It is undeniable that the temple has been a focus of our profit, President Russell M. Nelson.

Since becoming President of the Church, President Nelson has announced 133 temples.

In her book, let's talk about temple and ritual, author Jennifer Lane writes,

In the past, President Lorenzo Snow helped the church see the urgency of paying tithing.

President Heber J. Grant explained how serious the expectation of the word of wisdom was.

President David O. McCay clarified the need for every member to be a missionary.

And President Ezra Tafbent's in taught how daily study of the Book of Mormon helps us come

unto Christ. Similarly, in our day, President Russell M. Nelson has helped us see the vital role

of temple ordinances in moving us forward on the covenant path. He has helped us see how the

gathering of Israel is a gathering to the temple on both sides of the veil. This episode is for all

who desire to better understand why the temple matters so much. Jennifer C. Lane is a

Neil A. Maxwell Research Associate at the Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young

University and formally taught at Brigham Young University Hawaii. She served as Dean of Religious

Education and Associate Academic Vice President for Curriculum at BYU Hawaii. She received her

PhD in Religion with an emphasis in History of Christianity from Claremont Graduate University.

This is All-In, an LDS Living Podcast where we ask the question,

what does it really mean to be All-In, the Gospel of Jesus Christ? I'm Morgan Pearson,

and I am so honored to have Jennifer Lane on the line with me today, Jennifer, welcome.

Thank you. I'm delighted to be here. We are going to be talking about one of my favorite topics

today, which is the temple. I love the temple so much and I'm honored to have the chance to talk to

somebody like you, Jennifer, that has spent so much time studying the temple and seeking to

understand the covenants that we make there. To start out, there were some recent changes made to

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