They Cannot Be Lost: Temple Covenants Save Marriages

As LDS couples or families, a common misunderstanding that we may have is that we will automatically make it to the Celestial Kingdom because we have been sealed in the temple and have completed all of the necessary "requirements" that we need to fulfil to make it to this kingdom on high. BUT this is not true. As temple married couples, we have to work at our marriage each and every day and strive to make it the best that it can be. Yes, it is true that those specific promises made with the Lord and with each other can never be truly lost, but it is possible that they be lost to us while in this earthly probation. It is so easy to forget the covenants we have made in the hustle and bustle of daily life. So we need to make it our goal to always remember what the real importance is in life and not let other things distract us from where we need to be going. Marriages are not the only thing that are significantly important about temple covenants though! These covenants also seal our families together for time and all eternity, and this i believe is the true blessing that the temple has to offer. Sometimes, this life can become too hard to handle for some people and especially those that are in their younger years. But through these struggles, we have one thing to hold on to and that is the fact that we can know for surety, that no matter what happens within our families, that we will have the opportunity to stick together! President Boyd K. Packer reminds us that "it is a great challenge to raise a family in the darkening mists of our moral environment" (GC Issue 1992). But the way that we can face this challenge, is through knowing that our Heavenly Father is there for us and has provided a way for us to return to him! The Proclamation to the World states that "The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally". I love this part of the proclamation because it is so reassuring and only furthers our knowledge of life everlasting, and for this I am grateful!