Receiving Your Endowment

By Robinson Aliero Imende

Communication Specialist, Africa Central

The endowment is a sacred opportunity given to all worthy and prepared members of the church who are at least 18 years old and are ready for it.

Being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a special blessing. Through the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, we have the fullness of the everlasting gospel. We can learn plain and precious truths¹ that are requisite for our salvation. In the scriptures, we learn that “it is impossible for a man to be saved in ignorance” (D&C 131:6). Our Redeemer emphasized that eternal life is to know the only true God—Our Heavenly Father and Him—Jesus Christ. One of the surest ways of knowing our Saviour and our Heavenly Father is through receiving our endowment in the holy temples.

In the General Handbook we read: ““The temple endowment is literally a gift from God through which He blesses His children. The endowment can be received only in holy temples. Some of the gifts that members receive through the temple endowment include:

“Greater knowledge of the Lord’s purposes and teachings.
“Power to do all that Heavenly Father wants His children to do.
“Divine direction when serving the Lord, their families, and others.
“Increased hope, comfort, and peace.”²

The endowment is a sacred opportunity given to all worthy and prepared members of the church who are at least 18 years old and who are ready for it. It’s important to be worthy, it’s important to be ready, it’s important to be prepared. I remember what I did to be worthy, ready, and prepared for this sacred ordinance: striving to keep the commandments, daily repentance, daily prayers, daily scripture study, relying fully on the Atonement, attending temple preparation class, and studying talks about the temple.

A few months before going to serve my mission, my family and I had a double blessing of being sealed in the temple and receiving our endowments on the same day. That memory will forever remain dear to my heart. When I finally entered the temple, joyfully holding my temple recommend, knowing I was recommended to the Lord, there was sunshine in my soul!

President Russell M. Nelson reminded us that “every activity, every lesson, all we do in the Church, point to the Lord and His holy house. Our efforts to proclaim the gospel, perfect the Saints, and redeem the dead all lead to the temple. Each holy temple stands as a symbol of our membership in the Church, as a sign of our faith in life after death, and as a sacred step toward eternal glory for us and our families”.³

As you prepare to receive your endowment, you will receive joy.