We talk about the Nauvoo Temple as
a story of sacrifice, and it is.
But what if the story of the Nauvoo
Temple is also a story of connections?
It's the story of men and women
who built a community to forge a stronger connection to heaven,
and at the heart of that
community was a temple,
the ordinances of which formed
a welding link between them and their ancestors. The
temple strengthened the Latter-day Saints’ connections to
each other, to past generations,
and to their God. I think that the story also represents our
connection to the past.
The way that these men and women
overcame tremendous challenges to build the Nauvoo Temple should inspire us to
likewise forge stronger connections with heaven and with each other,
despite the formidable challenges
we face in the present.