All Will Be Well Because of Temple Covenants

Experiencing Peace Through Temple Covenants

President Eyring shares a personal experience that illustrates the peace and assurance that comes from making and keeping temple covenants. Even in the face of a natural disaster, he and his wife were comforted by the knowledge that their family was sealed together in the temple.

Kathy, whatever the outcome, all will be well because of the temple. We have made covenants with God and have been sealed as an eternal family.

As we attend the temple, there can come to us a dimension of spirituality and a feeling of peace.

• What did President Eyring mean when he told his wife that all will be well because of the temple?
• How can attending the temple bring peace and spirituality?
• How have you experienced peace through your temple covenants?
• What can you do to increase your feelings of peace and spirituality in the temple?

The Importance of Temple Attendance

President Eyring emphasizes the importance of regular temple attendance. He explains that attending the temple can remind us of our eternal nature and our relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.

Brothers and sisters, I humbly testify that as we attend the temple, we can be reminded of the eternal nature of our spirits, our relationship with the Father and His divine Son, and our ultimate desire to return to our heavenly home.

• Why is regular temple attendance important?
• How can attending the temple remind us of our eternal nature and our relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ?
• How has attending the temple helped you to feel closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ?
• What can you do to make temple attendance a more regular part of your life?

Honoring Temple Covenants

President Eyring testifies of the importance of making and keeping temple covenants. He explains that these covenants provide protection and blessings and help us to draw closer to God.

I bear witness that there is nothing more important than honoring the covenants you have made or may make in the temple.

No matter the outcome, all will be well because of temple covenants.

• Why are temple covenants so important?
• How do temple covenants provide protection and blessings?
• What blessings have you received from honoring your temple covenants?
• What can you do to better honor your temple covenants?

Preparing to Serve the Lord

President Eyring shares counsel he received from then-Elder Spencer W. Kimball about living in a way that allows us to serve the Lord when called upon. He testifies of the importance of being prepared to serve and follow the Lord's will.

Hal and Kathy, live so that when the call comes, you can walk away easily.

Our family was ready to leave because a prophet, in a holy temple, a place of revelation, saw a future event for which we were then prepared.

• What does it mean to "live so that when the call comes, you can walk away easily"?
• Why is it important to be prepared to serve the Lord?
• How have you prepared to serve the Lord?
• What can you do to better prepare yourself to serve the Lord when called upon?

The Eternal Blessings of Temple Covenants

President Eyring testifies of the eternal blessings that come from making and keeping temple covenants. He explains that these covenants provide assurance of eternal family connections and protection from evil.

It is through the sealing covenants in the temple that we can receive the assurance of loving family connections that will continue after death and last for eternity.

Honoring marriage and family covenants made in temples of God will provide protection from the evil of selfishness and pride.

• What are some of the eternal blessings that come from making and keeping temple covenants?
• How do temple covenants provide assurance of eternal family connections and protection from evil?
• How have you been blessed by your temple covenants?
• What can you do to better honor your temple covenants and receive these eternal blessings?