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How This Family Found the Temple Game with Jacki Hanks


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Parenting can make it hard to inspire a passion for temple worship in our kids, but today’s guest, Jacki Hanks, shares a miraculous story that completely changed her family’s culture. What started as a competitive "game" between siblings snowballed into an outpouring of faith, resulting in her family completing over 15,000 temple ordinances in a single year!

Jacki shares the pivotal moment, a flat tire turned spiritual victory that ignited their fire for temple service. Hear how they leveraged family dynamics, technology like the Get Involved App, and a competitive spirit to co-create a sustainable, powerful, and deeply spiritual family tradition. This story is an unforgettable testament to the Spirit of Elijah and the blessings of making the temple a central part of family life.

Jacki's journey from feeling like a "loser" to seeing her entire family, friends, and community rally around a massive goal will inspire you to find the "game" that works for your family.

Key Takeaways & Discussion Points

  • Finding the Game: How to create engaging, co-created experiences that make temple worship fun for your children.
  • The Power of Resilience: Turning setbacks (like a flat tire) into spiritual victories, denying the adversary a win.
  • