Mountain of the Lord

Isaiah 2:2

And it shall come to pass in the last days, 

that the mountain of theLord’s house shall be established

 in the top of the mountains,

 and shall be exalted above the hills; 

and all nations shall flow unto it.                         

  

Excerpts from October 2010 Liahona

Blessings of the Temple

BY PRESIDENT THOMAS S. MONSON

Sixteenth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The temple lifts and exalts us

"In the temple, the precious plan of God is taught. 

It is in the temple that eternal covenants are made.

 The temple lifts us, exalts us, stands as a beacon for all to see, 

and points us toward celestial glory. 

It is the house of God. All that occurs within the walls 

of the temple is uplifting and ennobling."

“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, 

where moth and rust doth corrupt, 

and where thieves break through and steal:

“But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, 

where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and 

where thieves do not break through nor steal:

“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” 

^{Matthew 6:19–21}

^{"As we touch the temple and love the temple,} 

^{our lives will reflect our faith.} 

^{As we go to the holy house, as we remember} 

^{the covenants we make therein,} 

^{we will be able to bear every trial and overcome each temptation.} 

^{The temple provides purpose for our lives.}

 ^{It brings peace to our souls—}

^{not the peace provided by men} 

^{but the peace promised by the Son of God when} 

^{He said,} 

^{“Peace I leave with you,} 

^{my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth,} 

^{give I unto you.} 

^{Let not your heart be troubled,} 

^{neither let it be afraid.” 2"}

^{How we are  so blessed.....}

^{it is amazing to me.}

"For verily this generation shall 

not all pass away until an house shall be built unto the 

Lord, and a cloud shall rest upon it, which cloud shall 

be even the glory of the Lord, 

which shall fill the house."

—D&C 84:5

"And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, 

HOLINESS TO THE LORD."

—Exodus 28:36

"But the Lord is in his holy temple: 

let all the earth keep silence before him."

—Habakkuk 2:20

Oh My Father

Acts 17:28

 28For in him we ^alive, and move, 

and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, 

For we are also his ^boffspring.

•    OCTOBER 2003:THE GRANDEUR OF GOD

JEFFREY R. HOLLAND

                            OF THE QUORUM OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES

"There, in the midst of a grand vision of humankind which heaven opened to his view, Enoch, observing both the blessings and challenges of mortality, turns his gaze toward the Father and is stunned to see Him weeping. He says in wonder and amazement to this most powerful Being in the universe: “How is it that thou canst weep? … Thou art just [and] merciful and kind forever; … Peace … is the habitation of thy throne; and mercy shall go before thy face and have no end; how is it thou canst weep?”

Looking out on the events of almost any day, God replies: “Behold these thy brethren; they are the workmanship of mine own hands. … I gave unto them … [a] commandment, that they should love one another, and that they should choose me, their Father; but behold, they are without affection, and they hate their own blood. … Wherefore should not the heavens weep, seeing these shall suffer?” ¹⁰

That single, riveting scene does more to teach the true nature of God than any theological treatise could ever convey. It also helps us understand much more emphatically that vivid moment in the Book of Mormon allegory of the olive tree, when after digging and dunging, watering and weeding, trimming, pruning, transplanting, and grafting, the great Lord of the vineyard throws down his spade and his pruning shears and weeps, crying out to any who would listen, “What could I have done more for my vineyard?” ¹¹

What an indelible image of God’s engagement in our lives! What anguish in a parent when His children do not choose Him nor “the gospel of God” He sent! ¹² 

How easy to love someone who so singularly loves us!"

Philippians 4:20

Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.