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Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles invited all to learn for themselves that Jesus Christ is the Christ, the Savior of the world, as he dedicated the San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple in two sessions on Sunday, October 13. “Know Jesus Christ as He knows you,” he said.

“A monumental change occurs in our lives when we know for ourselves that Jesus Christ lives and that He is our Savior,” he explained. “Assuredly, believing on the words of those who know and acting on that belief can lead to eternal life. But the Lord desires that we know it for ourselves.”

Elder Renlund also taught that when Latter-day Saints make and keep covenants with God in the temple, it strengthens their bond with Him and gives them greater access to His power. This in turn helps them endure the trials of life.

Elder Renlund compared making multiple covenants with God with the steep and powerful Honduran Cangrejal River, which is fed by three smaller rivers. In order for Latter-day Saints to become who God wants them to be, they need to make more than one covenant with Him, he taught.

These multiple covenants, which include baptism and and being sealed into families, are sequential and cumulative in our relationship with God. “Just as each tributary strengthens the Cangrejal River, each covenant gives us greater access to the power of God,” he said.

Elder Renlund told about a difficult time for his family when his wife, Ruth, developed ovarian cancer, and how their temple covenants helped comfort them. Acknowledging recent natural disasters in Honduras, Elder Renlund testified, “Making multiple covenants with God enables the Savior to heal those who have been wounded, shattered or crushed by the rains, floods and winds of life,” he said.

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