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The Power of a Temple Recommend

 How important is your temple recommend to you?


My temple recommend expired back in March, when all the shut down of the pandemic was going on.  To most that didn't seem like a big deal, the temple was closed.  Why did I need a temple recommend when the temple and the world was on shut down?  

The day my recommend expired I woke up with a major panic attack over it.  I couldn't feel comfortable with my situation.  Zac kept reminding me that everything was fine and that the Lord would take care of me because it wasn't my fault the world was shut down and I couldn't get a new recommend. But it didn't ease my anxiety.

I was stressed!  I felt naked and exposed to the world. 

For weeks I prayed for the Lord's help to ease my anxiety, but it didn't come till 6 weeks later when I was able to get a new recommend.


Why did this experience affect me to the extent that it did?


Elder Rasband's October 2020 conference talk Recommended to the Lord explained it all for me!  He says, "... you need a current temple recommend to stay firmly on the covenant path." (I inserted the bold)  He continues, "Being worthy to hold a current temple recommend is both a protection from the adversary, because you have made a firm commitment to the Lord about your life, and a promise that the Spirit will be with you."

This is why I had a panic attack.  This is why I felt exposed and naked! 

Having a current temple recommend allows you access to the powers of Heaven, whether the temples are opened or not.

The moment my recommend expired I felt a decrease in that access.

Now, I don't believe God's grace wouldn't have given me that access still, but I do believe I needed that experience to see and learn the significance of my temple recommend.


I am grateful for temples!  Oh do I miss them so much!  I yearn for the day I can go back in and sit with the Lord in the celestial room.  I have had so many tender experiences that have helped me in my life while in the temple.  As I am sure many of you have as well.  He wants us there!  He wants to share with us and teach us.

I know that the power of the temple is real!  I know that the power of holding a current temple recommend is real and will bless your life in ways you may not even see. 

Seek to always hold your temple recommend dear to your heart!  Treasure it and most importantly, use it as soon as those temple doors open back up!




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