I read more of the Ensign I did yesterday and finished Russell M. Nelson's article on preparing to go to the temple. I think it really is an excellent article for those who are preparing to enter the temple. I want to use it as a resource when it is time for me to help my children prepare to enter. I really liked the section on the temple garment. He quoted a letter the First Presidency wrote in 1988 and I especially love the last sentence of that: "How it is worn is an outward expression of an inward commitment to follow the Savior."
I also really liked the section on how keeping the covenants is protective and enabling. I really believe that is true. He compares it to using a water filter: "When we choose to deny ourselves of all ungodliness, we lose nothing of value and gain glory known only to those who obtain eternal life." It is enabling, elevating, protecting... helping us to "soar" above and through the skies.
There was a quote by Elder Neal A. Maxwell that really stood out to me, because I often hear (and have probably said myself) other say things like, "I love to be in the temple because I can get away from the world." Well, here is his quote: "Temple work is not an escape from the world, but a reinforcing of our need to better the world while preparing ourselves for another and far better world. Thus, being in the Lord's house can help us to make more difference in the world." Because I really have great desires to make a difference in the world, this quote really spoke to my heart. I love it. I would love to put it up with a picture of the temple to remind myself of how important temple work is in helping me to be the person I want to be.
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