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"Just as this is the dispensation of the fulness of times, so it is also the dispensation of evil. We and our families must find safety. There is no safety in the world; wealth cannot provide it, enforcement agencies cannot assure it, membership in this church alone cannot bring it. As the evil night darkens upon this generation, we must come to the temple for light and safety. In our temples we find quiet, sacred havens where the storm cannot penetrate us. There are hosts of unseen sentinels watching over and guarding out temples. Angels attend every door. As it was in the days of Elisha, so it will be for us, "Those that be with us are more than they that be against us." There will be greater hosts of unseen beings in the temple. Prophets of old as well as those in this dispensation will visit the temples. Those who attend will feel their strength and this companionship. We will not be alone in our temples. The Savior will come and will honor His people. Those who are spared and prepared will be a temple-loving people. They will know Him. Let us prepare our children with the faith to surmount every trial, and every condition. We will do it in these holy, sacred temples. Come, come, oh come up to the temples of the Lord and abide in His presence."

Vaughan J. Featherstone, 1987

I love this quote. The temple is an incredible sanctuary and source of light. I have been privledged to start working as an ordinance worker at the Salt Lake Temple. It has been amazing to feel the difference in my life as I have spent more hours of my week at the temple. It is so sanctifying and uplifting to be a part of that work. It is a small sacrifice for the recieved peace and joy!