A temple sealing, an endowment, or a first trip to the temple is one of the most sacred milestones in a Latter-day Saint's life, and the right gift can help someone remember it for years. Whether you're shopping for a bride and groom, a newly endowed friend, or a youth heading to the temple for the first time, thoughtful LDS gifts keep the focus on covenants rather than clutter. This guide walks through temple wedding gifts and temple-themed keepsakes that are personal, practical, and built to last.
How to Choose Temple Wedding Gifts That Last
The best temple wedding gifts usually do one of two things: they mark the day itself, or they help the couple keep the temple part of their everyday life. Before you buy any LDS gifts for a temple occasion, it helps to think through a few questions.
- Which temple? Many of the gifts below can be personalized with a specific temple. If you know where the couple was sealed or where your friend received their endowment, use that temple.
- What date and names matter? A sealing date, an endowment date, or the couple's names turns a nice gift into a one-of-a-kind keepsake. Double-check spelling before you order.
- Will they use it or display it? Newlyweds setting up a first home often love wall art and plaques. Someone who just received their endowment may get more daily use out of a recommend holder or journal.
- Is the family coordinating? If several relatives are giving gifts, consider splitting the categories: one person gives art, another gives jewelry, another gives something for the holidays.
If you want to browse everything in one place, start with our temple gifts and LDS wedding gifts collections, then use the ideas below to narrow things down.
Personalized Temple Art for a First Home
Art is one of the most popular temple wedding gifts because it goes straight onto the wall of a new apartment or home and stays there. A print of the temple where a couple was sealed, with their names or date added, is a daily reminder of the promises they made.
Choose your temple and two lines of text, such as the couple's names and sealing date. It comes in four colors and two print sizes, on heavyweight paper or matte canvas, mounted in a modern open black frame without glass.
This vintage-style temple design can be personalized and is available in multiple sizes and frame types. The listing calls it a fit for a wedding, anniversary, sealing, or temple worker gift. Glass is not included.
Not sure which style fits the couple? Our guide to personalized temple art compares the hand-drawn, line art, vintage, and photo styles side by side.
Temple Jewelry to Remember the Day
Jewelry is a gift someone can carry with them long after the wedding day. Personalized pieces with a temple, initials, or a date make especially meaningful gifts from a spouse or parent.
You personalize three charms: your temple, an important date, and two initials. It is an especially good gift for a spouse or family member.
This set includes three personalized stainless steel rings, about 2 mm wide: one with important names, one with a date, and one with the temple of your choice. Choose silver, gold, or rose gold for each ring to create your own combination.
A simple gift for a groom or husband: customize it with a temple and a date, like a wedding or endowment date, in a silver, gold, or black finish.
For more necklaces, rings, and tie bars, see the full LDS temple jewelry collection.
Gifts for an Endowment or First Temple Visit
Receiving the endowment, or attending the temple for the first time, is often a quieter occasion than a wedding, and the gifts tend to be more personal and practical. Think about items that help someone return to the temple often.
Designed to encourage regular temple attendance, this holder has a clear sleeve for a recommend and a quote from President Thomas S. Monson on the back. It measures 4" x 3 1/4" open and folds down to 2" x 3 1/4".
The front shows a mountain scene with an outline of the Salt Lake Temple, and the listing describes it as a gift for youth and adults alike, which makes it a nice choice for a young person's first recommend.
A journal gives someone a place to record impressions from the temple. This hardcover includes 112 lined pages and a satin ribbon bookmark, and comes personalized with your temple and one line of text on an engravable leatherette cover.
You can see every design in our temple recommend holders collection, or read more about them in our post on recommend holder designs.
For a bigger gift, this 2013 edition quad features an outline of your temple and a line of text, with options to personalize up to five areas and add gold fill. The listing calls it a great gift for newlyweds, sealed families, or newly endowed members.
Family Proclamation Art and Plaques
For a newly married couple, "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" is a natural fit. Many couples like to hang it somewhere they will see it every day, such as an entryway or family room.
Engraved on genuine red alder wood, this plaque features the full text of the Family Proclamation, and it makes a warm, natural-looking addition to a first home.
Temple Ornaments and Calendars for the Year Ahead
If the wedding falls near the holidays, or you want a gift the couple will bring out again every year, ornaments and calendars are easy wins. They also work well as a smaller add-on to a larger gift.
Made from genuine maple wood, this 3" x 3 1/4" ornament is engraved with the temple you choose and its name. The top line reads "Joy to the World" by default, but you can swap in your own short phrase, such as "Our First Christmas."
Twelve temple photographs, temple quotes, major holidays, and events from Church history fill this calendar, along with space to track the temples you visit during the year. It is a simple way to help a new couple plan regular temple trips.
Quick LDS Gifts by Recipient
- For the bride: the For Eternity charm necklace or stacking ring set, personalized with the sealing date.
- For the groom: a personalized temple pin with the temple and date.
- For the couple: personalized temple art, a Family Proclamation plaque, or a temple calendar for their first year.
- For someone newly endowed: a recommend holder, a personalized temple journal, or personalized temple scriptures.
- For a youth going to the temple for the first time: the Mountain of the Lord recommend holder or a journal.
- As a small add-on: a personalized temple ornament tucked in with a card.
Shopping for a different occasion? Our LDS gift guide for every occasion covers baptisms, missions, Christmas, and birthdays too.
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Find more ways to celebrate temple covenants in our full collection of LDS gifts, or browse framed temple prints, Family Proclamation art, and images of the Savior in our LDS art collection.