Temple
IGosa uJames E. Talmage
“Enyakatho yendawo yokubhabhadisa kunezindawo zokugqoka ezivulekile nezikahle ezisetshenziswa abesilisa, futhi eningizimu kunezindawo zokugqoka ezilungele abesifazane. Kwenziwa imizamo futhi yokunikeza amagumbi lapho kwenziwa khona izimiso ezithile zokugcotshwa. Kulemikhosi abesifazane kuphela abasiza abesifazane, futhi abesilisa basize abesilisa.”
The House of the Lord [1976], 83
IGosa uRobert D. Hales
“Ethempelini, isu lensindiso liyachazwa futhi kwenziwa izivumelwano ezingcwele. Lezi zivumelwano, ndawonye nokugqokwa kwezembatho zethempeli ezingcwele, ziqinisa futhi zivikela umuntu ombathisiwe emandleni esitha. Emva kokuthola izembatho zabo, insizwa noma intombi ingase iye ethempelini futhi yenze izimiso eziyisisekelo zobupristi ukuze benze izibusiso zobupristi zitholakale kulabo abashonile ngaphandle kokuthola lezi zibusiso ngesikhathi bephila emhlabeni.”
Blessings of the Priesthood, ngo-Okthoba 1995 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
UkuBuyekeza UkweMbathiswa
UMongameli uRussell M. Nelson
“Ithempeli ligcwele iqiniso ngempela. Amaqiniso esu likaBaba avuleleke kithi ngokucacile nangamandla. Amazwi eqiniso ngoBaba wethu, iNdodana Yakhe, kanye nobudlelwane Babo kithi kukhulunywa ezivumelwaneni nasezimisweni zethempeli. Ithempeli liyindlu yesambulo lapho iqiniso ligcwala emiphefumulweni yethu futhi likhanyisela ukuqonda kwethu [bheka IMfundiso neziVumelwano 109:15]. Sifunda ngobunjalo bethu baphakade kanye nenjongo nezethembiso ezimangalisayo zeNkosi. Lezo zithembiso ziyiqiniso, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wethu unguNkulunkulu weqiniso futhi akanakuqamba amanga [bheka Etere 3:2]. ... Uma abafowethu nodadewethu beya ethempelini befuna amandla kanye nokuqonda, bazofundiswa iNkosi uqobo Lwayo ngamaqiniso abaluleke kakhulu kubo ngesikhathi sabo sokudinga.”
Teachings of Russell M. Nelson, 373
UMongameli u-Ezra Taft Benson
“Imithetho yeselestiyali, equkethwe ezimisweni ezithile zeBandla likaJesu Kristu, ilandelwa yizivumelwano zokuzithandela. Imithetho ingokomoya. Ngakho-ke, uBaba wethu oseZulwini ubeke ezinye izindawo ezingcwele, ezibizwa ngokuthi amathempeli, lapho lemithetho ingachazwa ngokugcwele. Imithetho ihlanganisa umthetho wokulalela nowomhlatshelo, umthetho wevangeli, umthetho wobumsulwa, kanye nomthetho womnikelo.”
A Vision and a Hope for the Youth of Zion, Brigham Young University devotional, ngo-Ephreli 12, 1977
UMongameli uBoyd K. Packer
“Lapho amalungu eBandla afanelekile angathatha ingxenye ezimisweni ezihlengayo neziphakame kakhulu kunazo zonke ezike zavezwa ebantwini. Lapho singahlanzwa futhi sigcotshwe futhi sifundiswe futhi sithole izibusiso zethempeli futhi sibophe. Futhi uma sesizitholile lezi zibusiso ngokwethu, singaphatha umsebenzi walabo abangaseko abashona bengazange balithole lelothuba.”
Come to the Temple, Ensign, ngo-Okthoba 2007
IGosa uRobert D. Hales
“Izifiso zethu zokubuyela kuBaba oseZulwini ziyanda ngesikhathi thina, ngaphezu kokuthatha isidlo esingcwele, siba ngabafanelekile ukuthola imvume yokungena ethempelini. ... Bese-ke, njengabaphathi bemvume yasethempelini yokwembathiswa, sisungula amaphethini okuphila okufana nokukaKristu. Lokhu kubandakanya ukulalela, ukwenza imihlatshelo yokugcina imiyalelo, ukuthanda omunye nomunye, ukuba msulwa emcabangweni nasezenzweni, kanye nokuzinikela kwethu ukwakha umbuso kaNkulunkulu. NgeNhlawulo yoMsindisi futhi nangokulandela lezi zindlela zokwethembeka eziyisisekelo, sithola 'amandla avela phezulu' ukuze sibhekane nezinselela zempilo. Lamandla angcwele siyawadinga kakhulu namuhla kunakuqala. Kungamandla esiwathola kuphela ngezimiso zasethempelini.”
Coming to Ourselves: The Sacrament, the Temple, and Sacrifice in Service, ngo-Ephreli 2012 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
IGosa uJames E. Talmage
“Ukwembathiswa kwasethempelini, njengoba kusetshenziswa emathempelini esimanje, kuhlanganisa imiyalelo ephathelene nokubaluleka kanye nokulandelana kwezikhathi ezedlule. ... Lenkambo yokufundisa ihlanganisa ukulandisa kwezehlakalo ezivelele kakhulu zenkathi yokudala, isimo sabazali bethu bokuqala eNsimini yase-Edene, ukungalaleli kwabo kanye nomphumela wokuxoshwa kuleyo ndawo yokuhlala enentokozo, isimo sabo ezweni elinesizungu nobumnyama lapho bebhujiswa ukuphila ngokuzisebenzela nangezithukuthuku, isu lokuhlengwa okungahlawulelwa ngalo isiphambeko esikhulu.”
