The temple is the house of the Lord. In it, we can participate in sacred ordinances that will bring us, and those we serve as proxies for, closer to our Savior and Heavenly Father.

Wilford Woodruff said, “There is no principle on earth that I rejoice more in than in the power that we hold as Latter-day Saints to build these temples, to go into them, and to redeem our dead.”

So how can we gain a testimony of the temple ordinances? There are three things we can do: 

1. Understand the history of temple ordinances. 

2. Attend the temple regularly. 

3. Reflect on what we experience and learn in the temple. 

First, understand the history. Before the 1877 dedication of the St. George Utah Temple, the ceremonies were taught verbally and not written down. Several men, including Wilford Woodruff, were asked by Brigham Young to make a written record of the temple ordinances. Because of the work of Wilford Woodruff and others, temple ordinances are administered consistently no matter what temple you attend.

The second thing we can do is attend the temple regularly. By attending the temple more often, we can gain a testimony of the ordinances as we experience them.                             

The last thing we can do is reflect on what we experience and learn in the temple. According to Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, “Pondering, which means to weigh mentally, to deliberate, to meditate, can achieve the opening of the spiritual eyes of one’s understanding.” We need to reflect and ponder on the experiences we have in the temple to understand them more fully. 

Ordinances are how we make covenants with our Father in Heaven. These covenants bring us peace.

To gain a testimony of the temple ordinances, we need to learn about them, experience them, and ponder them.