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5. Read the quote below. Then consider and answer the following questions.

Recently, in a stake conference, all present were invited by the visiting authority, Elder Glen Jenson, an Area

Seventy, to take a virtual tour of their homes using their spiritual eyes. I would like to invite each of you to do this

also.... Let’s begin. Imagine that you are opening your front door and walking inside your home. What do you see, and how

do you feel? Is it a place of love, peace, and refuge from the world, as is the temple? Is it clean and orderly? As

you walk through the rooms of your home, do you see uplifting images which include appropriate pictures of the temple

and the Savior? Is your bedroom or sleeping area a place for personal prayer? Is your gathering area or kitchen a

place where food is prepared and enjoyed together, allowing uplifting conversation and family time? Are scriptures

found in a room where the family can study, pray, and learn together? Can you find your personal gospel study space?

Does the music you hear or the entertainment you see, online or otherwise, offend the Spirit? Is the conversation

uplifting and without contention? That concludes our tour. Perhaps you, as I, found a few spots that need some “home

improvement”—hopefully not an “extreme home makeover.” Elder Gary E. Stevenson, Ensign, May 2009, 101-3)

What are some things in my bedroom that communicate that it is a place of peace, love and refuge from the

world?

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How will those things help me feel the spirit when I am in there, especially while I am praying, studying the

scriptures and spending quality time with my family?

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How do those things affect the spirit of my entire home?

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What are some things I have in my room that may distract it from being a place of love and refuge from the

world?

How would it help me if I removed those things?

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