The House of the Lord [1976], 84
IGosa uJames E. Talmage
“Izimiso zokwembathiswa zifaka izibopho ezithile ngasohlangothini lomuntu ngamunye, njengesivumelwano nesithembiso sokugcina umthetho oqinile wokulunga nobumsulwa, ukupha, ukuphana, ukubekezela nobumsulwa; ukunikela kokubili ithalente nezinto ezibonakalayo ekusakazeni iqiniso nasekuphakanyisweni kohlanga [lwabantu]; ukugcina ukuzinikela emsebenzini weqiniso; nokufuna ngazo zonke izindlela ukufaka isandla ekulungiseleleni okukhulu ukuze umhlaba ulungiswe ukwamukela iNkosi yawo—iNkosi uJesu Kristu. Ngokuthathwa kwesivumelwano ngasinye kanye nokuthathwa kwesibopho ngasinye kumenyezelwa isibusiso esithenjisiwe, kuncike ekugcinweni ngokwethembeka imibandela.”
The House of the Lord, 100
Umthetho wokuLalela
UMongameli uThomas S. Monson
“Bafowethu nodade bami, isivivinyo esikhulu kulempilo ukulalela. ‘Sizakubaqinisekisa lapha,’ kwasho iNkosi,‘ukubona ukuthi benza zonke izinto iNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo ebanxusa zona.’ Wamemezela uMsindisi, ‘Bonke abafuna ukufumana isibusiso ezandleni zami bayogcina umthetho owabekelwa leso sibusiso, nemibandela yakhona, njengoba kwamiswa kusuka ngaphambi kokusekelwa komhlaba.’ Asikho isibonelo sokulalela esikhona esidlula leso sikaMsindisi. Ngaye, uPawula wathi: ‘Nakuba eyiNdodana, wafunda ukulalela ngalokho ahlupheka ngakho; okuthe esephelelisiwe, waba ngumthombo wensindiso yaphakade kubo bonke abamlalelayo.’”
Obedience Brings Blessings, ngo-Ephreli 2013 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
UMongameli uGordon B. Hinckley
“Ngininika ubufakazi bami bokuthi injabulo yabaNgcwele beziNsuku zokuGcina, ukuthula kwabaNgcwele beziNsuku zokuGcina, inqubekela phambili yabaNgcwele beziNsuku zokuGcina, intuthuko yabaNgcwele beziNsuku zokuGcina, kanye nensindiso yangunaphakade kanye nokuphakamiselwa phezulu kwabantu kume ekutheni abantu kumele balalele imiyalelo yobupristi bukaNkulunkulu.”
If Ye Be Willing and Obedient, ngo-Okthoba 1971 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
UMongameli uJames E. Faust
“Ukulalela kuholela enkululekweni yangempela. Lapho silalela ngokwengeziwe iqiniso elembuliwe, yilapho sikhululeka khona ngokwengeziwe. ... Njengoba ukuhleleka kwanika umhlaba ukuphila nobuhle ngesikhathi umnyama futhi ungenalutho, kwenza kanjalo nakithi. Ukulalela kusisiza ukuthi sithuthukise amandla agcwele uBaba wethu oseZulwini asifisela wona ekubeni abantu beselestiyali abafanelekile ngolunye usuku ukuphila ebukhoneni Bakhe.”
Obedience: The Path to Freedom, ngo-Ephreli 1999 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
IGosa uJeffrey R. Holland
“Ukulalela akusiwo umthetho wokuqala ezulwini kuphela. Ukulalela kuwumthetho wokuqala kuyo yonke into. Konke engikwaziyo okubalulekile kudinga lokho kuzibophezela kokuqala ekulaleleni izwi nentando yeNkosi. Yisivumelwano sokuqala esisenzayo ethempelini.”
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland Visits Philippines, Shares Message on Love, Newsroom.ChurchofJesusChrist.org
IGosa uL. Tom Perry
Okokuqala, sidinga ukulalela imiyalelo kaNkulunkulu. Lesi ngesinye sezifundo zokuqala ezafundiswa u-Adamu no-Eva: ukulalela kuletha ukholo. Kuletha izibusiso zasezulwini. Ukungalaleli kuletha ubuhlungu benhliziyo nokuphelelwa ithemba. Ukulandela umthetho wokulalela kuza nemfuneko yokuzinikela ekusebenzeleni abantwana baBaba wethu oseZulwini. Ukudela lokho esinakho ukuze sizuze abafowethu nodadewethu kuyisivivinyo esikhulu sevangeli. Enye yezinhloso zalokho esibhekana nakho emhlabeni ukubona ukuthi sizosilandela yini iseluleko soMsindisi ‘sokufuna kuqala umbuso kaNkulunkulu, nokulunga kwakhe; futhi zonke lezi zinto ziyokwengezwa kini’ [bheka NgokukaMathewu 6:33].”
