My Thursday Nights

Provo, Utah Temple

Salt Lake City, Utah

Every Thursday night for almost a year, I've had the privilege of working in the Provo Temple. It's such an incredible experience to take part in and observe the making of sacred promises. Worthy individuals come to the House of the Lord for many of the following reasons:

• Find peace from the world
• Get answers from God
• Make promises with God
• Unite their family forever
• Learn the principles and mysteries of eternity

Monticello, Utah

I'm always amazed how the same peaceful, revelatory spirit resides in each temple - no matter where it is in the world. I found as much peace from the temple in busy Manhattan as I did in Accra Ghana. If the temple is as small as Monticello, Utah or as large as Nauvoo, Illinois, there is an unmistakable similarity.

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

I'll never forget going to the temple in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and seeing the people waiting to enter. I had met many people in Guatemala by the time I visited the temple. The people I had met in the city of Quetzaltenango were humble, often in poverty. They wore simple clothes that carried the dust of the streets. But the people i saw outside of that temple didn't even look like they were from the same country, let alone the same city. They were freshly showered, dressed to the nines. They waited reverently and joyfully to see the House of the Lord. Some came from across town, others from across the country. Mothers were teaching their young children about the importance of the temple in their lives. They taught through word and example that the temple is a sacred place.

Accra, Ghana

I have met other saints in Switzerland, Costa Rica, and Ghana that have traveled great distances and given up much to attend the temple. They understood that the promises, the peace, the revelation and the knowledge were worth any price. I've had that same witness affirmed as I've worked in the temple. I'm sad to be released from working in the temple, but am grateful for the privilege it has been to work in the house of the Lord.

Guatemala City, Guatemala

Rexburg, Idaho

Nauvoo, Illinois