Temple Blessings

Opening Song: I Love to See the Temple (Children's Songbook 95)
Scripture: D&C 138:47-48
Activity: Build a temple out of sugar cubes and Elmer's glue. 
Closing Song: Families Can Be Together Forever (Hymn #300)

"The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.... Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ." (The Family: The Proclamation to the World)

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“The ultimate end of all activity in the Church is to see a husband and his wife and their children happy at home, protected by the principles and laws of the gospel, sealed safely in the covenants of the everlasting priesthood.” - Boyd K. Packer 

(And a little Child Shall Lead Them, April 2012 general conference)

“Why are so many willing to give so much in order to receive the blessings of the temple? Those who understand the eternal blessings which come from the temple know that no sacrifice is too great, no price too heavy, no struggle too difficult in order to receive those blessings. There are never too many miles to travel, too many obstacles to overcome, or too much discomfort to endure. They understand that the saving ordinances received in the temple that permit us to someday return to our Heavenly Father in an eternal family relationship and to be endowed with blessings and power from on high are worth every sacrifice and every effort.” - Thomas S. Monson

(The Holy Temple—A Beacon to the World, April 2011 general conference)

“I am grateful that I belong to a church that values marriage and family. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are known throughout the world for having some of the finest marriages and families you can find. I believe this is, in part, due to the precious truth restored by Joseph Smith that marriages and families are meant to be eternal. Families are not just meant to make things run more smoothly here on earth and to be cast off when we get to heaven. Rather, they are the order of heaven. They are an echo of a celestial pattern and an emulation of God’s eternal family.” - Dieter F. Uchtdorf 

 (In Praise of Those Who Save, April 2016 general conference)

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