Behold, the Lord Hath Shown unto Me Great and Marvelous Things, ngo-Okthoba 1992 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
IGosa uJoseph B. Wirthlin
“Sonke sifuna ukuthi niphumelele kulempilo futhi nifanelekele ukuthola isipho esikhulu kunazo zonke zikaNkulunkulu—ukuphila okuphakade embusweni wesilestiyali. Ukuzuza izinjongo zakho kulempilo yasemhlabeni futhi uzibonakalise ufanelekile ukuthola izibusiso zaphakade, funda ukulalela. Ayikho enye indlela. Ukulalela kuletha amandla amakhulu namandla ezimpilweni zenu.”
Live in Obedience, ngo-Ephreli 1994 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
Umthetho womHlatshelo
UMongameli uRussell M. Nelson
“Namanje siyalwa ukuba senze imihlatshelo, kodwa hhayi ngokuchitha igazi lezilwane. Umuzwa wethu ophakeme wokuzidela ufezeka ngesikhathi sizenza sibe ngcwele kakhulu. Lokhu sikwenza ngokulalela kwethu imiyalo kaNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke, imithetho yokulalela nomhlatshelo ixhumene ngokungenakucimeka. Cabanga ngemiyalo yokulalela iZwi lokuHlakanipha, ukugcina usuku lweSabatha lungcwele, ukukhokha okweshumi okuqotho. Ngesikhathi silalela lemithetho neminye, kwenzeka okuthile okumangalisayo kithi. Siba abantu abakhuzekayo! Siba abafundi! Siba ngcwele kakhulu futhi sibe—njengeNkosi yethu!”
Lessons from Eve, ngo-Okthoba 1987 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
UMongameli uHarold B. Lee
“Isu lethu lamanje lezenhlalakahle lingase libe yindlela ‘yokumisa’ ukuze sibone ukuthi lelibandla likulungele kanjani ukuphila loluhlelo, ukuze, njengoba kwakunjalo ukugcwaliseka okujabulisayo kwabantu kulelizwekazi, njengoba kulotshiwe embhalweni wasendulo esiwubiza ngokuthi Incwadi kaMormoni, emva kokuba bonke sebephendukele eNkosini, ‘babengekho abacebile nababempofu, ababegqilaziwe kanye nababekhululekile, kodwa bonke … behlanganyele esiphweni sasezulwini‘ futhi ‘ngempela akusoze kube khona abantu ababethokoze kangaka’ ebusweni bomhlaba (4 Nefi 1:3, 16) ngokuphila ngokugcwele umthetho womhlatshelo nokungcweliswa.”
Teach the Gospel of Salvation, ngo-Okthoba 1972 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
UMongameli uM. Russell Ballard
“Ngokuvamile, into yokuqala abantu abayicabangayo uma bezwa ‘umthetho kaMose’ umhlatshelo wezilwane. Ubunjalo obushaqisayo bomhlatshelo wegazi wabuye wabangela abanye ukuba babuze, ‘Umsebenzi onjalo ungahlangana kanjani nevangeli lothando?’ Singayiqonda kangcono impendulo yalowo mbuzo uma siqonda izinjongo ezimbili ezinkulu zomthetho womhlatshelo. Lezi zinhloso zazisebenza ku-Adamu, u-Abrahama, uMose, kanye nabaPhostoli beThestamente Elisha, futhi ziyasebenza kithi namuhla uma samukela futhi siphila umthetho womhlatshelo. Izinjongo zawo ezimbili ezinkulu ukusivivinya nokusifakazela kanye nokusisiza ukuba size kuKristu.”
The Law of Sacrifice, Liahona, March 2002
IGosa uL. Tom Perry
“Ngabe kuyamangaza yini ukuthi iNkosi, kusukela ekuqaleni, yayifuna ukugcina icebo layo liqinile ezingqondweni zabantwana bayo lapha emhlabeni na? Phakathi kwemithetho eyanikezwa u-Adamu no-Eva, umthetho womhlatshelo wamiswa ukuze ubakhumbuze ngesehlakalo esikhulu esasiyokwenzeka emkhathini wesikhathi. ... Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke kuze kufike uMsindisi emhlabeni, noma yinini lapho ubupristi bukhona, umuntu wayenikela ngemihlatshelo ukuze akhumbule isikhathi lapho iNdodana yoMuntu izoza emhlabeni ukuze yenze umnikelo omkhulu wethu sonke.”
Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, ngo-Ephreli 1996 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
IGosa uNeal A. Maxwell
“Umhlatshelo wangempela womuntu kwakungekona ukubeka isilwane e-altare. Kunalokho, kuwukuzimisela ukubeka isilwane esikithi e-altare futhi sisivumele sishiswe! Unjalo ‘nomhlatshelo eNkosini … wenhliziyo edabukileyo nomoya ophukileyo,’ (IMfundiso neziVumelwano 59:8), ofunekayo ngaphambi kokuthatha isiphambano, ngesikhathi ’sidela zonke izono [zethu]’ ukuthi ‘simazi uNkulunkulu’ (Alima 22:18 ) ngokuba ukuziphika kwakho kwandulela ukwamukelwa Nguye ngokuphelele.”
Deny Yourselves of All Ungodliness, ngo-Ephreli 1995 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
Umthetho weVangeli
UMongameli uRussell M. Nelson
“Njengelungu ngalinye leBandla, mina nawe sibamba iqhaza 'endleleni yayo' iNkosi. Okungenani kanye ngenyanga, siyazila ukudla futhi sithandaze futhi sinikele ngeminikelo emikhulu emalini eyenza ababhishobhi bakwazi ukunikeza usizo. Lokhu kuyingxenye yomthetho wevangeli. Omunye nomunye wethu angakwazi ngempela ukusiza abampofu nabaswele, manje, nanoma yikuphi lapho bekhona. Futhi nathi, sizobusiswa futhi sivikelwe ekuhlubukeni ngokwenza kanjalo.”
Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, ngo-Ephreli 1986 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
UMongameli u-Ezra Taft Benson
“Siyavuma ukuphila umthetho wevangeli. Umthetho wevangeli uhlanganisa yonke imithetho, imigomo, kanye nezimiso ezidingekalayo ukuze siphakanyiswe. Siyavuma ukubonisa ukholo kuJesu Kristu nokuphenduka okuqotho okuvela enhliziyweni edabukileyo nomoya ophukileyo. Njengoba sithobela izimiso zokubhabhadiswa nokuqiniswa, futhi siqhubeka okholweni nasemkhulekweni, amandla omhlatshelo wenhlawulo woMsindisi asimbozela izono zethu futhi siyahlanzwa kukho konke ukungalungi. ... Umthetho wevangeli ungaphezu nje kokuqonda isu lensindiso. Ubandakanya ukuhlanganyela ezimisweni nasemandleni okubopha ukwenza umuntu oboshelwe ekuphileni okuphakade. ‘Ukuzalwa kabusha,’ kwasho uProfethi uJoseph Smith, ‘kuza ngomoya kaNkulunkulu ngezimiso.’”
Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, 337
UMongameli uJohn Taylor
“Kepha kwadingeka ukuthi u-Adamu kumele alalele, alandele, futhi agcine umthetho wevangeli, futhi kwadingeka ukuthi inzalo yakhe, eyothola nokuphakanyiswa kanye nezibusiso ezifanayo, nayo kufanele igcine futhi ilandele umthetho ofanayo.”
The Gospel Kingdom, 279
UMongameli uWilford W. Woodruff
“Bonke abamukela imigomo yevangeli likaKristu bayosindiswa ngayo. Lowo olandela umthetho uyogcinwa yiwo. Noma yimuphi umuntu olandela umthetho wevangeli uyosindiswa futhi athole ukuphakanyiswa nenkazimulo ngawo.”
The Discourses of Wilford Woodruff, 22
IGosa uBruce R. McConkie
“Ekugcineni, ivangeli likaNkulunkulu libhaliwe, hhayi ezincwadini ezifile zemibhalo engcwele, kodwa ezimpilweni zabaNgcwele. Alibhalwanga ngosiba nangoyinki ephepheni elenziwe umuntu, kodwa ngezenzo nemisebenzi encwadini yokuphila yomuntu ngamunye okholwayo nolalelayo. Kuqoshwe enyameni nasemathanjeni nasemisipheni yalabo abaphila umthetho wasezulwini, okungumthetho wevangeli. Ikhona ukuba ifundwe abanye, abokuqala, yilabo abathi, bebona imisebenzi emihle yabaNgcwele, bayosabela ngokukhazimulisa uBaba wethu osezulwini (bheka NgokukaMathewu 5:16 ) futhi ekugcineni nguMahluleli Omkhulu okuye impilo yawo wonke umuntu kuyincwadi evuliwe.”
Our Gospel Came Not Unto You in Word Only…, ngo-Okthoba 1968 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
Umthetho wobuMsulwa
UMongameli uRussell M. Nelson
“Indlela yokuphila yoMsindisi yinhle. Indlela yakhe ihlanganisa ubumsulwa ngaphambi komshado kanye nokwethembeka okuphelele emshadweni. Indlela yeNkosi iyona ndlela kuphela yokuba sithole injabulo engapheli. Indlela Yayo iletha induduzo eqhubekayo emiphefumulweni yethu kanye nokuthula okungapheli emakhaya ethu. Futhi okuhle kunakho konke, indlela Yayo isiholela ekhaya Kuye kanye nakuBaba wethu oseZulwini, ekuphileni okuphakade kanye nasekuphakanyisweni. Lena yingqikithi yomsebenzi nenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu.”
Decisions for Eternity, ngo-Okthoba 2013 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
UMongameli uDallin H. Oaks
“Amandla okudala impilo emhlabeni amandla aphakeme kakhulu uNkulunkulu awanikeze abantwana Bakhe. Ukusetshenziswa kwayo kwakugunyazwe umyalo wokuqala kaNkulunkulu ku-Adamu no-Eva (bheka IGenesisi 1:28), kodwa eminye imiyalo ebalulekile yanikezwa ukwenqabela ukusetshenziswa kwayo kabi (bheka I-Eksodusi 20:14; 1 KwabaseThesalonikha 4:3).Ukugcizelela esikubeka emthethweni wobumsulwa kuchazwa ngokuqonda kwethu inhloso yamandla ethu okuzala ekufezeni isu likaNkulunkulu.Ngaphandle kobudlelwane bomshado phakathi kowesilisa nowesifazane, konke ukusetshenziswa kwamandla ethu okuzala kuyisono ngezinga elithile futhi kuphambene nesu likaNkulunkulu lokuphakamisa abantwana Bakhe.”
