The document discusses the resources and preparation needed to return to Heavenly Father. It references scriptures about having clean hands and a pure heart to ascend to the Lord. It also references building temples without unclean things so God's glory can rest upon it. It emphasizes living standards of temple worthiness like obeying the Word of Wisdom, paying tithing, and keeping baptismal covenants. The document also discusses the sacrifices made by early Saints to build temples and the eternal blessings received in temples that make any sacrifice worthwhile.

2. What resources do we have to get
back to Heavenly Father?

4. Psalms 24:3–4
D&C 97:15–17

5. Psalms 24:3–4 3 Who shall ascend into the
hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in
his holy place?
4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure
heart; who hath not lifted up his soul
unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive the blessing from
the Lord, and righteousness from the
God of his salvation.
D&C 97:15–1715 And inasmuch as my
people build a house unto me in the
name of the Lord, and do not suffer
any unclean thing to come into it,
that it be not defiled, my glory shall
rest upon it;
16 Yea, and my presence shall be
there, for I will come into it, and all
the pure in heart that shall come into
it shall see God.
17 But if it be defiled I will not come
into it, and my glory shall not be
there; for I will not come into unholy
temples.
Pres. Hinckley, I am clean
Temple ???

7. Pres. Monson Temples
What should I do to
prepare to receive
temple ordinances?
You can prepare by living the Lord’s
standards of temple worthiness.
What are the Lords
standards?
Nurture your testimony of God the
Father and of Jesus Christ and His
restored gospel. Obey the Word of
Wisdom and the law of chastity.
Sustain your Church leaders, pay a
full tithing, and attend your Church
meetings. Be honest in your dealings
with others, and ensure that your
family life is in harmony with the
teachings of the Church. Keep your
baptismal covenants so that you will
be ready to receive the higher

9. The first temple to be built in this dispensation was the temple at Kirtland, Ohio. The Saints at the time were impoverished,
and yet the Lord had commanded that a temple be built, so build it they did. Wrote Elder Heber C. Kimball of the
experience, “The Lord only knows the scenes of poverty, tribulation and distress which we passed through to accomplish
it.”4 And then, after all that had been painstakingly completed, the Saints were forced to leave Ohio and their beloved
temple. They eventually found refuge—although it would be temporary—on the banks of the Mississippi River in the state
of Illinois. They named their settlement Nauvoo, and willing to give their all once again and with their faith intact, they
erected another temple to their God. Persecutions raged, however, and with the Nauvoo Temple barely completed, they
were driven from their homes once again, seeking refuge in a desert.
The struggle and the sacrifice began once again as they labored for 40 years to erect the Salt Lake Temple, which stands
majestically on the block just south of those of us who are here today in the Conference Center.
Some degree of sacrifice has ever been associated with temple building and with temple attendance. Countless are those
who have labored and struggled in order to obtain for themselves and for their families the blessings which are found in the
temples of God.
Those who understand the eternal blessings which come from the temple know that no sacrifice is too great, no price too
heavy, no struggle too difficult in order to receive those blessings. There are never too many miles to travel, too many
obstacles to overcome, or too much discomfort to endure. They understand that the saving ordinances received in the
temple that permit us to someday return to our Heavenly Father in an eternal family relationship and to be endowed with
blessings and power from on high are worth every sacrifice and every effort.
Families Forever
Why are so many willing to give so much in order to
receive the blessings of the temple?

10. Pres. Monson “The world can be a challenging and
difficult place in which to live. We are often
surrounded by that which would drag us down. As
you and I go to the holy houses of God, as we
remember the covenants we make within, we will be
more able to bear every trial and to overcome each
temptation. In this sacred sanctuary we will find
peace; we will be renewed and fortified.My beloved
brothers and sisters, may we make whatever
sacrifices are necessary to attend the temple and to
have the spirit of the temple in our hearts and in our
homes. May we follow in the footsteps of our Lord
and Savior, Jesus Christ, who made the ultimate
sacrifice for us, that we might have eternal life and
exaltation in our Heavenly Father’s kingdom.”

11. “your endowment is, to receive all those ordinances in the house of the Lord, which are necessary for you, after you have
departed this life, to enable you to walk back to the presence of the Father, passing the angels who stand as sentinels, …
and gain your eternal exaltation.” 4