Balancing Desires

The home is crumbling. The family is crumbling. The basic unit of eternity is being attacked from all angles. Confusion of gender roles and supposed stereotypes has inflicted an internal struggle for those who seek to desire both career as well as family success. The struggle between our desires to be successful in the academic or business world and our desires to be successful in the home are constantly competing... how do we satiate these seemingly opposing desires? We turn to the temple.

Protection from the increasing wickedness can be found there. The strength that one receives from regularly attending the temple will act as a shield against the lies the adversary would have members of the church believe. The temple offers a place where members can leave the things of the world and focus on what truly matters: eternal principles and knowledge. This knowledge along with promptings of the Holy Ghost will help us find a way to balance all of the righteous desires of our hearts. As we attend the temple regularly, and seek to make it a part of ourselves, the spirit of the temple will be with us not only while we are inside of those hallowed walls, it will always accompany us. As we seek to carry the spirit of the temple with us, the good and great things we will accomplish in this life will not only be within the walls of our homes... it, like all light, will spread into every aspect of our lives.