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Come, Follow Me is a resource offered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is designed to be used in the home to support personal and family scripture study to build faith in Heavenly Father and His plan of salvation and in the Savior Jesus Christ and His Atonement. Come, Follow Me is self-contained and adequate, when used properly. Products and materials designed to supplement this resource, though they may be helpful in some instances, are not necessary for a successful home study program.
Doctrine and Covenants 109-110
It Is Thy House, a Place of Thy Holiness.
From Come, Follow Me
The doors to the Kirtland Temple weren’t supposed to open until eight o’clock on the morning of March 27, 1836. But Saints who were hoping to attend the dedication services started lining up as early as seven. An overflow location and then a second session were needed to accommodate everyone. And it wasn’t just the living who were eager to be present. Multiple witnesses saw angels inside the temple and even on the roof, during and after the dedication. It really did seem that “the armies of heaven” had come to "sing and [to] shout" with the Latter-day Saints ("The Spirit of God," Hymns, no. 2). ().
Why the great excitement—on both sides of the veil? After centuries, there was a house of the Lord again on the earth. The Lord was fulfilling His promise to endow His Saints “with power from on high” (Doctrine and Covenants 38:32). And this, He declared, was only “the beginning of the blessing” (Doctrine and Covenants 110:10). The era we now live in—with accelerated temple work and ordinances available to millions of the living and the dead—had its beginning in Kirtland, when “the veil o’er the earth [was] beginning to burst” ("The Spirit of God").
"The greatest of all the blessings of the priesthood are bestowed in holy temples of the Lord. Fidelity to covenants made there will qualify you and your family for the blessings of eternal life." (Face the Future with Faith, Russell M. Nelson, April 2011 General Conference) You receive these blessings in the temple first for yourself and then for your kindred dead. Learn more about Temples, Covenants, Ordinances, and Temples in the Plan of Salvation, and Why Ordinances and Covenants Matter.
Enjoy watching Elder Bednar and Elder Rasband as they lead a virtual tour of the Rome Italy Temple. Learn more about Inside Temples and Prophetic Teachings on Temples. Discuss with your family how each member feels about the temple. What do you like most about the temple? How can you increase the temple blessings in your lives?
If you would like to see if there is a video or other visual material for a specific temple near you, visit https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/temples/. Click on the temple name in which you are interested. Look on the left and scroll down to see if a video, virtual tour or photograph gallery is listed. If so, click on it to see more.
You can find other videos about temples here. Check out Ordinances Ready or Request Temple Ordinances for Family Names.
The Savior directs His work through priesthood keys.
From Come, Follow Me:
What connections do you see between these keys and our responsibilities in God’s work of salvation and exaltation (living the gospel, caring for people in need, inviting all to receive the gospel, and uniting families for eternity)?
Elijah stood before Joseph and Oliver and said: “Behold, the time has fully come, which was spoken of by the mouth of Malachi [see also D&C 2:1-3]—testifying that he [Elijah] should be sent, before the great and dreadful day of the Lord come—“To turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the children to the fathers, lest the whole earth be smitten with a curse—Therefore, the keys of this dispensation are committed into your hands; and by this ye may know that the great and dreadful day of the Lord is near, even at the doors” (D&C 110:14–16).
“The restoration of the sealing authority by Elijah in 1836 was necessary to prepare the world for the Savior’s Second Coming and initiated a greatly increased and worldwide interest in family history research.” David A, Bednar The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn
Play "The Human Knot.” Write a “Family Proclamation” outlining what you will do as a family to be together forever -- to hold on to each other and never let go! Have everyone sign it and hang it in your home and upload it to FamilySearch.
President and Sister Nelson invited us to make temple and family history work more a part of our lives. Watch the full presentation: Open the Heavens Through Temple and Family History Work.
Sister Nelson : “It is my testimony that however fabulous your life is right now, or however discouraging and heartbreaking it may be, your involvement in temple and family history work will make it better. What do you need in your life right now? More love? More joy? More self-mastery? More peace? More meaningful moments? More of a feeling that you're making a difference? More fun? More answers to your soul-searching questions? More heart-to-heart connections with others? More understanding of what you are reading in the scriptures? More ability to love and to forgive? More ability to pray with power? More inspiration and creative ideas for your work and other projects? More time for what really matters? I entreat you to make a sacrifice of time to the Lord by increasing the time you spend doing temple and family history work, and then watch what happens. It is my testimony that when we show the Lord we are serious about helping our ancestors, the heavens will open and we will receive all that we need.”
Explore the Ordinances tab on your FamilySearch fan chart to see which or your ancestors and their families have work to be done. Check out Ordinances Ready, and read how to verify names and relationships.
Team up as a family to gather your family together. Get started with help from The Family History Guide.
The Savior wants me to turn my heart to my ancestors.
From Come, Follow Me 2021:
What might help “turn the hearts” of your children to their ancestors?
"I invite the young people of the Church to learn about and experience the Spirit of Elijah. I encourage you to study, to search out your ancestors, and to prepare yourselves to perform proxy baptisms in the house of the Lord for your kindred dead (see D&C 124:28–36). And I urge you to help other people identify their family histories.
As you respond in faith to this invitation, your hearts shall turn to the fathers. The promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob will be implanted in your hearts. Your patriarchal blessing, with its declaration of lineage, will link you to these fathers and be more meaningful to you.
Your love and gratitude for your ancestors will increase. Your testimony of and conversion to the Savior will become deep and abiding. And I promise you will be protected against the intensifying influence of the adversary." David A. Bednar The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn
Try some 5-Minute Ideas for Latter-day Saints (#9 on The Family History Guide Family Activities menu). Below are a few of our “turning hearts” favorites from the list (but they are all great)!
Open FamilySearch and create your own account if you haven't yet, and fill out four generations (starting with you), and then have tons of fun with FamilySearch Activities.
In The Family History Guide, explore hundreds of activities for families, individuals, youth, and kids. Here are a few of the links to the 200+ ideas (activities marked by asterisks require little or no preparation). See also the Activities Index.
Do research or play a family history game from the BYU Family History Technology Lab:
The 21 Day Family Family Connections Experiment invites you to participate in a family history project to increase connections with family, past and present. Select from a variety of plans or create your own using the Idea Generator. Visit their Page and Facebook Group. See also: Ideas for a Ward Activity to do Family History for 21 Consecutive Days
Do an activity from The Family History Guide’s Come, Follow Me Companion for the current lesson. When we turn our hearts to our ancestors, learn to love and serve them, discover ourselves, and reap immeasurable blessings! See the video The Promised Blessings of Family History, the video below, and the blessings listed by Elder Renlund in Family History and Temple Work: Sealing and Healing.
Find what the Lord has promised He will do for Covenant Israel in Doctrine and Covenants 109-110 and write or audio-record about what they mean to you and those you love.