Intro
On the way home I pulled over where the Jordan River Temple rises above the trees and filmed a slow, quiet pass. The line kept looping: “a place of love and beauty.” With the temple in view, “I’ll prepare myself…” didn’t sound like childhood someday—it sounded like a choice for today.
Song
I Love to See the Temple — Janice Kapp Perry
I love to see the temple;
I’m going there someday
to feel the Holy Spirit,
to listen and to pray.
For the temple is a house of God—
a place of love and beauty.
I’ll prepare myself while I am young;
this is my sacred duty.
I love to see the temple;
I’ll go inside someday.
I’ll covenant with my Father;
I’ll promise to obey.
For the temple is a holy place
where we are sealed together.
As a child of God, I’ve learned this truth:
a family is forever.
Final Reflection
This children’s hymn grows up with us. “I’ll go inside someday. I’ll cov’nant with my Father; I’ll promise to obey.” The melody is simple; the promises are not. Preparation is worship. Obedience is love in motion. And “As a child of God, I’ve learned this truth: A fam’ly is forever” is more than a lyric—it’s a covenant Christ makes possible in His house.
What I hear now
- Prepare beats postpone. If it’s “my sacred duty,” act today.
- Covenants quietly reorder life. “I’ll promise to obey” changes calendars and priorities.
- Keep the temple in frame. Let “a place of love and beauty” shape how I speak, serve, and schedule.
- Family is the point. Live so “a fam’ly is forever” feels true at home, not just in song.
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