Tyrell's Talk 'Come Unto Christ'

Tyrell was on a stake youth council and was part of a sacrament program in each ward in the stake. This is the talk he gave at a few of the wards. The sacraments were spread over a few months.

Good-morning/afternoon Brothers and Sisters, for those who don't know me, my name is Tyrell Wihongi, from the Brookshire ward. I am the oldest of five and my parents are Jason and Candice Wihongi. I have three sister's and a brother .  I am sixteen years old, I go to taylorsville High School, I'm learning how to play the piano/gutiar, I like to play rugby and hang out with my friends making cheesy homemade movies.

Just recently, I had ward youth conference, we all traveled down to the Manti temple to do baptisms.  It was an awesome spiritual experience but even better, we went to the Monticello temple and than the Vernal temple the next day.

Each temple had its own peaceful feeling to it, and I walked away from each one feeling cleansed and happy.  You're probably wondering why we traveled that far just to do baptisms. Well that's because my youth leaders decided sometime last year that it would be awesome if we visited every temple in Utah, and do temple baptisms in each one.

I thought it was a brilliant idea because I would be able to brag to all my friends that I've been to every temple in Utah, well at least all the ones that are completed so far... but also because I haven't been able to visit the temple that much and thought I needed that spiritual lift.

Going to the temple is a great way to gain spiritual blessings and a great way to draw ourselves closer to heaven and Christ.  Every time I enter a temple, I say a quiet thoughtful prayer in my heart to help me invite and feel the spirit and to help me feel more connected with our father in heaven and Jesus Christ.  That way it turns out to be a more, spiritual experience, and I feel a lot better and at peace with myself, and everyone around me.  It also really helps me think of the savior more often and see the hands of the lord in things throughout the day and I remember him more.

I have a quote taken from Gorden B Hinkley - "I urge our people our peole everywhere, with all of the persuasiveness of which I am capable, to live worthy to hold a temple recommend, to secure one and regard it as a precious asset, and to make a greater effort to go to the House of the Lord and partake of the spirit and the blessings to be had therein."

I like how he calls a temple recommend a 'precious' asset, it reminded me of the movie 'the lord of the rings' where in the movie everyone wants the 'ring' which has power to rule. A character in the movie 'Golem' calls the ring his 'precious' and he fights to get the ring back even to his death.  Well I would like to think I would have courage to live worthy to keep a temple recommend even until I die.

We are also Precious to our Heavenly Father & Jesus Christ and going to the temple to do temple services is a great way to stay connected to our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, and probably the closest we will ever get to being near them here on Earth in our mortal state, because every tmeple is a house of the lord.  How amazing of a privilege is it that we are able to do services for the lord and for other in his house? How cool is that? surely, it is probably one of the most honorable privileges we can ever receive her on Earth, and to think that not everyone is able to enter the house of the lord, makes it even that more important, because of course, we must be worthy and faithful to be able to enter his house, meaning that we must be worthy and truthful to obtain a temple recommend.

Brothers and Sisters, I invite you all, I encourage you all to just take some time to visit the temple, or to visit the temple more often, because it really is a great way to come unto Christ and to draw nearer to him, and he will pour many blessings upon you, the spirit will be with you, you will be filled with the love of Christ, and you will be at peace.  I testify this to you Brothers and Sisters in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.