L. Lionel Kendrick
L. Lionel Kendrick
Larry Lionel Kendrickhas been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintssince 1988. Since 2001, he has been an emeritus general authority...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth9 September 1931
CountryUnited States of America
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The temple is a place of holiness. It is the most sacred and holy place on earth and should be treated with the greatest degree of reverence and respect.
blessed exercise agency
We are accountable for our actions as we exercise our moral agency. If we understand this principle and make righteous choices, our lives will be blessed.
disrespect irreverence deities
Irreverence not only shows disrespect to Deity but also makes it hard for the Spirit to teach us the things we need to know.
blessing sacred temples
The temple and the holy ordinances are indeed sacred, and we should be spiritually sensitive to them. It is a sacred blessing to attend the temple to worship the Lord.
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I'm lost. I'm going to find myself. If I return before I get back, please ask me to wait.
sacred receiving revelations
Receiving personal revelation is not a passive process. As we seek such revelations, we must prepare for these sacred experiences.
spiritual people important
People as well as nations perish without scriptures. The scriptures are spiritual food for our spirit, which is just as important as physical food for our body.
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We cannot always control everything that happens to us in this life, but we can control how we respond.
spiritual real blessing
There is a difference in just attending the temple and having a rich spiritual experience. The real blessings of the temple come as we enhance our temple experience. To do so, we must feel a spirit of reverence for the temple and a spirit of worship.
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Wise choices can put us in control of situations where we might otherwise be tempted to compromise our principles. We cannot control all that happens to us; however, we can choose to be in control of our responses.
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Scriptures reveal the divine desires of the Lord in our behalf. Each of us should have a burning desire to search the scriptures diligently and daily to seek the will of the Lord in our life. For some, it may be necessary to develop the discipline to search the scriptures daily.
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We should always remember that it is by His invitation that we come to His holy house, the temple of the Lord. We should respond to His invitation by being worthy, by being prepared, and by having the temple as a priority in our lives. While in the temple we should act as if we are in His holy presence.
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There are no soft or slothful ways to become sanctified to the point that we are prepared to live in the presence of the Savior. And there can be blessings in the burdens we bear. As a result of these struggles, our souls are stretched and our spirits are strengthened. Our character becomes more Christlike as we are tried and tested.
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May we treasure the divine gift of communication, and may we use it wisely to build and to assist others on this marvelous journey through mortality.