LDS Temple Books

Enrich your temple experience by focusing on the context of often-overlooked rites and rituals of ancient Israel. This book is invaluable for deepening your understanding of divine covenants. From name exchanges to terms and conditions of covenants, this book—through the scriptures—sheds light on the culture and customs of biblical times to help you better appreciate the temple as a modern Saint.Paperback160 pages6.2 x 0.5 x 9.2 inches

A magazine booklet with a compilation of pictures of temples and articles about their history, purpose, and use.

“Proper temple preparation begins long before the day you enter the temple’s sacred grounds. It begins even before you sit down with your bishop and stake president for worthiness interviews. . . . [It] begins with your testimony.” Receiving your endowment is a sacred experience. Careful preparation will help you understand the promises, ordinances, and blessings involved. Using entertaining stories and insightful teachings from the scriptures, Preparing for Your Endowment helps teens and...

On the outside of the Salt Lake Temple is a carving of two people shaking hands, symbolizing the temple as a place where we make sacred covenants with God. But what are those holy promises, and what do they have to do with becoming endowed with spiritual power in our everyday lives? In The Holy Covenants, religion professor Anthony Sweat helps us better understand the major covenants of the temple endowment as a pattern of divine living. He explains with clarity and perspective how the temple...

President Russell M. Nelson taught us that "each temple is a house of learning. There we are taught in the Master's way. His way differs from modes of others. His way is ancient and rich with symbolism. We can learn much by pondering the reality for which each symbol stands." With 175 separate entries, this volume explores a variety of these rich symbols and truths regarding ancient and modern temples. Listed in alphabetical order for convenient references, the entries deal with a broad range...

Hoping for more from your temple worship? This informative book will help you gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for the temple by examining temple symbols that point directly to the Atonement. These symbols are all around, in ancient scriptures, cultural motifs, and architectural details. Learn how to recognize them and allow their meanings to bring you closer to Christ.

The blessings of the holy temple are available to all of us but personal to each of us. One sure witness of that truth is President Henry B. Eyring, who has developed a deep and abiding love for the house of the Lord. In A Sacred Place Like This, he encourages all to be ready and worth to enjoy increased opportunities for temple worship and the personal revelation that follows. Sharing inspiring personal stories, doctrine, and scriptural insights, President Eyring invites us to better...