and to that of our families. After we receive our own temple ordinances and

make sacred covenants with God, each one of us needs the ongoing spiritual

strengthening and tutoring that is only possible in the house of the Lord. And

our ancestors need us to serve as proxy for them. Consider the great mercy and

fairness of God who before the foundation of the world provided a way

to give temple blessings to those who died without a knowledge of the gospel.

These sacred temple rites are ancient to me that antiquity is thrilling and

another evidence of their authenticity.

My dear brothers and sisters the assaults of the adversary are increasing

exponentially and in intensity and in variety. Our need to be in the temple on

a regular basis has never been greater. I plead with you to take a prayerful look

at how you spend your time. Invest time in your future

and in and in that of your family. If you have reasonable access to a temple, I

urge you to find a way to make an appointment regularly with the Lord to

be in his holy house and then keep that appointment with exactness and joy. I

promise you that the Lord will bring the miracles he knows you need, as you make

sacrifices to serve and worship in his temples. Building and maintaining temples

may not change your life, but spending your time in the temple surely will. To

those who have long been absent from the temple I encourage you to prepare and

return as soon as possible. And I invite you to worship in the temple and pray to

feel deeply the Savior's infinite love for you.

That each of you may gain your own testimony that He directs this sacred

and ageless work, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.