Our Prophet's Promises
What single word did President Nelson repeat in each of these blanks? “_____ will help you more to hold fast to the iron rod than worshipping in the temple as regularly as your circumstances permit. _____ will protect you more as you encounter the world’s mists of darkness. _____ will bolster your testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ and His Atonement or help you understand God’s magnificent plan more. _____ will soothe your spirit more during times of pain. _____ will open the heavens more. _____!”
What is "Nothing"?
Which President of the Church has overseen the largest increase in temples?
"You will come to know that every _____ with God is an opportunity to draw closer to Him, which will then create a desire in your heart to keep temple _____s. (Henry B. Eyring, "All Will Be Well Because of Temple Covenants," April, 2024)
What is a "covenant"?
Henry B. Eyring said, "I bear witness that there is nothing more important than honoring the covenants you have made or may make in the temple. No matter where you are on the covenant path, I urge you to qualify and become eligible to attend the temple. Visit as frequently as circumstances will allow. Make and keep sacred covenants with God. I can assure you of the same truth I shared with Kathy in the middle of the night nearly five decades ago in an Idaho Falls motel room: 'No matter the outcome, all will be well because of temple covenants.'”
Quentin L. Cook said, "set aside consistent time to faithfully contemplate His _____,
especially by partaking of the sacrament and attending the temple.
'The _____ of Jesus Christ provides the ultimate rescue from the
trials we face in this life.'” (Quentin L. Cook, "The _____ of Jesus Christ Provides the Ultimate Rescue," April, 2025)
What is Atonement?
Fill in the blank: Pres. Nelson said, “Please schedule regular time to worship and serve in the temple. Every minute of that time will bless you and your family in ways nothing else can…I promise that as you increase your time in temple and family history work, you will increase and improve your ability to _____ _____.” (Pres. Nelson, “Hear Him,” April 2020 general conference)
What is "hear Him"?
Pres. Nelson said, "“It is significant that the Savior chose to appear to [this group] at the temple."
Who are the Nephites?
This temple was originally constructed with a horizontal angel atop its tower.
What is the Nauvoo Illinois Temple?
In D&C 25:13, the Lord said to Emma Smith "Wherefore, lift up thy heart and rejoice, and _____ unto the covenants which thou hast made"
What is "cleave"?
James R. Rasband taught us that each person can find _____ in the house of the Lord and the covenants made there. In the temple, individuals learn that “every part of the plan of salvation” is merciful.” ("The Plan of _____," April, 2025)
What is Mercy?
What promise did Pres. Nelson make in this October, 2022 General Conference talk? Fill in the blank with one word: “Spend more time in the temple, and seek to understand how the temple teaches you to rise above this fallen world. … Cherish and honor your covenants above all other commitments. As you let God prevail in your life, I promise you greater peace, confidence, joy and, yes, _____.”
What is "rest"?
Pres. Nelson said, “Each person who makes covenants … in temples—and keeps them—has increased access to the power of _____.”
Who is Jesus Christ?
This temple was the first temple to be dedicated in a nation where Christianity was not the predominant religion.
What is the Tokyo Japan Temple?
"_____ don’t save us because they fulfill a heavenly checklist. Rather, when we live the covenants connected with these _____, we become the kind of person who wants to be in God’s presence." (Elder Steven D. Shumway, "Participate to Prepare for Christ’s Return, " October, 2025).
What are ordinances?
"Temples give us a deeper knowledge of Jesus Christ as the center of the covenant that leads us to eternal life...Attending the temple has given me comfort and great hope about our eternal destiny. I have experienced heavenly connections with people on both sides of the veil. I’ve seen healing miracles in the lives of my young children, two of whom live with unseen illnesses that require daily care for the rest of this life...Our covenants bring us closer to God to the point of making the impossible _____, filling every space of darkness and doubt with light and peace." (Sergio R. Vargas, "Our Heavenly Guidance System," April, 2025)
What is possible?
