“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. He likely had no idea about the direct connection between making a covenant with God in the temple and the Savior’s stunning promise: I doubt that the boy knew just how profound his observation was. Here is a place for people to rest on their temple journey.” When the tour group entered an endowment room, the boy pointed to the altar, where people kneel to make covenants with God, and said, “Oh, that’s nice. He wanted to know if the temple journey is symbolic of the challenges in a person’s journey through life.Ī young boy in the family picked up on the conversation. One reporter kept asking about the “journey” of a temple patron as he or she moves through the temple.
Somehow a young family became attached to this media tour. Temple, a member of the open house committee witnessed an insightful interchange as he escorted several prominent journalists through the temple. However, consider a recent experience that might shed light on how you and I can find rest.ĭuring the recent open house of the Washington D.C. The complexities and challenges leave many people feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. Nonetheless, we are presently living in what surely is a most complicated time in the history of the world. Between now and the time He returns “with power and great glory,” 1 He will bestow countless privileges, blessings, and miracles upon the faithful. In coming days, we will see the greatest manifestations of the Savior’s power that the world has ever seen. You may have had days when you wished you could don your pajamas, curl up in a ball, and ask someone to awaken you when the turmoil is over.īut, my dear brothers and sisters, so many wonderful things are ahead. Again and again, I pray for you to feel Their love for you.Įxperiencing Their love is vital, as it seems that we are accosted daily by an onslaught of sobering news.
They are intimately aware of your circumstances, your goodness, your needs, and your prayers for help. I assure you that our Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, love you. I weep over your heartaches, disappointments, and worries. I stand amazed at the faith and testimony you demonstrate again and again. I marvel at the way you spring into action whenever you see others in need. My dear brothers and sisters, I am grateful to greet you on this glorious Sabbath morning.
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