Lesson 35: Temples and Eternal Families
“Lesson 35: Temples and Eternal Families,” Primary 3: Choose the Right B, (1994),171
A Happy Family • 1. I love mother*; she loves
me. We love daddy*, yes sirree; He loves us, and so you see, We are a happy family.
• 2. I love sister*; she loves me. We love brother*, yes sirree; He loves us, and so you see, We are a happy family.
• Words and music: Moiselle Renstrom, 1889–1956 From Merrily We Sing, © 1948, 1975 Pioneer Music Press, Inc. (Jackman Music Corporation)
• * Alternate words: grandma, grandpa; names of boys and girls
• Before we were
born on this earth,
we all lived
together as
brothers and sisters
in a beautiful spirit
world.
• We were part of a heavenly family
with loving heavenly parents.
• Do you know who these people are?
• They are Adam and Eve.
• Adam and Eve
were the first
parents on earth.
• Heavenly Father
loved Adam and
Eve and their
children.
• He told Adam and Eve to teach the
gospel to their children.
• In our day, Heavenly Father has also
sent them into families, just like he did
with Adam and Eve’s children.
• He loves all the
children and has
told all parents to
teach their
children the gospel.
• When we die and leave this earth,
Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ
want us to live again as families in
heaven.
• They have shown us the way for this
to happen.
• Here are some things about a temple
you should know: • 1. They are sacred buildings.
• 2. Each one is called the house of the
Lord.
• 3. We learn many things about Heavenly
Father’s plan for us in temples.
• 4. Inside temples, we make special
promises or covenants to Heavenly
Father, and Heavenly Father makes
special promises to us.
Manhattan New York Temple Provo Utah Temple
Washington D.C. Temple Salt Lake City Utah Temple Aba NigeriaTemple
AdelaideTemple Fresno California Temple NauvooTemple
Can you
name these
temples
Chicago Illinois Temple
• I hope those of you
who have not yet seen
a temple will someday
do so.
• I want to encourage
you all to have a
picture of a temple in
your homes, where
possible.
• Explain that in the
temple, a husband
and wife can have an
ordinance performed
that helps them be
together forever.
• This is called a
sealing or a temple
marriage.
• If a couple is
married outside the
temple for this life
only, they can go to
the temple and be
sealed so that they
can remain married
for eternity.
• If a couple is married
outside the temple for
this life only, they can
go to the temple and
be sealed so that they
can remain married
for eternity.
• Their children can be
sealed to them and are
then a part of their
family forever.
• This special blessing is
given only to those
who are sealed in the
temple and keep the
promises they make
there.
• Heavenly Father loves all people.
• He loves those who have not been to
the temple as much as those who
have.
• He desires that all families will be
sealed in the temple.
• Explain that many families have not
yet been sealed in the temple.
• You can live worthy so that when you
are married you can go to the temple
to be sealed and start your own
eternal families.
Families Can Be Together Forever
• Let’s look at the first verse and
chorus of the song “Families Can
Be Together Forever.”
• What do you think these words
mean.
Families Can Be Together Forever • 1. I have a fam’ly here on earth.
They are so good to me.
I want to share my life with them through all
eternity.
• Fam’lies can be together forever
Through Heav’nly Father’s plan.
I always want to be with my own family,
And the Lord has shown me how I can.
The Lord has shown me how I can.
• Words: Ruth Muir Gardner, 1927–1999. © 1980 IRI
• Music: Vanja Y. Watkins, b. 1938. © 1980 IRI
Families Can Be Together Forever • 1. I have a fam’ly here on earth.
They are so good to me.
I want to share my life with them through all
eternity.
• Fam’lies can be together forever
Through Heav’nly Father’s plan.
I always want to be with my own family,
And the Lord has shown me how I can.
The Lord has shown me how I can. • Words: Ruth Muir Gardner, 1927–1999. © 1980 IRI
• Music: Vanja Y. Watkins, b. 1938. © 1980 IRI
• Any member of the Church who
lives a righteous life and gets
permission (in the form of a temple
recommend) from the bishop or
branch president can go to the
temple.
• Those who go to
the temple must be
worthy to enter the
house of the Lord.
Families Can Be Together Forever
• Let’s look at the second verse and
chorus of the song “Families Can
Be Together Forever.”
• What do you think these words
mean.
Families Can Be Together Forever • 2. While I am in my early years,
I’ll prepare most carefully,
So I can marry in God’s temple for eternity
• Fam’lies can be together forever
Through Heav’nly Father’s plan.
I always want to be with my own family,
And the Lord has shown me how I can.
The Lord has shown me how I can.
• Words: Ruth Muir Gardner, 1927–1999. © 1980 IRI
• Music: Vanja Y. Watkins, b. 1938. © 1980 IRI
Families Can Be Together Forever • 2. While I am in my early years,
I’ll prepare most carefully,
So I can marry in God’s temple for eternity
• Fam’lies can be together forever
Through Heav’nly Father’s plan.
I always want to be with my own family,
And the Lord has shown me how I can.
The Lord has shown me how I can.
• Words: Ruth Muir Gardner, 1927–1999. © 1980 IRI
• Music: Vanja Y. Watkins, b. 1938. © 1980 IRI
Families Can Be Together Forever • 1. I have a fam’ly here on earth.
They are so good to me.
I want to share my life with them through all
eternity.
• Fam’lies can be together forever
Through Heav’nly Father’s plan.
I always want to be with my own family,
And the Lord has shown me how I can.
The Lord has shown me how I can. • Words: Ruth Muir Gardner, 1927–1999. © 1980 IRI
• Music: Vanja Y. Watkins, b. 1938. © 1980 IRI
Families Can Be Together Forever • 2. While I am in my early years,
I’ll prepare most carefully,
So I can marry in God’s temple for eternity
• Fam’lies can be together forever
Through Heav’nly Father’s plan.
I always want to be with my own family,
And the Lord has shown me how I can.
The Lord has shown me how I can.
• Words: Ruth Muir Gardner, 1927–1999. © 1980 IRI
• Music: Vanja Y. Watkins, b. 1938. © 1980 IRI
• How can you prepare to be worthy to
go to the temple?
• If your family lives close enough to
the temple that your parents could
return to the temple often, how can
you help them do so?
• How should you feel about Heavenly Father
and Jesus Christ?
• Love them, obey their commandments, and follow
the teachings of the living prophets.
• Heavenly Father wants you to live
good lives so you will be worthy to go
to the temple.
• If you obey Heavenly Father’s
commandments and try to do what is
right, you will be worthy to go to the
temple and receive special blessings
from Heavenly Father.
Article of faith
• Let’s review the Thirteenth Article of Faith.
• 13 We believe in being honest, true, chaste,
benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all
men; indeed, we may say that we follow the
admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we
hope all things, we have endured many things,
and hope to be able to endure all things. If
there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good
report or praiseworthy, we seek after these
things.
• Heavenly Father has given us a plan
that allows families to be together
forever.
• Because Heavenly Father loves us, he
wants all of his children to have the
blessings that are given in the
temple.
• There are many temples throughout
the world, so many children in the
world may have the blessings of
being sealed or joined together
forever to their families.
• As membership in the Church
grows, the Church will build more
temples throughout the world.
• Let’s watch a 6 minute movie about
temples and being together for
eternity.
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TESTIMONY
• I want to bear my testimony about the
sacredness of the temple.
• The only way families can have the
blessing of being together forever is to
be sealed in the temple.
• I want to testify to you about the
blessings of temple marriage and the
happiness that can come to you if you
prepare to go to the temple.
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