Who shared the following story? "a grandfather...hand in hand...took his small granddaughter on a birthday visit—not to the zoo or to the movies but to the temple grounds. With permission of the groundskeeper, the two walked to the large doors of the temple. He suggested that she place her hand on the sturdy wall and then on the massive door. Tenderly he then said to her, “Remember that this day you touched the temple. One day you will go inside.” ("Blessings of the Temple, Oct, 2010)
Who is Thomas S. Monson?
"whenever any kind of upheaval occurs in your life, the safest place to be spiritually is living inside your temple covenants! Please believe me when I say that when your spiritual foundation is built solidly upon Jesus Christ, you have no need to fear. As you are true to your covenants made in the temple, you will be strengthened by His power. Then, when spiritual _____ occur, you will be able to stand strong because your spiritual foundation is solid and immovable."
What are earthquakes?
The first temple in the Restoration: Joseph Smith received direction to build a temple in Kirtland, Ohio, dedicated in the year _____.
What is 1836?
"Under the Lord’s direction and in answer to our prayers, recent procedural adjustments have been made. He is the One who wants you to understand with great clarity exactly what you are making covenants to do...Current adjustments in temple procedures, and others that will follow, are continuing evidence that the Lord is actively _____ _____ _____" (Pres. Nelson, "The Temple and Your Spiritual Foundation," October, 2021)
What is "directing His Church"?
Ronald A. Rasband said, "Whatever is on your to-do list, give _____ _____, not spare time, to the Lord in personal scripture study, family study of Come, Follow Me, prayer, Church callings, ministering, partaking of the sacrament, worshipping in the temple, and pondering the things of God." ("Right Before our Eyes," April, 2025)
What is equal time?
“If you don’t yet love to attend the temple, go _____ _____ - _____ _____. Let the Lord, through His Spirit, teach and inspire you there. I promise you that over time, the temple will become a place of safety, solace and revelation.” (Pres. Nelson, ”The Temple and Your Spiritual Foundation,” October 2021 general conference
What is "more often - not less"?
“My dear brothers and sisters, the assaults of the adversary are increasing exponentially, in intensity and in variety. Our need to be in the temple on a regular basis has never been greater. I plead with you to take a prayerful look at how you spend your time...If you have reasonable access to a temple, I urge you to find a way to _____ _____ _____ regularly with the Lord — to be in His holy house — then _____ ______ _____ with exactness and joy. I promise you that the Lord will bring the miracles He knows you need as you make sacrifices to serve and worship in His temples.” (Pres. Nelson, “Becoming Exemplary Latter-day Saints,” October 2018 general conference)
What is "make an appointment"?
What is "keep that appointment"?
Name one of the three temples that resemble Solomon's temple, in that they have no towers or spires.
What is the Laie Hawaii, Cardston Alberta Canada or Mesa Arizona Temple?
“all those who have made a covenant with God have access to a special kind of love and mercy. In the Hebrew language, that covenantal love is called _____ (חֶסֶד)..._____ is a unique term describing a covenant relationship in which both parties are bound to be loyal and faithful to each other." (Pres. Nelson, "The Everlasting Covenant," Oct., 2022)
What is "Hesed"?
"Today the Church has ___ temples in various stages of design, construction, or operation. And for what purpose? The answer is proclaimed on each temple: 'Holiness to the Lord.' The temple opens the way to the highest blessings our Father in Heaven has for each one of us." (Ronald A Rasband, "Right Before our Eyes," April, 2025 general conference)
What is 367?
Fill in the blanks from this October 2018 general conference talk to the women of the Church by Pres. Nelson: “Establish a pattern of regular temple attendance. This may require a little more sacrifice in your life. More regular time in the temple will allow the Lord to teach you how to draw upon His _____ _____ with which you have been endowed in His temple. For those of you who don’t live near a temple, I invite you to study prayerfully about temples in the scriptures and in the words of living prophets. Seek to know more, to understand more, to feel more about temples than you ever have before.” (“Sisters’ Participation in the Gathering of Israel,” October 2018 general conference)
What is priesthood power?