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The Temple and Your Spiritual Foundation Russell M Nelson
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“The Temple and Your Spiritual Foundation” by Russell M. Nelson

40 Day General Conference Challenge DAY 31

TALK: “The Temple and Your Spiritual Foundation" by President Russell M. Nelson

JESUS CHRIST:

“When your spiritual foundation is built solidly upon Jesus Christ, you have no need to fear. As you are true to your covenants made in the temple, you will be strengthened by His power. Then, when spiritual earthquakes occur, you will be able to stand strong because your spiritual foundation is solid and immovable.”

-Russell M. Nelson

SCRIPTURE:

 “​And we ask thee, Holy Father, that thy servants may go forth from this house armed with thy power, and that thy name may be upon them, and thy glory be round about them, and thine angels have charge over them;”

-Doctrine and Covenants 109:22

INSPIRING QUOTE:

“The temple lies at the center of strengthening our faith and spiritual fortitude because the Savior and His doctrine are the very heart of the temple. Everything taught in the temple, through instruction and through the Spirit, increases our understanding of Jesus Christ. His essential ordinances bind us to Him through sacred priesthood covenants. Then, as we keep our covenants, He endows us with His healing, strengthening power. And oh, how we will need His power in the days ahead.”

 

“To each of you who has made temple covenants, I plead with you to seek—prayerfully and consistently—to understand temple covenants and ordinances. Spiritual doors will open. You will learn how to part the veil between heaven and earth, how to ask for God’s angels to attend you, and how better to receive direction from heaven. Your diligent efforts to do so will reinforce and strengthen your spiritual foundation.” 

-Russell M. Nelson

INVITATION TO ACT:

“It is now time that we each implement extraordinary measures—perhaps measures we have never taken before—to strengthen our personal spiritual foundations. Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures.

 

My dear brothers and sisters, these are the latter days. If you and I are to withstand the forthcoming perils and pressures, it is imperative that we each have a firm spiritual foundation built upon the rock of our Redeemer, Jesus Christ.

 

So I ask each of you, how firm is your foundation? And what reinforcements to your testimony and understanding of the gospel are needed?”

-Russell M. Nelson




PROMISED BLESSING:

“The Lord has declared that despite today’s unprecedented challenges, those who build their foundations upon Jesus Christ, and have learned how to draw upon His power, need not succumb to the unique anxieties of this era.

 

“My dear brothers and sisters, when renovations on the Salt Lake Temple are completed, there will be no safer place during an earthquake in the Salt Lake Valley than inside that temple.

Likewise, whenever any kind of upheaval occurs in your life, the safest place to be spiritually is living inside your temple covenants!”

-Russell M. Nelson




REFLECTION QUESTION:

  • What parts of my spiritual foundation need strengthening?

LEARNING STYLE STUDY IDEA:

INDIVIDUAL  LEARNERS: Ponder and reflect on each question President Nelson asks. Devise a plan or make a goal to strengthen my personal foundation.

MY THOUGHTS:

A great reminder that we each have an individual responsibility for our own spiritual foundations. The temple is one of the best places to build our foundation, renew our personal covenants, and to receive strength and power to build our foundation on Jesus Christ.

–ERIN

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