The invitation

The Temple Challenge

Three simple parts, meant to fit real life. Take up as much or as little as your circumstances allow — the invitation is the same for everyone.

One

Ward Temple Day, each month

Once a month the ward gathers at the temple at the same hour, so that no one has to go alone. Come for an ordinance, come to sit in the chapel, or come to walk the grounds with your family. Arriving together is the point.

See the upcoming dates →

Two

Touch the temple each month

Some months a temple visit simply is not possible. So each month has a small, temple-centered thing to do at home instead — a prayer, a name on the prayer roll, a story recorded, a picture placed where the children can see it. The temple stays close even when the building is far away.

  • Come to the Lord in prayer and thought regarding the temple and family history.
  • Journal about temple blessings or a temple experience you remember.
  • Gather stories from parents, aunts, and uncles, and record them.
  • Gather ancestor stories and photos and add them to FamilySearch.
  • Enter a name on the temple prayer roll.
  • Hold a temple-focused Family Home Evening.
  • Keep a picture of the temple in your home.
  • Share your testimony about the temple with someone you love.

Three

Quarterly Temple Study Class

Four times this year the ward will hold a class on temple worship, symbolism, and covenants. It is open to everyone — including members who have never been inside a temple, and members who have not attended in years. Bring your questions; there is no prerequisite but interest.

The Las Vegas Nevada Temple entrance with palm trees and colorful flower beds

From the Ward Council

“We prayed about what our ward needs most this year, and the answer we felt was the temple. We testify that as members turn toward the house of the Lord — in study, in prayer, in family history, in attendance where possible — hearts will be softened and homes will be steadied. This invitation excludes no one.”

Paraphrased from the Ward Council’s testimony.

Not attending right now?

You belong here. Study alongside us, join a class, take up a monthly activity, and if and when you would like to talk about a recommend, the bishop would be glad to sit down with you. There is no timeline and no pressure — only a welcome.

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