Logan Temple © by Ken Fortie. Used with permission

The Church offers many resources that parents, teachers, leaders, and members can use to learn about the temple and prepare to attend for the first time.

Key Resources

• Temple Preparation Resources for Personal Study. On this webpage, you’ll find references to understand basic principles, lessons to study on your own or with your family, and ways to act on what you learn. The page also provides suggestions for parents and leaders/teachers.
• Preparing Your Children for a Lifetime on God’s Covenant Path in the Come, Follow Me manual.
• About Proxy Baptism and Confirmation
• Preparing Your Child for Temple Baptisms and Confirmations, Part 1: Spiritual Preparation
• Preparing Your Child for Temple Baptisms and Confirmations, Part 2: Practical Preparation
• Preparing Your Child for Temple Baptisms and Confirmations, Part 3: Your Ancestors Need You
• Preparing Your Child for Temple Baptisms and Confirmations, Part 4: Temple and Family History Blessings
• Preparing Your Child for Temple Baptisms and Confirmations, Part 5: Preserve A Temple Memory
• About the Temple Endowment

Videos

• Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: A Conversation with a Church Leader. In my opinion, this is the best video the Church has ever produced to explain temples.
• The Blessings of the Temple
• Why Mormons Build Temples

Temple and Priesthood Preparation Meeting

Wards and stakes should hold this annual meeting for 11-year-old girls and boys and their parents. Read ideas and resources to help plan this meeting.

Temple Preparation Class

You may also want to attend a temple preparation class offered in many wards and stakes.

Older, But Still Helpful Resources

• Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (online, printed). A beautiful magazine booklet with lots of pictures of temples and articles about their history, purpose, and use.
• Preparing to Enter the Holy Temple (online, printed)
• Endowed from on High: Temple Preparation Seminar Teacher’s Manual (online, printed)