How did blessings from the Mormon Nauvoo Temple strengthen the Mormon pioneers?
Dear Gramps, Why was the temple endowment such a strength to the Mormon pioneers as they left Nauvoo and traveled to Salt Lake City? Anonymous, from Washington Dear Anonymous, The blessings made available to the children of men in God’s holy temples are the greatest blessings that are given by God to men on the earth. The path to the glory of exaltation in the Celestial Kingdom of God is through the doors of the temple; it can be achieved in no other way. The Lord has said, Therefore, verily I say unto you, that your anointings, and your washings, and your baptisms for the dead, and your solemn assemblies . . . are ordained by the ordinance of my holy house, which my people are always commanded to build unto my holy name (D&C 124:39) Great strength comes to those who are endowed in the holy temples. As an example, there is a vast difference in commitment between a person who chooses not to use tobacco because he realizes that it is bad for his health and a person who does not use tobac
