Are we not all temples?

When I get frustrated at work I tend to turn on General Conference to help calm me down and give me some perspective. A few months ago this was happening on a daily basis and depending on how early I started I could listen to all 5 sessions before I left for the day. In the midst of all this frustration I found some gems. Sunday morning session became my favorite and I always started with it. Then something unexpected happened. President Monson's talk from this session became my favorite talk. (I say unexpected cause I have never been a big fan of his talks - dodging lighting - I think it's his story telling) So I got past the story telling and fell in love with a phrase from his talk - this phrase: "Temples are more then stone and mortor. They are ...

As I listened one day, Paul's words "know ye not that ye are a temple of God" sprang into my mind along with the thought that 'this applies to you'. 

Do we all need to be filled with faith and fasting in these times of unrest before the Lord comes again? Yes

Do we reach our divine potential through the refiner's fire that are our trials and the peace our testimonies of Divine love and help bring during difficult times? You betcha

Are we santified as we gain charity through sacrificing our needs in the service of others? Yeppers

As I listened to conference over and over agian with this in mind, it seemed to me that that phrase was the central theme to the whole Conference - that most of the talks given could be tied back to one of those attributes (some very loosely but connected nonetheless).

So I guess what I've gotten out of my study of conference these past few months is that becoming a 'temple' for Heavenly Father requires a lot of chiseling (which can be painful) and losing oneself in building up His kingdom (which requires a lot of faith sometimes) and never forgeting what you are becoming and that you are under His watchful care.