Mormon Temples

St Paul MN Temple

What are temples?

1. They are sacred buildings.
2. Each one is called the house of the Lord.
3. We learn many things about Heavenly Father’s plan for us in temples.
4. Inside temples, we make special promises or covenants to Heavenly Father, and Heavenly Father makes special promises to us.

St Paul MN Temple

• How did you feel as you looked at the temple?

- I remember as I grew up going to the Washington DC temple which always took my breath away. It wasn't until later that I learned about the symbolism in that structure and in the other temples.

- In temples we commune with the Holy Spirit. It is the house of the Lord, and there really is no place that you feel closer to him than in the temple. This is the symbol of the Washington DC temple. It represents the everpresent cloud and pillar of light that followed the tribes of Israel as they fled Egypt and journeyed in the wilderness. We likewise go to the temple to be close to the Lord, the temple is always there, and we are always able to benefit from the Holy Ghost as members of the House of Israel (followers of Jesus Christ).

- Like Moses and the Israelites, we benefit from the presence of the cloud and pillar of light in our surroundings, only our cloud and pillar of light is living worthily so that we can have the presence of the Holy Ghost in our lives, and the blessings of the temple in our homes also.
- I love to go to the temple now, because when I see the temple it makes me think of my family. I think of the possibility of living with them forever in celestial glory. I think of my ancestors and I am excited to know that I can live with them again.

- By seeing the temple, I gain more faith in the plan of salvation, and the possibility of knowing Christ becomes more real.