Temple Monday

Monday

Jesus saw people buying and selling things in the temple. Because He wanted the temple to be a “house of prayer,” He made them leave. Then He healed people who were lame or blind. The jealous priests were angry with Him.
See Matthew 21:12–17; Mark 11:15–19

The Temple is a House of the Lord, a House of Prayer, and a House of peace. On all our temples around the world there are words at the top which read, House of the Lord; Holiness to the Lord. When people were buying and selling things in the temple it was a mockery to God. In the early days of the church before Joseph Smith was killed in Carthage they were commanded to build a temple in Nauvoo. When the saints left Nauvoo those who hated the church burned the temple, and thus it being desecrated the Lord put forth a tornado tumbling it to the ground. His temple was not the same any more. When I was in high school President Gordon B. Hinckley announced that the Nauvoo temple was to finally be rebuilt. It is one of my favorite temples! It not only has the spirit of the Saints that were driven out and all the hard work they put forth on the city on the river, but shows that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is His church and is here to stay. We are growing every day, and getting stronger with every passing day. I love the Lord, and all that He does for me, and I love that I can go to His House and learn of Him and what He wants me to do to not only help myself, but help others as well. May we always remember that the Lord's Houses are a place of peace... not a place of the world. We leave the world behind when we go inside! 


Now, for those of my friends who aren't members... this can also apply to you. When you go to church remember to leave the world behind. Remember that HE loves you and wants you to worship Him in all that you do, and also to remember Him always.