The Temple: Our Home Away from Home

"The temple is the bridge between mortality and immortality. It is the place where we receive comfort, peace, vision, hope, and promise. In the temple we are reminded of our identity — who we are and who we are to become — and we prepare to fulfill our foreordained mission."

The veil that was drawn when we entered this earth life dims the memory that we lived in our Father's presence. Is it any wonder that we should experience on occasion a sense homesickness that we can't really explain? With that thought, Sister Ardeth Kapp invites us to learn where we can go on this earth to feel "at home" again with our eternal selves. The gulf between the world and the kingdom of God is growing ever wider, and yet we must live out our mortal lives in this environment. How important it becomes, then, to refresh our spirits often in the temple, to experience, as Sister Kapp says, "frequent and regular communication with encouragement from home." In The Temple Our Home Away from Home , she shares sweet experiences and insights related to the temple that remind us of our covenant blessings and lift our hearts and our sights to eternity.