Temples Are a Beacon

[@leltrip2803]

I'm grateful for the fact that i have a temple so nearby. Tomorrow will be my first time going there since i'm a convert. I will go there to represent the people who have gone away and that deserve a chance to become baptized in the name of the father,the son and the holy spirit. I know that i'm young in faith and that my testimony isn't the most important one in this earth but i can truly assure you reading this,with all my heart that god exists,that Jesus Christ is his son,that the gift of the holy spirit is a real gift that can guide us through our life. I can testify that these parts of the godhead are three distinctive parts of one godhead who is one in meaning. I reject the teaching of the trinity. I can testify that Joseph Smith restored The church of Jesus Christ and that this church is the one true church in this world. I know that this church true. Greetings from Argentina.

[@cumorahwatson1967]

Aww bless ya! What wonderful comments, and testimony.❤😊

[@marimar5235]

That’s such a beautiful testimony thank you for sharing with us.

[@kiray1835]

im happy that i have my temple near to me. I love You God and Jesus! Amen

[@jobiwan53]

This is a great message. I live within 30 minutes of the Oakland temple and never go there enough. Often times forgetting what a blessing it is in my life. This is a great reminder that there are always challenges to get to the temple but when we put our priorities in the correct order, we will be blessed for it.

[@DPM_182]

"No sacrifice is too great, no price is too heavy, no struggle too difficult in order to receive those blessings." - Thomas S. Monson

[@mikeedmonds9426]

We met this family a few months ago when they attended the Hamilton temple to celebrate the 50th anniversary of coming to the temple the first time. They are faithful and grateful for the blessings of the temple.

[@TriggaTreDay]

This message soothes my heart so deeply. I love our Heavenly Father so much.

[@Melc4ake]

Blessed hardout that I live just an hour away from the Hamilton Temple. I love the spirit of the temple.

[@jpereirambl]

2:13 In 1994, I was sealed with my family in this sacred place.

[@starlegends3092]

Dood, I hope they can open up the temples soon! I've been wanting to go so much after my 1st visit! I always thought I needed a second chance cuz I stressed out so much my first time. It was very spiritual tho, and I'm grateful for that experience.

[@joshmeise2141]

what great faith, before I watched this video I thought that it was hard to go to the temple because it is a ten hour from where I live but now I see that it is a blessing to have the temple a short 10 hour drive from where I live.

[@cumorahwatson1967]

Aww God bless you!😊🙏

[@JANY001]

more than 10 years ago my parents took their 4 children from 9 to 2 year old to a 48 hours trip on a bus to the next country in South America and visit for the first time the sacred temple.. 4 years ago I got married in the temple in my country that was 15 min from my house. I'm so grateful to my parents for their sacrifice!

[@iannyena]

Thank you for putting up the closed captioned in this wonderful video. I really appreciate it.

[@dignan1000]

just what i needed to hear, thanks so much for working so hard on these amazing videos. Believe me when I say, they make a difference in the lives of those who watch them & in the world as a whole.

[@cumorahwatson1967]

I love the many Houses of the Lord!❤🙏

[@butterflyflyawayemoji9467]

Yayyyy New Zealand temple

[@nathanbanks2935]

I know that what President Monson said is true! The Temple is like a lighthouse to our souls, where the family of Adam can be gathered together to God for eternity. It's how we can continue to qualify for the grace of Jesus Christ, by exercising our loving faith in Him by choosing to go to the temple.

[@MOULDYBOULDER]

We drive about 3 hours to go to the Washington D.C. Temple from Eastern Pennsylvania so it is not exactly easy to go very often, usually two or three times a year, (and we are anxiously awaiting the Philadelphia Temple!) but this is something much deeper. No one told them they needed to go to the temple because of the difficulty in doing so but they went because they wanted to. I loved the animations, too.

[@golfrabble]

Beautiful story.

[@soundfxboy]

What sacrifice. What commitment. What faith. What a blessing to that family. I need to honor their diligence by visiting the temple that is a 15-20 minute drive from my house more often.

[@flipzout100]

I remember making the trip to the Mesa AZ temple, as it was the closest at that time, from Dallas to be sealed as a family. Although as a child it seemed so far, the trip was awesome. Having 4 temples in Texas now is amazing. This work rolls forth.

[@MrLink1701]

This is a beautiful video. Both in production and sentiment.

[@lawnmowerX]

I love this vid and its message!!! I love the Hamilton temple!!! thats where I married my beautiful wife!! we now have 3 children :)

[@jawjww]

If utah we can drive to several temples in minutes. By the 10600 s off ramp, you can see oquirh, drapery and Jordan river temples at the same time. He is speaking to us to sacrifice more time

[@jonastrump]

this is beautifully done!

