Elder Dennis B. Neuenschwander
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"In holy places and in sacred space we find spiritual refuge, renewal, hope and peace. Are these not worth every necessary personal sacrifice? My brethren and sisters, may each of us revere and respect the holy and sacred in our lives. May we teach our children, likewise. Let us all stand in holy and sacred places of spiritual peace."
God's glory encompasses all that is holy and sacred.
"Our ability to seek, recognize and reverence the holy above the profane and the sacred above the secular defines our spirituality. Indeed, without the holy and sacred, we are left with only the profane and secular."
"Holy places have always been essential in the proper worship of God. For Latter-day Saints, such holy places include venues of historic significance, our homes, sacrament meetings and temples. Much of what we reverence, and what we teach our children to reverence as holy and sacred, is reflected in these places."
Holy places are also distinguished by the sacrifice they require.
"The words 'sacred' and 'sacrifice' come from the same root. One may not have the sacred without first sacrificing something for it. There can be no sacredness without personal sacrifice. Sacrifice sanctifies the sacred."
"Sacrament meetings are really more than just meetings. "They are sacred moments in a holy place. During these weekly moments, we reflect on the most merciful act of sacrifice this world has ever known."
