TEMPLE FACTS FROM A FB FRIEND AND BLOG READER

1) Temple facts: *There are 148 operating temples for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. There are 12 temples currently under construction, and 13 temples that have been announced. *Designing a temple can take up to 2 years. *Temples are constructed with only the finest of materials. *There is no smoking, drinking of alcohol, or listening to loud music at the temple's construction site. *You do not have to be a member of the church (LDS) to work on the construction of the temple. *During the first 150 years of the church, from 1830's-1980 there were only 21 operating temples.

2) Make your home a temple.
3) You're never lost when you can see the temple.
4) Are we turning our homes toward the temple?
5) As we touch the temple the temple will touch us.
6) Prepare yourself for the temple.
7) Keep your home focused on the temple.
8) The temple is clean and orderly, and you can feel the Spirit. Can you feel the Spirit when you walk into the door of your home, and is your home orderly and clean?
9) Like the temple, do you have a set of standards for your home of what is acceptable and what is not?
10) Our attitude defines our sacrifice.
11) Make and keep sacred covenants.
12) Be true to the faith.