Our own body is the temple housing our spirit and we should treat it with great sacredness. (1 Corinthians 6:19) The Temple (building) is the place to where those living a higher law, a more consecrated lifestyle, may go and leave behind worldly cares and concerns. When attended regularly, increased focus on what Christ wants for them, becomes a powerful influence in overcoming difficulties and surprises of life. Christ said, “where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst.” (Matthew 18:20)
In Sunday worship we experience and feel that closeness to God. It then follows that by attending the Temple, the collective energy of many voluntarily living a higher discipline under Christ’s influence, have a greater closeness to Him. Additional blessings happen for those they may daily influence. Higher commitment in a sacred setting potentially yields greater blessings in that setting and in daily life beyond! (…when in tune, anyone can attend worship settings and be edified; not in tune, they may not feel that blessing at all.)
My focus and healthy disposition (or not) towards life and its ups and downs, often becomes a reflection of how much I have revered and attended the Lord’s sacred house, the Temple. At times I have said to myself, “What’s up… why now is life so bland? Where has my ‘spiritual energy’ gone?” Those sacred LDS buildings with the reminder inscription as I enter “Holiness to the Lord”, provide a strong tangible release from the stuff of life. The peace and positive atmosphere reawakens me to what really counts in life and to what my Savior would have me pay closer attention. My relationship to Him deepens again. For those whose life, geographical distance, prevents them from attending as often, the simple act of maintaining a current temple recommend and reflecting upon covenants made therein, helps maintain the same deep, sacred feelings were they able to attend more often.
President Thomas S. Monson said, “As I think of temples, my thoughts turn to the many blessings we receive therein. As we enter through the doors of the temple, we leave behind us the distractions and confusion of the world. Inside this sacred sanctuary, we find beauty and order. There is rest for our souls and a respite from the cares of our lives.
As we attend the temple, there can come to us a dimension of spirituality and a feeling of peace which will transcend any other feeling which could come into the human heart. We will grasp the true meaning of the words of the Savior when He said: “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you. … Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” ( John 14:27 )
Such peace can permeate any heart—hearts that are troubled, hearts that are burdened down with grief, hearts that feel confusion, hearts that plead for help.” ~Thomas S. Monson, President, Prophet, Seer, Revelator and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ensign May 2015, p91 (full discourse…click “Blessings of the Temple”
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