David B. Haight on the blessings of temple attendance

Elder David B. Haight (1906-2004) was sustained as a member of the Quorum of Twelve in 1976. He passed away at age 97, four days after attending the funeral of his colleague Neal A. Maxwell.  He was the oldest person to have served as an apostle in this dispensation.

"A temple is a place in which those whom He has chosen are endowed with power from on high—a power which enables us to use our gifts and capabilities with greater intelligence and increased effectiveness in order to bring to pass our Heavenly Father's purposes in our own lives and the lives of those we love....

"Come to the temples worthily and regularly. Not only do you bless those who are deceased, but you may freely partake of the promised personal revelation that may bless your life with power, knowledge, light, beauty, and truth from on high, which will guide you and your posterity to eternal life. What person would not want these blessings, as expressed by the Prophet Joseph Smith at the dedication of the Kirtland Temple. He said: 'We ask thee, Holy Father, that thy servants may go forth from this house armed with thy power, and that thy name may be upon them, and thy glory be round about them, and thine angels have charge over them.' (D&C 109:22.)"

- David B. Haight, "Come to the House of the Lord," Ensign, May 1992, pp. 15-16
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Elder Haight spoke several times about the importance and the power of temple attendance. The promised blessings he described here certainly are something each of us should be eager to claim—"power from on high" to help us in our life challenges. I particularly like the way he describes how those blessings might be expressed in our lives:

And so the invitation is to "Come to the temples worthily and regularly" in order to "freely partake of the promised personal revelation that may bless your life with power, knowledge, light, beauty, and truth from on high." What a beautiful promise!