No Other Gods, ngo-Okthoba 2013 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
IGosa uDavid A. Bednar
“Ngiyethembisa ukuthi ukulalela umthetho wobumsulwa kuzokhulisa injabulo yethu emhlabeni futhi kwenze inqubekela phambili yethu yenzeke ingunaphakade. Ubumsulwa nobuhle bukhona manje, bekulokhu kukhona, futhi kuyohlala ‘kuthandeka kakhulu futhi kuyigugu ngaphezu kwakho konke (Moroni 9:9).”
We Believe in Being Chaste, ngo-Ephreli 2013 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
IGosa uNeil L. Andersen
“Baningi abadala abangashadile eBandleni ngaphezu kweminyaka yabo yobudala. Nakuba bethola impilo yabo yamanje yehlukile kunalokho ababekucabanga, bayawugcina umthetho wobumsulwa. Kungaba ukuvivinywa kokholo lwabo. Ngizwakalisa inhlonipho ejulile nokubazisa kwami laba bafundi baKristu.”
Trial of Your Faith, ngo-Okthoba 2012 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
Umndeni: Isimemezelo Emhlabeni Wonke
“Umyalelo wokuqala uNkulunkulu awunika u-Adamu no-Eva uhlangene nokungenzeka ukuba babe ngabazali njengendoda nomfazi. Siyakusho nokusho ukuthi umyalelo kaNkulunkulu wabantwana Bakhe ukuba bande bagcwalise umhlaba usamile namanje. Siyasho futhi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyale ukuthi amandla angcwele okwenza abantwana kufanele asetshenziswe kuphela phakathi kwendoda nowesifazane abashade ngokusemthethweni njengendoda nomfazi. Siyasho ukuthi indlela impilo yasemhlabeni edalwe ngayo imiswe nguNkulunkulu. Siyaqinisekisa ukuthi impilo ingcwele futhi nokuthi lobo bungcwele bubalulekile ngokuphathelene nohlelo lwaphakade lukaNkulunkulu.
Umndeni: Isimemezelo Emhlabeni Wonke
Okwakha Intsha
“Uma umsulwa ngokocansi, uyazilungiselela ukwenza kanye nokugcina izivumelwano ezingcwele ethempelini. Uzilungiselela ukwakha umshado oqinile futhi ulethe abantwana emhlabeni njengengxenye yomndeni waphakade nonothando. Uyazivikela ekulimaleni okungokomoya nokozwelo okubangwa ukwabelana ngemizwa yakho ngokocansi ngaphandle komshado. Uyazivikela futhi ezifweni eziyingozi. Ukuhlala umsulwa ngokocansi kukusiza ukuthi uzethembe futhi ujabule ngempela futhi kuthuthukisa ikhono lakho lokwenza izinqumo ezinhle manje nasesikhathini esizayo. Indinganiso yeNkosi mayelana nobumsulwa icacile futhi ayiguquki. Ungabi nobudlelwane ngokocansi ngaphambi komshado, futhi thembeka ngokuphelele koshade naye ngemva komshado. ... Ungahlanganyeli ezingxoxweni nanoma iyiphi imidiya evusa imizwa yocansi. Ungahlanganyeli kunoma yiluphi uhlobo lwezithombe ezingcolile.”
Umthetho wokuNikela
UMongameli u-Ezra Taft Benson
“Siyavuma ukuphila umthetho wokunikela. Lomthetho uthi sinikele ngesikhathi sethu, amathalente, amandla, impahla, kanye nemali ukuze kwakhiwe umbuso kaNkulunkulu kulomhlaba nasekumisweni kweSiyoni. Umuntu kumele agcine imithetho yokulalela, yomhlatshelo, yevangeli, kanye nobumsulwa, kungenjalo akakwazi ukuthobela umthetho wokunikela, okungumthetho ophathelene nombuso wesilestiyali. “Ngokuba uma nifisa ukuthi ngininike indawo ezweni lesilestiyali, kufanele nizi lungiselele ngokwenza izinto enginiyale ngazo nezidingekayo kini (IMf neZi 78:7).”
Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, 121
UMongameli uSpencer W. Kimball
“[Si]nikela ngesikhathi sethu, amathalente kanye nezindlela zethu ngesikhathi sibizwe ngabaholi bethu futhi njengoba sigqugquzelwa ukuhletshelwa uMoya. EBandleni, njengasohlelweni lweNhlalakahle futhi, singaveza wonke amandla, zonke izifiso ezilungile, nawo wonke umfutho wokucabanga. Noma ngabe ivolontiya, ubaba, uthisha wekhaya, umbhishobhi, noma umakhelwane, noma ngabe uthisha ovakashile, umama, umenzi wasekhaya, noma umngani—kunethuba elanele lokunikela ngakho konke. Futhi ngesikhathi sipha, sithola ukuthi ‘umhlatshelo uletha izibusiso zasezulwini!’ (Hymns, no. [27]) Futhi ekugcineni, sifunda ukuthi kwakungesiwo umhlatshelo neze.”
Becoming the Pure in Heart, ngo-Ephreli 1978 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
IGosa uD. Todd Christofferson
“Impilo yethu emhlabeni kuwukuphatha isikhathi nokukhetha esikunikezwe uMdali wethu. Igama elithi ubuphathi lisikhumbuza umthetho weNkosi wokunikela (bheka, isibonelo, kwiMfundiso neziVumelwano 42:32, 53), elinendima yezomnotho kodwa, ngaphezu kwalokho, liwukusebenzisa umthetho weselestiyali ekuphileni lapha namanje (bheka iMfundiso neziVumelwano 105:5). Ukunikela ukuhlukanisa noma ukunikela into njengengcwele, ebekelwe ukwenza izinhloso ezingcwele. Impumelelo yangempela kulempilo ifika ekunikeleni izimpilo zethu––okusho isikhathi sethu nesikukhethayo––ukuze sifeze izinhloso zikaNkulunkulu (bheka NgokukaJohane 17:1, 4; iMfundiso neziVumelwano 19:19). Ngokwenza kanjalo, siyamvumela ukuthi asiphakamisele esiphethweni sethu esiphezulu.”
