"It is important that we have the desire to come to the house of the Lord frequently for the benefit of those who have gone before us and also for our own benefit. We are blessed as we bring blessings to others. Each time we come, we receive a renewal of the instructions given and the vows made when we attended the temple the first time for our own endowment, and we receive the desire to earnestly strive to keep ourselves worthy of temple attendance." - President Howard W. Hunter

"The temple is not as close for some as it is for others. Some of us live far away and can't come as often as we would like. But there is other temple work to be done - looking for the names of our ancestors. In 1894 Wilford Woodruff received a revelation while meeting with the Brethren on temple ordinances. In a later sermon he talked about this revelation. This dispensation was to be responsible for the names and the work. He told the saints to search through the records of their kindred dead. They are waiting on us. Our ancestors are not only in our past but also in our future. The day of Malachi's prophecy has come to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to their fathers. We have taken upon us Christ's name. The Lord will ask us what we have done with His name." - Elder Boyd K. Packer"The temple is not a destination. I prefer to refer to the temple as a starting point where we not only prepare ourselves but we help prepare others, even those who have gone ahead for the important events and occasions that are available and so necessary for all of us." - Elder Marvin J. Ashton

"The cornerstone is the center or principal part of the foundation of a building. Paul told the Ephesians that the household of God was `built upon the foundation of the apostles and the prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord.' (Eph. 2:20-21.) Jesus Christ is the anchor of our foundation, the fundamental part of our belief and hope. Let us remember where our foundation is, where we should place our trust, our hope in the eternities to come." - Elder L. Tom Perry

"We all understand that our holy temple endowments are administered for both the living and the dead. The Prophet Joseph Smith gave a very succinct statement as to why an endowment is necessary. He stated: `You need an endowment, brethren, in order that you may be prepared and able to overcome all things.' " - Elder James E. Faust

"[The Lord] will hasten His work in its time. (See D&C 88:73.) When He hastens His work, He hastens it on both sides of the veil. This is why, of course, the holy temples are so crucial especially at this time in human history. The constituency in the spirit world, by the way, is many times larger, numerically, than here. Whenever we open new nations on this side of the veil, as is now happening, we have simultaneously opened the door to thousands beyond the veil. The temple provides the precious spiritual linkage." - Elder Neal A. Maxwell

"Truly the temple is a pavilion of peace. . . . In the temple, there exists a true democracy - defined as `a social condition of equality and respect for the individual within the community.' All are dressed alike in robes of pure white. In the temple, the color of the skin is unimportant. In the temple, political differences are irrelevant. In the temple, all are sons and daughters of God. . . . " - Elder Russell M. Nelson

"The temple of the Lord is the ideal place to consider our responsibility as witnesses of Jesus Christ." - Elder Dallin H. Oaks

"When temples are dedicated I have a feeling that those on the other side of the veil that helped to establish the Church in the temple district are allowed to look in upon the proceedings of the dedication of the temple. Many great leaders of past generations labored here in Ontario to bring about this special day of dedication of the Toronto Ontario Temple." - Elder M. Russell Ballard

"Every stone that is laid in every temple lessens the power of Satan on the earth and increases the power of God." - Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

"We learn in the temple the three ways we learn everything - by what we hear, what we see and especially what we feel." - Elder Richard G. Scott