By Kathryn Blose
I was endowed in the Provo Temple in 1979 just be-fore I was married to my first husband. I’m sure I heard the workers there invite me to come back often to the temple, but even though I lived twenty-five minutes away, I went there maybe once a month. I sure wish I knew then what I know now about the blessings of frequent temple attendance. I know now that if I’d been going often to the temple then it would have softened the hardships that I endured during that time.

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by Mark Severts
Eleven years ago, in Ft. Myers, Florida, doctors were convinced Melisa Pugh would not live. Raging encephalitis had taken its toll.
In just five days, the brain infection had destroyed her ability to communicate, had numbed any awareness of her devoted husband and family, and reduced her to a near-vegetative state. She would remain on total life support for the next three weeks.

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by Pam Ellis

There was a time, not so very long ago, that faithful Latter-day Saints traveled to St. George to go to the Temple. Some even served there as ordinance workers. It was a sacrifice, but a sacrifice given freely. Then in 1984, it was announced Las Vegas would be getting its own temple, which was dedicated on December 16-18, 1989.

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By Danielle Ellis

In the September 2008 CES Devotional, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland spoke on the lessons we can learn from Joseph Smith’s time in Liberty Jail. I felt that his comments bear repeating here.

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by Alonzo L. Gaskill

While it is commonly the case that many outside of Mormonism have strange ideas about who we are, and what exactly we believe and do – particularly in our temples – nevertheless, Latter-day Saints occasionally also have misconceptions about the beliefs and practices of other faiths. A prime example of this would be how some lay Mormons view the Roman Catholic practice of petitioning saints. While some in the LDS and Protestant communities see this practice as heretical, context is important for understanding what these acts of piety mean, and what the Catholic Church officially teaches on this matter.

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