Rosemary Wixom | Discovering the Spiritual Power of Temple Covenants

Latter-day Saint Women Podcast

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 670 Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

As a recent temple matron of the Salt Lake Temple, former Primary general president Rosemary Wixom shares how our efforts to attend the temple, increase our understanding, and reflect on our covenants bring power into our lives. In this episode, we discuss how to improve our temple experience, regardless of where we are on the covenant path. We talk about ways to learn more about the temple and where to go when we have questions. Rosemary shares her love of the temple, the Savior, and the inspiring members of the Church she met every day as the temple matron. From her lifetime of service, she reminds us that the Lord honors our commitments and sacrifices, and we can have hope, peace, and comfort among turmoil and at times of isolation. For more information about temples, visit temples.churchofjesuschrist.org “Let This House Be Built unto My Name”, Elder David A. Bednar, April 2020 General Conference https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/04/44bednar?lang=eng Rosemary Wixom Biography: www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/leader/rosemary-m-wixom General Conference talks given by Rosemary Wixom: www.churchofjesuschrist.org/general-conference/speakers?speaker=Rosemary-M.-Wixom

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Latter-day Saint Women podcast, where we share the legacy of women
0:09.6	of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
0:12.6	You'll get to know the faithful women who shaped our past and hear from inspiring women
0:16.5	of faith today.
0:17.6	I'm Carly Geiman.
0:19.1	And I'm Shailenbach.
0:20.1	We're your co-hosts. Today we're excited to
0:22.1	welcome Sister Rosemary Wixom to the podcast. Rosemary, thank you for being here with us today.
0:27.0	Oh, thank you for the opportunity. Rosemary, many women in the church know you best as a former
0:33.0	primary general president. And you also served as the most recent Salt Lake Temple Matron right before
0:39.8	it closed for renovation. So we would love to discuss the Temple and Covenants with you and
0:44.0	learn from your many experiences. And so first of all, will you just tell us about your experience
0:48.7	as Temple Matron? I have to be honest and tell you, I was not prepared for the feelings I would have to be
0:55.6	in the house of the Lord day after day.
0:59.7	It's an opportunity to walk on holy ground.
1:03.7	And as my husband and I would enter some mornings at 4 o'clock, and those halls were empty
1:09.8	and quiet and sacred, I came to realize that the Lord's Spirit
1:15.7	is there every minute of the day, whether the halls are packed and crowded, or whether they're
1:22.3	empty. That serenity and peace is waiting for his children to enter. So it was a marvelous experience.
1:32.3	In fact, a crowning experience of church service, just like President Iring promised it would be.
1:39.4	So Rosemary, I want to be sure to ask too, because I know a lot of our listeners were eager to hear from
1:45.0	a temple matron, the insights of a temple matron, the experiences of a temple matron, but I think so many
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