Week 32: Temple Marriage

Song: The Family is of God (The Friend, Oct 2008)

Thought: In “The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” the First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles proclaim “that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children.”  This keynote sentence of the proclamation teaches us much about the doctrinal significance of marriage and emphasizes the primacy of marriage and family in the Father’s plan. Righteous marriage is a commandment and an essential step in the process of creating a loving family relationship that can be perpetuated beyond the grave. (Elder Bednar)

Object Lesson: Give each family member a small triangle with God written on one point, Husband on another, Wife on the third, and the words Sacred Triangle across the front. Have each one write on the back: “I will prepare now to be worthy of participating in the sacred triangle of eternal marriage.”
Refer to the sacred triangle. Erase the lines leading from husband and wife to God, leaving a straight horizontal line. Explain that we must do all we can to prevent a situation in which God is not part of our marriage/future marriage. (YW Manual 3)

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Lesson Activity: Ahead of time prepare or purchase pre-made rice crispy treats. Have your family work together to build a temple out of the treats. Once your temple is built then you can choose to eat it our display it! (Idea from here)
As a family, read D&C 131:1–4 and “The New and Everlasting Covenant of Marriage” in True to the Faith (page 98), looking for answers to the question “Why is temple marriage important?” If necessary, help your family define any unfamiliar words or phrases. Ask them to list some things that might keep people from marrying in the temple. What can they do now to make sure they marry in the temple? (Come, Follow Me)

This Week's Challenge: Encourage your family members to display their "sacred triangles" in their rooms to remind them of the goals they have set to prepare for a temple marriage. Challenge them to study the scriptures and words of the prophets on the subject and be prepared to share with others why marriage is so important, especially a temple marriage.