I hope you will repeatedly study the messages of this conference throughout the coming months.
"I will manifest myself to my people in mercy in this house."
This significant promise apples to every dedicated temple today. I invite you to ponder what the Lord's promise means for you personally.
Consider how your life would be different if priesthood keys had not been restored to the earth. Without priesthood keys, you could not be endowed with the power of God. Without priesthood keys, the Church could serve only as a significant teaching and humanitarian organization but not much more. Without priesthood keys, none of us would have access to essential ordinances and covenants that bind us to our loved ones eternally and allow us eventually to live with God.
Let us rejoice that priesthood keys are once again on the earth!
I invite you to consider carefully the following three statements:
1. The gathering of Israel is evidence that God loves all of His children everywhere.
2. The gospel of Abraham is further evidence that God loves all of His children everywhere. He invites all to come unto Him-"black and white, bond and free, male and female; . . . all are alike unto God.
3. The sealing power is supernal evidence of how much God loves all of His children everywhere and wants each of them to choose to return home to Him.
I encourage to study that prayer, recorded in Doctrine and Covenants section 109. That dedicatory prayer, which was received by revelation, teaches that the temple is "a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God."
This list of attributes is much more than a description of a temple. It is a promise about what will happen to those who serve and worship in the house of the Lord. They can expect to receive answers to prayer, personal revelation, greater faith, strength, comfort, increased knowledge, and increased power.
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