28/07/2024
We all need “a refuge from the storm” (D&C 115:6), said Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles during a CES Devotional on May 4, 2014.
“We need a special place of refuge where we can wean ourselves from the distractions of our electronic devices by unplugging them so we can connect to the Spirit of God,” he said. “One of the best places to connect with the Spirit is in the temple—the house of the Lord.”
To help us “find a place to feel and hear the voice of the Lord today, I invite you to go to the temple,” continued Elder Ballard. “Go as often as you can.”
Those who do not qualify for a temple recommend can visit the temple grounds, he said. “Let me make a very important point in case you have never heard it before: Nothing prevents you or anyone else from visiting the temple grounds. The Lord wants you to prepare yourself to be worthy of a temple recommend and come to the temple as soon as you can. Walking the grounds will plant in your heart a desire to get a recommend and attend the temple regularly. …
“I assure each of you that as you go to the temple or visit the temple grounds, you will walk on sacred, holy ground just as the early patriarchs and matriarchs did so long ago. They were focused on their eternal journey and the most important things of life. Like them, you can also focus on feeling power and the presence of heaven” (“Be Still, and Know That I Am God”).
(Updated) The Philippines is getting 13 temples in total.
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Dedicated and operating temples:
1. Manila Temple
2. Cebu Temple
Recently opened for public viewing:
1. Urdaneta Temple (Dedication on April 28, 2024) - Ready your TR.
Under Construction:
1. Alabang Temple
2. Davao Temple
3. Bacolod Temple
Announced:
1. Laoag Temple
2. Tuguegarao Temple
3. Santiago Temple
4. Naga Temple
5. Ilo-Ilo Temple
6. Tacloban Temple
7. Cagayan de Oro Temple
