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Temples And Our Bodies...

What is the right way to explain to a non member the importance of a Temple. His argument against these Holy Places, was the Bible says we are all temples.
I understand the importance of our Temples and love them dearly, but how can I best answer this?
Is it we should take care of our bodies like unto a Temple because the Holy Ghost can only dwell in a clean place, hence our bodies are temples too?

Bodies Our Temples

I am a bit unsure of your question. You are asking the best way to explain how the body is a temple of God or are you asking how to explain the need for Temples, like the Salt Lake Temple as a for instance?

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Superme, I am not quiet sure what you are asking. First you said you want to explain a non-meember the importance of the Temple but then you ask about our bodies being a Temple? Could you elaborate more please? Thanks.

Bodies Our Temples

Sorry it was a bit unclear.
The question is how do I explain the necessity for Temples to some one who believes that we ourselves are the temples and that is sufficient enough.
The question I had asked at the end of my post was an attempt to answer my own question.
My rationalization was in order to have the Holy Ghost as our companion our bodies must be clean, spiritually, just like a Temple.

Bodies Our Temples

You are very right but I do not think it will answer the why Temples are important nowdays. The simple explanation I can come up with is to share our beliefs that the Temple is the House of the Lord and in there we make covenenants that we cannot normally do in a chapel due to the sacredness of it, you could share to the person a little bit about sealing for all time and eternity and baptism for the dead. You can also tell her that even though she is right about our bodies being the temples of our spirits, physical temples have been in existence from a very long time just as cited in both the Old and New Testament. Hope it helps.

Temples And Our Bodies...

Thanks, to the both of you, I'll make sure to explain this to my buddy.