Lesson 7

Continuing to Enjoy the Blessings

of Temple Attendance

The Power to Seal

Hearts turned to our fathers

Moroni mentioned Elijah

JS-H 1:38-39

38 And again, he quoted the fifth verse thus: Behold, I will

reveal unto you the Priesthood, by the hand of Elijah the

prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of

the Lord.

39 He also quoted the next verse differently: And he shall

plant in the hearts of the children the promises made to the

fathers, and the hearts of the children shall turn to their

fathers. If it were not so, the whole earth would be utterly

wasted at his coming.

Elijah

Malachi 4:5-6

5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the

coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:

6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children,

and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come

and smite the earth with a curse.

Who is Elijah?

Lived 800 years before Christ

Prophesied of drought to King Ahab

And Ahab did more to provoke the LORD

God of Israel to anger than all the kings of

Israel that were before him. 1 Kings 16:33

Elijah fed by ravens for 3 years

Who is Elijah?Told by God to go to a widow in the town of Zarapath

10 When he came to the gate of the city, the widow woman [was] there

gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a

little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

11 And as she was going to fetch [it], he called to her, and said, Bring me,

I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.

12 And she said, [As] the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an

handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I [am]

gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that

we may eat it, and die.

13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go [and] do as thou hast said: but

make me thereof a little cake first, and bring [it] unto me, and after make

for thee and for thy son.

14 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not

waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day [that] the LORD

sendeth rain upon the earth.

15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and

he, and her house, did eat [many] days.

16 [And] the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail,

according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah. 1 Kgs

17:10-16)

Who is Elijah?

The Lord tells Elijah to confront

Ahab and his 450 corrupt priests

He calls fire down from heaven

Places the mantel on Elisha, who

becomes prophet

Taken to heaven in a Chariot of Fire

Who is Elijah?

Appeared on the Mount of

Transfiguration to Jesus, while

Peter, James and John watched on.

Gave the keys to Peter, James and

John

Bible Dictionary - Moses:

"As was the case with many of the ancient prophets, Moses' ministry extended beyond the limits of his own mortal lifetime. In

company with Elijah, he came to the Mount of Transfiguration and bestowed keys of the priesthood upon Peter, James, and John. From

this event, which occurred before the resurrection of Jesus, we understand that Moses was a translated being and had not died as

reported in Deuteronomy 34). It was necessary that he be translated, in order to have a body of flesh and bones at the time of the

transfiguration, since the resurrection had not yet taken place. Had he been a spirit only, he could not have performed the work on the

mount of giving the keys to the mortal Peter, James, and John."

Who is Elijah?

Interestingly, the Qur’an mentions Elijah as well

The Qur’an mentions Elijah as well

Peace be upon Elias!This is how We reward those who do good.He is truly among our believing Servants.—Qur'an, chapter 37 (As-Saaffat), verse 129-132

He is praised alongside three other prophets of God:

And Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias, they were all from among the righteous—Qur'an, chapter 6 (Al-An'am), verse 85

The Quran also suggests his coming in the latter days.

"So also was Elias among those sent and we left this blessing for him among generations to come in later times: Peace and salutation to such as Elias.“

Moroni mentioned Elijah in 1823

The visitation of Elijah would be

fulfilled soon

Who is Elijah? 11 …the heavens were again opened unto us;

and Moses appeared before us, and

committed unto us the keys of the gathering

of Israel from the four parts of the earth, and

the leading of the ten tribes from the land of

the north.

13 After this vision had closed, another great

and glorious vision burst upon us; for Elijah

the prophet, who was taken to heaven

without tasting death, stood before us, and

said:

14 Behold, the time has fully come, which

was spoken of by the mouth of Malachi—

testifying that he [Elijah] should be sent,

before the great and dreadful day of the Lord

come—

15 To turn the hearts of the fathers to the

children, and the children to the fathers, lest

the whole earth be smitten with a curse—

16 Therefore, the keys of this dispensation are

committed into your hands…

D&C 110:11-16

Elijah appeared to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery

in the Kirtland Temple in 1836

Because of Elijah’s visit, families can be

sealed together for eternity

President Gordon B. Hinckley said: “Was there ever a man who truly

loved a woman, or a woman who truly loved a man, who did not

pray that their relationship might continue beyond the grave? Has a

child ever been buried by parents who did not long for the assurance

that their loved one would again be theirs in a world to come?

Can anyone believing in eternal life doubt that the God of heaven

would grant his sons and daughters that most precious attribute of

life, the love that finds its most meaningful expression in family

relationships?

No, reason demands that the family relationship shall continue after

death. The human heart longs for it, and the God of heaven has

revealed a way whereby it may be secured. The sacred ordinances of

the house of the Lord provide for it”

“Why These Temples?” Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [1988].

Because of Elijah’s visit, we can help to

redeem those who have died

The Savior atoned for our sins. He suffered for us. His

sacrifice was vicarious (a substitute). He did for us something

we could not do for ourselves.

We can join the Savior and do something for others that they

cannot do.

In the temple, we do

vicarious ordinances

for those who have

died. We become

Saviors on Mount Zion.

Lives Centered on the Temple

President Howard W. Hunter said:

“I . . . invite the members of the Church to establish the temple of the Lord as the great symbol of their membership and the supernal setting for their most sacred covenants. It would be the deepest desire of my heart to have every member of the Church be temple worthy" (Ensign, July 1994, p. 5).

What are some things we can do to center our lives on the temple?

Ideas for making the temple the

symbol of our membership

Go to the temple as often as possible

Study and ponder on the temple experience regularly

Ponder on the ceremonies

Reflect and study more on our covenants

Do family history work

Stay worthy and prepared

“The temple ceremony will not be fully understood on your first

experience. It will be only be partly understood. Return again and again and

again. Return to learn. Things that have troubled you or things that have

been puzzling or things that have been mysterious will become known to

you. …

“In the temple . . . ponder the deeper meaning of what you see

demonstrated before you. And in the days following your visit keep these

things on your mind; quietly and prayerfully review them and you will find

that your knowledge will increase.

“One of the great values of the temple experience is that it presents the

broad, sweeping panorama of God’s purposes relating to this earth. Once we

have been through the temple (and we can return and refresh our memories)

the events of life fit into the scheme of things. We can see in perspective

where we are, and we can quickly see when we are off course.”

P 10 in Preparing to Enter the Holy Temple

Enjoy the temple!!

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