ACTIVITIES:

Don't leave it up to fate!
 Make a gingerbread house out of gingerbread or graham crackers and decorate.  Then discuss the importance of these buildings and how we act when we are inside.  (Credit: Homemaking Cottage)
 Rice Krispie Temple by Melanie Nish
 Temple Activity Day by Tara Larsen
 Temples Around the World by Carrie Kirk - Idea for Primary Quarterly Activity
 Temple Cans by Kathy Carbonneau
 Temple Fleece Blankets by Bronwyn Williams
 Temple Marriage Activity
 Temple Mystery Tour by Cathy
 Temple Rolling Dice Activity
Temple Square Scavenger Hunt by Jana Friel
 Temple Time Capsules by Cathie Relf 
Twelve Days of the Temple by Jenni Geilman - An activity to help your children look forward to a temple dedication.

CLIPART:

 Christy's Clipart

CRAFT IDEAS:

Building the Temple (printable box)
 I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this temple block!!!!  You could make it with a youth group, activity day group or one for yourself.  
Nursery Temple Puzzle by Deana Hancock
 Sugar Cube Temple by Sherine Smith 
Sugar Cube Temple instructions from lds.about.com
Temple Box
Temple Mobile, June 2002 Friend
 Temple Rag Quilt and Pattern by Amy Gregson
 Temple Sewing Card

FAMILY HOME EVENING LESSONS:

Family Home Evening Lesson on My Body Is A Temple from Deseret Book
Family Home Evening Lesson on Temples from Deseret Book #1
Family Home Evening Lesson on Temples from Deseret Book #2
Hands on learning about the Temple

FOOD IDEAS:

 Temple Cake by Stephanie Worthy

HANDOUT IDEAS:

108 Temple Cards from 2002 Friend
 Cookie Handout (Credit Unknown) - Transferred from the lds-yw2 files
 "Donut" Settle by Allison Marcroft
 "Donut" Settle by Aubrey Rentschler
 "Donut" settle for less than a temple marriage by Jennifer Taylor
 Future Temple Recommend by Barb
I Love to See the Temple: full page handout
I'm going there someday.... - printable by Parri Brunson
 Jack and Jill of *many* trades
 Personalized Temple Bookmarks by Alana Lee
 Preparing for the temple by Adrienne Hansen
 Showing the difference between temporal marriage and eternal marriage. Comparing marriage to donuts. A doughnut is like a temporal marriage, sweet and delicious but built around a big hole- till death do we part. Include with the donuts a handout a note saying- "DONUT" settle - marry the right person in the right place at the right time.” (Idea by Angela Williams)
 Stand in Holy Places by Trudy Montgomery
 Strawberry Analogy by Michelle Miles
 Temple Blocks (craft idea)
 "Temple: Getting there is a trick but being there is a treat" (Write this saying on a card attached to a treat of some kind)
Temple Covenants by Amy McKinney
Temple Hangers - Purchase white, padded hangers from a lingerie store, replace the ribbon and glue on a couple of tiny flowers, available from a craft store or Wal-Mart, and laminated a poem ("Hang on to your values, Hang on to your testimony, Hang on to you goals, So that someday you can 'hang' your temple dress on me") and attached that with very narrow white ribbon.  There is a similar temple hanger on this site.
 Temple Hanger Handout by Sheila Benson
The Holy Temple by Shaunte Wadley
 White Hanky Card 
You could give each young woman an empty Pringles can (or something similar) and make a label using pretty scrapbook paper.  You could use stickers or print out names on the computer and tape it to each one to personalize it....or even tie a bow around it with pretty ribbon.  Challenge them to make temple time capsules.  Click here to get information of information you could put inside for each girl.  For added motivation you could give them a week or so to get their stuff together and have them bring them to a class activity and continue your discussion about temples, etc.  It's not necessary to do so, but sometimes a deadline is added motivation to get things done! : )

LESSON HELPS:

A House of God, Sharing Time Idea taken from the Friend, March 2002
As Rain Produces Beautiful Flowers, Preparation Enriches Temple Worship (2007 BYU Women's Conference) - Just as a clouds bursts when it rains, we can burst with preparation. Each raindrop represents a way to prepare. Prayer, fasting, studying the scriptures, and so many more. Just as the rain makes flowers grow, so will our preparation allow the blessings of attending the temple to grow in our lives.
Give each class member a piece of paper and a pen or pencil. Then give class members three or four minutes to write down some of the qualities they would like their future husband or wife to have. After they have done this, have them write down a few things they can do that will prepare them to be able to marry someone like the person they have described.
 Idea from Frolicking Night Owl
 I'm ready for my license now.... by Cindee
Read/relate the account in Genesis 11:1-9.  Discuss the Tower of Babel and how it relates to temples.
 Temple Marriage—Requirement for Eternal Family Life
Temples - Talk adapted from an October 1990 by David B. Haight
"The Greatest Gift," Sharing Time Ideas from the Friend, April 2002

