Today we witnessed the dedication of the Arizona Tuscan temple. It was a marvelous event, and the Spirit was overwhelming. President Dieter H. Uchtdorf presided over the service. I was impressed with a talk given by the new temple matron. In it, she described the long wait for the temple to be constructed, including a three-year wait just to break ground. The design was simple, and was constructed to match the Sonoran landscape with the best materials available. Once the outside construction was completed, she described how it seemed like it took forever again for the inside to be prepared. She compared this to our own internal preparation to go into the temple, and how we need to prepare ourselves spiritually on the inside to be worthy.
2 Nephi 5:16 And I, Nephi, did build a temple; and I did construct it after the manner of the temple of Solomon save it were not built of so many precious things; for they were not to be found upon the land, wherefore, it could not be built like unto Solomon’s temple. But the manner of the construction was like unto the temple of Solomon; and the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine.
LESSON LEARNED: Temples are The House of the Lord, and are constructed with the finest materials available in honor of Him. We likewise should create our finest selves, inside and out, as we prepare to enter into the temple.
FEEDBACK: WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON BOTH YOUR OUTWARD AND INWARD PREPARATION AS YOU ENTER THE TEMPLE?
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