President Nelson’s Nevada devotional about temple preparation
As evil intensifies, President Russell M. Nelson told Latter-day Saints across Nevada, “there is nothing that will protect us more than regular time in the temple.”
“Every time a temple is dedicated, more light comes into the world,” said President Nelson, leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “Every time we go to the temple, our lives are reinforced by that light and by the covenants we make with God.”
Speaking from Church headquarters in a devotional broadcast to Nevada and parts of California and Arizona on Sunday, Nov. 13, President Nelson thanked members for their faith, devotion to truth and examples of gospel living.
“From the time that Brigham Young sent pioneers to colonize what was then the greater Utah Territory, Saints in Nevada have been among the most stalwart. This continues to the present day. …
“Your strength in keeping your covenants is an inspiration — as many of you live in areas where people of the world come to ‘let their hair down’ — and often let the Lord down,” he said.
President Nelson was accompanied by his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, and President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, both of whom spoke during the devotional. Elder Paul B. Pieper, General Authority Seventy and president of the North America Southwest Area, conducted the devotional. Elder Pieper’s wife, Sister Melissa Pieper, was also in attendance.
A choir in a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in Nevada sings during a devotional with President Russell M. Nelson on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. President Nelson spoke from the Church Office Building in Salt Lake City.
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President Nelson acknowledged that with the announcement of two more temples to be built in Nevada — Elko and Lone Mountain — the number of temples in Nevada will soon double. “In a way, it is much easier to build a temple than it is to prepare the people for the temple,” he said.
President Nelson emphasized three topics about temple preparation, what he described as “my ABCs of personal preparation for a temple.”
