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Four Temple Themes from General Conference to Study for the Next Six Months

2026-11-0901:02:13

Brad Farr returns for his six month review of General Conference, read through the lens of temple and family history work. Brad goes through every talk from the October conference, pulls out each mention of temples, covenants, and family history, and organizes them into four themes. Will Humphreys and Brad talk through each one with stories from the talks and from their own families. The overall theme Brad found: the Church has more temples and more temple attendance, and conference speakers ...

The Endowment as a Parenting Masterclass with Keith and Carolyn Harr

2026-11-0201:06:54

Have you ever looked at your kids and wondered why the Lord trusted you with them? Keith and Carolyn Harr come back to Temple Bound for a conversation about how the endowment shows a parenting model. Keith spent 30 years teaching seminary and institute. Together they raised nine children and now have 38 grandchildren. They say plainly that they didn’t always get it right. Will and the Harrs go through the endowment and look at how Heavenly Father parents His children. He gives a clear law. He...

Brad Wilcox on Grace and the Temple

2026-10-2601:12:23

Many faithful members answer every temple recommend question honestly and still don’t feel worthy. In this episode, Will and Heather Humphreys sit down with Brother Brad Wilcox, BYU professor and author of the talk “Worthiness Is Not Flawlessness,” to talk about grace, trust, and what it means to stand with Jesus Christ. Brother Wilcox shares the story of a woman in a temple recommend interview who said, “I’m never worthy, not by myself. But I’m not alone. I’m standing with Jesus Christ, and ...

How Temple Ritual Orients Us to Christ and Gives Us Rest with Dr. Jennifer Lane

2026-10-1901:10:48

Why does the Lord teach through ritual in the temple? What does Freemasonry have to do with the endowment? Why has the endowment presentation changed over time? In this episode of Temple Bound, Will Humphreys talks with Dr. Jennifer Lane, author of Let’s Talk About Temples and Ritual from Deseret Book. Jennifer taught religious education at BYU Hawaii for almost two decades, served as dean, and now researches at BYU’s Neal A. Maxwell Institute. She holds a PhD in the history of Christianity. ...

Why Does the Church Spend So Much on Temples? An Answer from Exodus with Tamara Uzelac Hall

2026-10-1201:04:48

Why does the Church of Jesus Christ spend so much on temples when the money could feed the poor? Tammy Uzelac Hall answers that question from the book of Exodus. She reads it in the original Hebrew. Tammy and Will follow the gold and silver Israel carried out of Egypt into the building of the tabernacle. They look at what the name "I AM" means in Hebrew and how it ties to the answers we give in temple recommend interviews. Then they turn to the women of the Old Testament who changed the story...

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