MUSIC:

Building A TempleMay 1979 Friend
Thy Holy Temple, Jan 2002 Friend
Worthy To Enter, Sept 1995 Friend

OBJECT LESSONS:

We need each other to get temple work done

ONLINE VIDEO CLIPS:

 Mormon Temples - Made Simple
 Why Mormons Build Temples

OTHER:

Interesting Facts on various LDS Temples - great for trivia questions...
Letter explaining why temple clothing shouldn't be worn outside the temple
Square footage of each of the temples (interesting)
 Temple Rag Quilt and Pattern by Amy Gregson
Temple Symbolism - What do each of the symbols mean??
   
POEMS:

 All dressed in white by Sherrie Coombs-Larsen
 Dear Sister....
 Handkerchief Poems

PRODUCTS FOR PURCHASE:

 Modest Bridal and Prom Dresses
 Temple Molds (scroll down to "Religious")

PROGRAMS:

Do you have my name??  (Program to increase Temple Awareness)
 Does anyone have my name? [pdf] [Word], 6 pages in file  (Credit Unknown - transferred from lds-yw files)

PUZZLES:

 Temple Marriage Maze
Temple Puzzle

QUOTES:

 One Liners
 Quick Quotes
The Blessings of the Temple - Promises made to parents of wayward or disobedient children

SHARING TIME IDEAS:

Families are blessed through sacred temple ordinances by Trista Nilsson
Hands on learning about the Temple
I will keep the commandments and live now to be worthy to go to the temple
Pathway to the Temple by Sarah Boniface
Temple Jeopardy by Diana Taylor
Temple Match (Sharing Time) by Sharon King
 Temple Ordinances by Matt Mayes - Power Point Presentation
Temple Sharing Time by Sara Schwitzer
Temples and the Sealing Power after Death by Kim 
The House of the Lord, Nov 1990 Friend
The Temple is a Happy Place, June 1993 Friend

SNACK IDEAS:

FHE Treat - Eat "angel" food cake topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

STORIES:

An inspiring story of the Saints in Aba Nigeria - First Temple Excursion of Cameroon Saints 

TEMPLE DEDICATION IDEAS:

LDS Primary Temple Dedication Countdown

TEMPLE TIME CAPSULES:

Mi cápsula del Templo por Connie Lettieri

TESTS & QUIZZES:

Latter-day Temples Quiz, April 1975 Friend
Temple ABC's, Sept 1993 Friend
Temple Quiz
 
VIDEO CLIPS:

 If Old Testament Video Presentations (53224) is available, prepare to show “Marriage in the Covenant,” a six-minute segment - President Gordon B. Hinckley counsels youth to marry in the covenant.  4:00 min. (Video Clip #5)
 If Doctrine and Covenants Video Presentations (53912) is available, show “Temples Unite Families,” a five-minute segment. The first part of this segment is an excerpt from the conference talk in which President Howard W. Hunter made the following statement: “I invite the Latter-day Saints to look to the temple of the Lord as the great symbol of your membership. It is the deepest desire of my heart to have every member of the Church worthy to enter the temple. … The things that we must do and not do to be worthy of a temple recommend are the very things that ensure we will be happy as individuals and as families.  Let us be a temple-attending people. Attend the temple as frequently as personal circumstances allow” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1994, 8; or Ensign, Nov. 1994, 8). It includes selections from the Videocassette Profiles of Faith. (Lesson 33.) 4:48 min. (Video Clip 8)
Ancient Temples - (Video Clip 11)  A visual tour of a representation of Moses' tabernacle helps us understand temple worship and the Atonement of Jesus Christ. 8:43 min.
Between Heaven and Earth - Religious scholars of various faiths describe ancient and modern temples. They discuss the importance of temple worship from the time of Adam and Eve to modern man. Between Heaven and Earth provides a broad insight into the concept and need for temples. 44 minutes.
Family Home Evening Video Supplement - 'Temples Are for Eternal Covenants,' 6:09 min (Video Clip 15)
In His Holy House - Explains the role of the temple in the Church, outlines the sacred ordinances performed there, and concludes with thoughts from members on what the temple means to them. 17 min. (Clip 5)
Mountain of the Lord - Epic story of the 40-year history of the building of the Salt Lake Temple. Shown as if recounted by Wilford Woodruff to a young reporter. Portrays the pioneer testimony of and dedication to temple worship. 72:30 min.