Cathy, I have to admit I felt the same way and have shared some of your same questions. Over the past few weeks, I have been taking an online class about the Eternal Family that has shad some light upon the matter of the temple and why it is so important. If we first understand the purpose of the temples then I believe your other questions will start to come into the light as well. As part of the restoration of Jesus Christ’s true church the sealing power of the Melchizedek Priesthood was conferred upon both Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery. Thus, restoring the sacred sealing authority through the priesthood in which those ordinances are valid and binding both here on earth and in heaven. (“The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn,” Elder David
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Elder Richard G. Scott, in his talk “Receive the Temple Blessings,” that it is our duty to be personally worthy as this is an essential requirement to enjoy the blessings of the temple (“Receive the Temple Blessings,” Elder Richard G. Scott, Ensign, May 1999, 25). Once we have been deemed worthy to enter the temple we can seek counsel from our bishop prior to going to the temple, he can also arrange for meetings with an individual to converse with to fully understand the sacred experiences within the temple. However, when we are at the temple you are welcome to bring someone close to you that has undergone the endowment and sealing ordinances to help walk you through the experience. We must remember that once outside the temple walls, we do not speak of specifics. Elder D. Todd Christofferson reminds us that “our willingness to take upon us the name of Christ and keep His commandments requires a degree of faith, but as we honor our covenants, that faith expands” (“The Power of Covenants,” Elder D. Todd Christofferson, Ensign, May 2009, 19-32). So as you willing to take a leap of faith, and learn with the power of the Holy Ghost your questions will be answered and your understanding will continue to grow and new questions will come into the light so that you are forever pondering on the things of the
Elder Richard G. Scott, in his talk “Receive the Temple Blessings,” that it is our duty to be personally worthy as this is an essential requirement to enjoy the blessings of the temple (“Receive the Temple Blessings,” Elder Richard G. Scott, Ensign, May 1999, 25). Once we have been deemed worthy to enter the temple we can seek counsel from our bishop prior to going to the temple, he can also arrange for meetings with an individual to converse with to fully understand the sacred experiences within the temple. However, when we are at the temple you are welcome to bring someone close to you that has undergone the endowment and sealing ordinances to help walk you through the experience. We must remember that once outside the temple walls, we do not speak of specifics. Elder D. Todd Christofferson reminds us that “our willingness to take upon us the name of Christ and keep His commandments requires a degree of faith, but as we honor our covenants, that faith expands” (“The Power of Covenants,” Elder D. Todd Christofferson, Ensign, May 2009, 19-32). So as you willing to take a leap of faith, and learn with the power of the Holy Ghost your questions will be answered and your understanding will continue to grow and new questions will come into the light so that you are forever pondering on the things of the