Reflections on a Consecrated Life, ngo-Okthoba 2010 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
IGosa uNeal A. Maxwell
“Sivame ukucabanga ngokunikela njengokunikela kuphela, lapho uma siholwa uNkulunkulu, ezintweni zethu eziphathekayo. Kepha ukunikela okukhulu ukuzinikela thina uqobo kuNkulunkulu. Inhliziyo, umphefumulo, nengqondo kwakungamazwi kaKristu ahlanganisayo ekuchazeni umyalo wokuqala, osebenza njalo, hhayi ngezikhathi ezithile (bheka NgokukaMathewu 22:37). Uma ugciniwe, ngalokho imisebenzi yethu, ngokulandelayo izonikelwa ngokugcwele ukuze kube nenhlalakahle ehlala njalo emiphefumulweni yethu (bheka 2 Nefi 32:9).”
Consecrate thy Performance, ngo-Ephreli 2002 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
UMongameli u-Henry B. Eyring
“UBaba wethu oseZulwini uyayizwa imikhuleko yabantwana Bakhe emhlabeni wonke... Lezo zikhalo zafinyelela Kuye ngesikhathi ebeka amadoda kanye nabesifazane emhlabeni.
Ngokuba iNkosi iyezwa izikhalo zabo futhi ubathanda ngothando olujulile, kusukela ekuqaleni kwesikhathi wenza indlela yokuthi abafundi Bakhe basize. Uye wamema abantwana Bakhe ukuba banikele ngesikhathi sabo, ngalokho abanakho futhi basebenzisane Naye ukusiza abanye. Indlela Yakhe yokusiza kwesinye isikhathi ibizwa ngokuthi ukuphila ngokomthetho wokunikela.”
Opportunities to Do Good, ngo-Ephreli 2011 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
IGosa uDavid A. Bednar
“Ukunikela kuhlobene futhi kwakhela phezu komhlatshelo. Igama elithi nikela lisho ukuthuthukisa ‘nokunikela kwinhloso engcwele.’ Umhlatshelo yilokho esizokunikeza, sikudele, sikunikezele, noma sikuyeke. Ukunikela, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukuthuthuka ngokugcwele nokuzinikela enhlosweni engcwele. … Ngesikhathi siphila umthetho wokunikela, asizimisele nje ukunikela nanganoma yini esinayo ngenxa yevangeli—kepha sithembisa futhi ukuthuthukisa nokuzinikela thina uqobo lwethu—isikhathi sethu, amathalente ethu, kanye nokwanda kwethu njalo—ekwakhiweni umbuso kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni. Isithembiso sethu sithi: Ngizonikela mina nakho konke engingaba yikho, futhi ngizophilela ivangeli likaJesu Kristu. Umgomo womhlatshelo ungumthetho omncane wokulungiselela umgomo wokunikela. Ukunikela kuhlanganisa futhi kufaka imihlatshelo nokunye okuningi. … Ukuzinikela kweqiniso kugqugquzelwa isihe futhi kuveza isifiso esikhulu sokusiza. Kulezi zinsuku zokugcina, kuningi okudingekayo kithi njengabantwana besivumelwano kunemali yethu, izinto zethu, kanye nesikhathi. Sidinga ukunikela eNkosini imiphefumulo yethu yonke.”
Ithathelwe enkulumweni yenkonzo enikezwe e-BYU-Idaho, “Your Whole Souls as an Offering Unto Him,” uDavid A. Bednar, ngoJanuwari 5, 1999
UkuBopha
UMongameli uRussell M. Nelson
“Bafowethu nodadewethu, izinto ezibonakalayo kanye nodumo lwezwe azihlali isikhathi eside. Kodwa ukuhlangana kwenu njengomfazi, umyeni, nomndeni ningakwazi. Ukuphela kwesikhathi sokuphila somndeni esinelisa izifiso eziphakeme kakhulu zomphefumulo womuntu ngesaphakade. Awukho umhlatshelo omkhulu kakhulu ukuba ube nezibusiso zomshado waphakade. Ukuze afaneleke, umuntu udinga kuphela ukuziphika kokungahambelani noNkulunkulu futhi ahloniphe izimiso zesethempelini. Ngokwenza nokugcina izivumelwano zethempeli elingcwele, sifakazela uthando lwethu kuNkulunkulu, isithandani sethu, kanye nokuhlonipha kwethu kwangempela ezizukulwaneni zethu—ngisho nalezo ezingakazalwa. Umndeni wethu ungumgogodla womsebenzi wethu omkhulu kanye nenjabulo kulempilo; kuyoba njalo kulo lonke iphakade, lapho ‘singafumana njengefa izihlalo zobukhosi, imibuso, iziphathamandla, … amandla, ukubusa, … ukuphakanyiswa nobukhosi.’ Lezi zibusiso eziyigugu zingaba ezethu uma silungisa izindlu zethu manje futhi sibambelele ngokwethembeka evangelini.”
