MUNTINLUPA CITY, Philippines — Elder David A. Bednar dedicated the Alabang Philippines Temple in Muntinlupa City, Philippines, on Sunday, Jan. 18, in a country that has what he calls “the most resilient, happy people you can encounter anywhere in the world.”
In the house of the Lord, the focus should be on the Savior, Jesus Christ, said the member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. “The covenants and ordinances we make in the house of the Lord enable us to have a covenant connection with the Father and the Son,” he said in an interview prior to the dedication. “Ultimately, everything in the house of the Lord is about the Father’s plan of happiness and the Savior’s atonement.”
Many times, people talk about “going to the temple." But the house of the Lord is more than a destination.