Understanding the Scriptures
Studying the Scriptures
Do activities A and B as you study Haggai 1.
The Importance of the Temple
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1.
What did Haggai say were the consequences of delaying building the temple? (see Haggai 1:6, 9–11). Consider the effect of the temple covenants, ordinances, and blessings on every part of our lives. What do you think it means to put your wages “into a bag with holes”?
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2.
What does Haggai 1:4–6 tell about the priority of the temple in the lives of the people?
The People’s Response
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1.
What did the people do because of Haggai’s message? (see Haggai 1:12–15).
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2.
Like Haggai, President Howard W. Hunter told Church members to “look to the temple of the Lord as the great symbol of your membership” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1994, 8; or Ensign, Nov. 1994, 8). Explain how you are making the temple the symbol of your membership and how the temple affects the way you live today.
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