Temple Announcement

 

Throughout my life, I have lived no closer than an hour away from a temple, except for the three years we lived in Utah.  What a blessing for those who live so close to a temple when there are so many members of the church throughout the world, many having to travel up to days to get to the closest temple and spend their last pennies to attend in order to make those covenants and ordinances with our Heavenly Father.

Every General Conference since President Nelson has been our Prophet, he has announced new temples to be built.  Every conference.  And this conference, the announcement was made for a new temple to be built in Prosper Texas, just 10 minutes away from us.  Such excitement..and the prophecy of 'temples dotting the earth' is literally coming true.  Along with the Texas temple, came 4 temples being built in Mexico City Mexico area, all within an hour of each other.  Can you believe that??  And more in Brazil - these areas are growing like you can't imagine - The excitement felt by the members of the church is tangible every time it comes to Pres Nelson being the final speaker in the Sunday afternoon session and we all know there are going to be temples announced.  Ammon even joked right before Pres. Nelson spoke, calling out 'AUBREY TX' - and he couldn't have been closer.  

Conference was ALL about Jesus.  Jesus Christ.  Our Savior.  Making Him the focus of our lives and reason for living.  I was so inspired and filled with desire to make the changes necessary to be truly happy.  Such joy to be had in keeping and living the commandments.  And miracles - promised miracles that will come because of this change.  

I read a comment made by a friend on facebook about the sensitivity of Pres Nelson's comments about recent events throughout the world and in the church - his sense of urgency in preparing ourselves for the Saviors return.  It gave a sense of, maybe THAT being the last time we would hear from our Prophet here on this earth.  He's now 98 years old - longest living prophet throughout the latter days - and for the first time, I noticed his slowing down and showing his age while at the pulpit.  He has been one to hold his age unbelievably well.  But this time, he actually used a chair behind the pulpit to lean against as he spoke.  He was being sustained, physically, for the first time.  I've noticed new 'shuffles', canes, slower of speech and other physical changes in a few of the General Authorities - most of them are older than prophets have previously been when called as prophet.  If the pattern in the church follows what it has been in this new dispensation, our next prophet would be Pres. Dallin Oaks, who just turned 90 a few weeks ago.  Interesting that we have had a renowned heart surgeon as our prophet during a world pandemic of Covid - and now with our world and government issues throughout the world, we will have a prophet who was A supreme court judge and knows the laws of the land and what is needed by members of the church to live in said world.  

Our Heavenly Father has been preparing His children, for years, to listen to His prophets because He will give us exactly who we need to lead us through the exact situations the world will be dealing with in anticipation for the return of His Son.

To just be obedient.  Keep on the covenant path.