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Lesson 17

Lesson Title: "Preparing to Attend the Temple "

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OBJECTIVE:

Each young woman will desire to prepare herself to attend the temple.

PREPARATION:

  1. Optional: Ask the bishop or branch president to present all or part of this lesson to the young women.
  2. Write the nine questions for young women to ask you or the bishop on slips of paper.
  3. If it is available in your area, you may want to show “Temples Are for Eternal Covenants,” on Family Home Evening Video Supplement 2 (53277).

ATTENTION GETTER:

Explain that each person who goes to the temple must first receive a temple recommend. To receive a recommend, a member of the Church must have an interview with the bishop and a member of the stake presidency. If the bishop is visiting the class, he could explain the requirements to receive a temple recommend. Ask the young women to privately examine their own lives to see if they qualify for a recommend now. If not, they should begin to make themselves worthy. Explain that in a real interview, each young woman will be interviewed individually. She must sign her recommend to show she has answered all questions correctly and honestly. Then the bishop witnesses that signature. Later a member of the stake presidency also signs the recommend. (You may want to show them yours or another one so they can see what they look like. Some may not have seen one before.)

LESSON:

Lesson 17 at lds.org

CONCLUSION:

Scripture After the young women have had enough time to ask questions about the temple and the temple endowment, have them read Doctrine and CovenantsD&C 105:18. Bear testimony to the truth of this scripture, as well as to the importance of the endowment. Ask the young women to commit themselves to live worthy of a temple recommend each day and to practice daily modesty in their dress so they will be prepared for wearing the temple garment.

MID-WEEK ACTIVITY IDEA:

One or more of the following activities would provide excellent follow-up for this lesson.
1. Hold a fireside with the bishop to further cover this kind of material and answer questions.
2. Visit a temple that is open to the public before dedication.
3. Visit a temple to perform baptisms for the dead.