Set in Order Thy House, ngo-Okthoba 2001 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
UMongameli uDallin H. Oaks
“Inhloso yeBandla likaJesu Kristu labaNgcwele beziNsuku zokuGcina ukusiza bonke abantwana baNkulunkulu ukuthi baqonde amandla abo futhi bazuze isiphetho sabo esiphezulu. Lelibandla likhona ukuze linikeze amadodana namadodakazi kaNkulunkulu indlela yokungena nokuphakanyiswa embusweni wesilestiyali. Leli yibandla eligxile emndenini ezimfundisweni nasezenzweni. Ukuqonda kwethu isimo kanye nenjongo kaNkulunkulu uBaba Waphakade kuchaza isiphetho sethu kanye nobudlelwane bethu emndenini wakhe waphakade. Imfundiso yethu yenkolo iqala ngabazali basezulwini. Isifiso sethu esikhulu ukufana nabo. Ngaphansi kwesu lomusa likaBaba, konke lokhu kungenzeka ngenhlawulo yoZelwe Yedwa kaBaba, iNkosi noMsindisi wethu, uJesu Kristu. Singabazali basemhlabeni sibamba iqhaza kwisu lwevangeli ngokunikela ngemizimba efayo kubantwana baNkulunkulu bomoya. Ukuphelela kwensindiso yaphakade kuyindaba yomndeni.”
Apostasy and Restoration, ngo-Ephreli 1995 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
UMongameli u-Henry B. Eyring
“Konke esikwenzayo kufanele kube nomshado weselestiyali njengokugxila kwako kanye nenhloso yako. Lokho kusho ukuthi kufanele silwele ukuboshwa kwisithandani saphakade ethempelini likaNkulunkulu. Kufanele futhi sikhuthaze abanye ukuthi benze futhi bagcine izivumelwano ezihlanganisa indoda nomfazi ndawonye, nomndeni wabo, kule mpilo kanye nasemhlabeni ozayo.”
Eternal Families, ngo-Ephreli 2016 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
UMongameli uBoyd K. Packer
“Isiphetho esikhulu sawo wonke umsebenzi eBandleni ukubona umyeni kanye nonkosikazi wakhe nabantwana babo bejabule ekhaya, bevikelwe yimigomo nemithetho yevangeli, beboshwe ngokuphephile ezivumelwaneni zobupristi baphakade.”
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them, ngo-Ephreli 2012 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
UMongameli uDieter F. Uchtdorf
Ngibonga ukuthi ngikhonza ebandleni elazisa umshado nomndeni. Amalungu eBandla likaJesu Kristu labaNgcwele beziNsuku zokuGcina aziwa emhlabeni wonke ngokuba neminye yemishado nemindeni emihle kakhulu ongayithola. Ngikholwa ukuthi lokhu, ngengxenye, kungenxa yeqiniso eliyigugu elibuyiselwe nguJoseph Smith ukuthi imishado nemindeni kuhlose ukuba kube ingunaphakade. Imindeni ayihloselwe ukwenza izinto zihambe kahle lapha emhlabeni futhi ixoshwe uma sifika ezulwini. Kunalokho, uwuhlelo lwezulu. Uyinanela yephethini yasezulwini nokulingisa umndeni kaNkulunkulu waphakade.”
In Praise of Those Who Save, ngo-Ephreli 2016 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
“Umndeni: Isimemezelo Emhlabeni Wonke”
“Uhlelo lukaNkulunkulu lwenjabulo livumela ubudlelwano bomndeni buqhubeke emva kokufa. Izimiso nezivumelwano ezingcwele ezitholakala emathempelini angcwele zenza ukuba umuntu ngamunye akwazi ukubuyela lapho kukhona uNkulunkulu futhi nokuthi imindeni ihlanganiswe ingunaphakade.”
Izibusiso zokuKhonza eThempelini
UMongameli uRussell M. Nelson
“Wonke umuntu oza kulo mhlaba uvela ezizukulwaneni zabazali. Sinesifiso semvelo sokuxhumana nokhokho bethu. Lesi sifiso sihlala ezinhliziyweni zethu, akukhathaliseki ubudala. Cabanga ukuhlobana okungokomoya okuba khona ngesikhathi owesifazane osemusha esiza ugogo wakhe ukuba afake umniningwane womndeni kwikhompyutha noma ngesikhathi insizwa ibona igama likakhokho wayo embhalweni wokubalwa kwabantu. Ngesikhathi izinhliziyo zethu ziphendukela kokhokho bethu, kukhona okuguqukayo ngaphakathi kithi. Sizizwa siyingxenye yento enkulu kunathi. Izifiso zethu esizalwa nazo zokuxhumana nomndeni ziyafezeka uma sixhunyaniswa nokhokho bethu ngezimiso ezingcwele zethempeli.”
Generations Linked in Love, ngo-Ephreli 2010 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
UMongameli uThomas S. Monson
“Kungani abaningi bevuma ukuba ukunikela ngokuningi ukuze bathole izibusiso zethempeli? Labo abaqondayo izibusiso zaphakade ezivela ethempelini bayazi ukuthi akuna kuzinikela okukhulu, akhukho nani eliphezulu kakhulu, noma ukuthwala kanzima okukhulu ukuze uthole lezo zibusiso. Akuzange kubekhona amamayili amaningi okuhamba, izithibe eziningi ukuzinqoba, noma ukungaphatheki kahle okuningi ukuba ubekezele. Bayaqonda ukuthi imithetho esindisayo etholakala ethempelini esivumelayo ukuthi ngelinye ilanga sibuyele kuBaba wethu oseZulwini ebudlelwaneni bomndeni baphakade futhi sibusiswe ngezibusiso zasethempelini kanye namandla avela phezulu afanele inani lokuzinikela kwethu kanye nemizamo yethu yonke.”