[@starlegends3092]

Dood, I thought it was Pres. Nelson talking in the vid, but I realized the accent sound different, but familiar. It took me a hot sec to realize it was pres. Monson

[@JANY001]

over 10 years ago my mom and dad took their 4 kids from 2 to 9 years old on a 2 days trip to the temple that was located in the next country.. the day I got in the temple, I knew i was in the house of the lord!! 10 years later I drove 15 minutes to the temple in my country to get sealed with my eternal companion!! I love the temple!

[@ROSESAPPHIREx]

The Temple is a huge blessing. I am fortunate enough to live 30 minutes from my city's Temple, unlike those who are miles, even countries, away from the nearest Temple. Those who work and endure to reach the Temple will truly be blessed to return to Heavenly Father in the Celestial Kingdom.

[@anelote11]

Yo sé que los templos son casas del señor, y sé que la apacible influencia del Dios Eterno abriga el alma de todo aquel que se acerque a su casa con un humildad de corazón.

[@MegWasHere2011]

Rest in peace President Monson

[@fracmeister]

I lived in Houston near the Temple and now am a Senior missionary serving once a week in the Hong Kong temple. As new missionaries are called to various countries in our Area, we skype with them to help them prepare for welfare and humanitartian roles. When asked by a couple headed to an Asian country "How often will we go to the Temple?" you hear silence when we say they might go once during their mission. Many of our Saints are more than 1,000 miles from a Temple and go once in a lifetime.

[@mooshutwentytwo]

The temple is a place for all of gods children. I love it.

[@nayshamutoriti]

I am going to the Temple tomorrow.

[@viewer087]

This is an example of people with great faith.

[@soundfxboy]

@jordanhoon I want to know, too. It really sets a mood.

[@knakira123]

What do you mean? The video "Mormon Temples: The Blessings of the Temple" also says anyone is welcome but they must prepare well :)

[@ownificationify]

my drive to the new meridian temple in idaho is gonna be probably 5 minutes O.O

[@RyanWoodwardart]

No, it's not the same animator. I did the HA animation. The church must have hired someone else and asked them to copy my HA style. Flattering, I guess. I'm getting so many inquiries about this that I've decided to post these online to settle the rumors.

[@MADBRO12344]

I like this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡... alot

[@1chiyochan]

I want to too.

[@knakira123]

i hope you read all the feedback you've been given :D

[@cobrompton]

Man those look expensive.

[@staxplease]

im pretty sure that the animator of this video is the same animator for the Polynesian Cultural Center night show animator (Ha: the Breath of Life)

[@ether6521]

Lol

[@abraxsis]

So ... you believe that without the sealing ceremony, had they lived piously their entire life, they would still have been lost? So they labored for 4 years, risking their lives, for some sealing ceremony? Jesus himself was baptized in the middle of the woods! I'm glad my God exists everywhere I am and I don't need some expensive airfare or snazzy building to come unto him. I doubt this comment will get posted, but I had to make it.

[@skippymagrue]

abraxsis It's true that you do need to make those covenants, or promises, in the Temple. It's a commandment that has existed since those places were built and sanctified. You ask an excellent question, what happens if they can't get there? In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul talks about saving works for the dead. He specifically cites baptism for the dead. What this means, is, when someone does before they have the opportunity to be baptized, someone else can be baptized as proxy for them. Then, the person, on who's behalf they are baptized, has the opportunity to accept or reject that baptism. It's the same with all of the saving ordinances we have been commanded to preform. Just because someone dies, that's not the end of their opportunities to progress. Sweet, Eh?!?

[@nathanbanks2935]

I agree that that's a good question. I strongly believe that they didn't risk their lives to save up for the journey to the Temple, because they were afraid that they would all be damned if they didn't go. But rather their great love for Jesus Christ, was the reason they made those great sacrifices. If they didn't work to get the plane tickets, and died without receiving these wonderful Temple ordinances, their work would have been done by proxy by the children, or by someone else. That's the whole point of us doing proxy ordinances for the deceased. Since God strictly said than we have to be born of water and of the spirit to enter into His kingdom. These ordinances provide these opportunities for all of God's children.

[@speakwitness]

and yet no Christian can enter...thats odd....

[@Dextamartijn]

yes that is weird they are definitely not of the same u must be Mormon to go in a Temple

[@imdustinaskmeaboutmychurch7099]

Mormons are Christin's

[@jakeoflogan]

Two new temples for africa :)

[@UncleRaab]

Aren't "mormons" Christians? Don't they worship Jesus Christ? Isn't the name of the church The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints? Remember, "Mormon" was a derogation given to the church and its members by enemies; it comes from the book of ancient scripture they brought to the world in the early 19th century, "The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of JESUS CHRIST." Mormon is the name of an ancient prophet who compiled most of the book's sections and included his revelations in it.