Reed J Reeve

To Robert ReeveMe

Jan 13

Several things go on in the temple for us when we attend. We make sacred promises to God that we will keep his commandments. He makes promises to us that if we keep our promises to him he will give us specific blessings. This is what we call a covenant . A two way promise. 

Actually the promises we make are very straight forward and simple, we promise to keep his commandments to use our energy and means in building his kingdom. These promises of course are exchanged between us and the God in various ordinances. An ordinance is what we call the exchanging of these promises. You are the most familiar with baptism and the sacrament. If you will examine them with this in mind , what am I promising God and what is he promising me?, then you will see the simplicity of the covenant we make in these two ordinances . Like wise do the same as you examine the temple ordinances , what am I promising God and what is He promising me, then you will understand them better. Another thing that takes place as we receive the Temple ordinances is that we receive instruction and training about our preearth life , this life , and the life to come . We also receive revelation or in other words individual instruction about each, our per earth life , this life and the life to come. All of these things are taking place at the same time as we precipate in Temple activities so it is needful that we attend often because each time we get a better understanding of our relationship with our Father in Heaven , Christ and the Holy Ghost . Our duties and responsibilities here and what is expected of us and how to go about it.

Hope this is of help to you.

Love 

Dad