The Holy Temple—A Beacon to the World, ngo-Ephreli 2011 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
UMongameli uGordon B. Hinckley
“Ngikholwa ukuthi alikho ilungu leBandla eselithole okukhulu okunganikwa yileliBandla kuze kube ukuthi selithola izibusiso zalo zethempeli endlini yeNkosi.”
Some Thoughts on Temples, Retention of Converts, and Missionary Service, ngo-Okthoba 1997 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
UMongameli uHoward W. Hunter
“Ngalowo moya ngimema abaNgcwele beziNsuku zokuGcina ukuba babheke ethempelini leNkosi njengophawu olukhulu lobulungu babo. Kuyisifiso esikhulu senhliziyo yami ukuthi wonke amalungu eBandla afaneleke ukungena ethempelini. Kungayijabulisa iNkosi uma wonke amalungu amadala engafaneleka—futhi aphathe—imvume yasethempelini esemthethweni. Izinto okufanele sizenze nokumele singazenzi ukuze sifaneleke ukuthola imvume yasethempelini yizona kanye izinto eziqinisekisa ukuthi sizojabula njengabantu ngabanye kanye nemindeni. Masibe ngabantu abaya ethempelini. Yana ethempelini njalo uma isimo sakho sivuma. Gcina isithombe sethempeli ekhaya lakho lapho abantwana bakho bangasibona khona. Bafundise ngezinhloso zendlu yeNkosi. Benze bahlele kusukela eminyakeni yabo emisha ukuya lapho futhi bahlale befanelekele leso sibusiso.”
Exceeding Great and Precious Promises, ngo-Okthoba 1994 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
IGosa uDavid A. Bednar
“UMoya ka-Eliya uthinta abantu ngaphakathi nangaphandle kweBandla. Kodwa njengamalungu eBandla likaKristu elibuyiselwe, sinomsebenzi wangokwesivumelwano wokuba sifune okhokho bethu futhi sibanikeze izimiso ezisindisayo zevangeli. ‘Ukuba bangapheleliswa ngaphandle kwethu’ (KumaHebheru 11:40; bheka futhi Teachings: Joseph Smith, 475). Futhi ‘ngeke nathi ngaphandle kwabafileyo bethu senziwe sipheleliswe’ (IMfundiso neziVumelwano 128:15). Ngalezi zizathu senza ucwaningo lomlando womndeni, sakha amathempeli, futhi senza izimiso zokubamela. Ngalezi zizathu u-Eliya wathunyelwa ukuthi abuyise igunya lokubopha elibopha emhlabeni nasezulwini. Singabameli beNkosi emsebenzini wensindiso nowokuphakanyiswa okuzovimbela ‘umhlaba wonke [ukuthi ungashaywa] ngesiqalekiso’ (IMfundiso neziVumelwano 110:15) lapho Ebuya futhi. Lokhu kungumsebenzi wethu nesibusiso esikhulu.”
The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn, ngo-Okthoba 2011 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
IGosa uQuentin L. Cook
“Imfundiso yomndeni mayelana nomlando womndeni kanye nomsebenzi wasethempelini icacile. INkosi emiyalweni yokuqala eyembulwa yabhekisa ‘ekubhabhadisweni kwabafileyo bakho.’ Isibopho sethu semfundiso sikokhokho bethu. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi inhlangano yeselestiyali yasezulwini isekelwe emindeni. UbuMongameli bokuQala bukhuthaze amalungu, ikakhulukazi intsha kanye nabantu abasha abangashadile, ukuba bagxile kumsebenzi womlando womndeni kanye nezimiso zamagama emindeni yabo noma amagama okhokho bamalungu bewadi yabo kanye namalungu esikhonkwane. Sidinga ukuxhunywa kukho kokubili izimpande namagatsha ethu. Umcabango wokuhlobana endaweni yaphakade kuyakhazimula ngempela.”
Roots and Branches, ngo-Ephreli 2014 ingqungquthela yebandla lonke
UMongameli uBoyd K. Packer
“Akukhathaliseki ukuthi ungowasiphi isakhamuzi noma uhlanga, owesilisa noma owesifazane, nanokuthi wenza muphi umsebenzi, nokuthi ufunde kangakanani, nokuthi uphila kusiphi isizukulwane, ukuphila kuwuhambo oluya ekhaya kithi sonke, sibuyela ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu kumbuso wakhe wesilestiyali. Izimiso nezivumelwano ziba ubufakazi bethu bokungena ebukhoneni Bakhe. Ukuzamukela ngokufanelekile kuwukufuna impilo yakho yonke; ukuzigcina emva kwalokho kuyinselelo yempilo yasemhlabeni. Uma sesizitholele zona thina nemindeni yethu, sinesibopho sokunikeza lezi zimiso ngokuqhubekayo ezihlotsheni zethu ezifile, ngempela nakuwo wonke umndeni wabantu.”
Covenants, Ensign, ngo-Meyi 1987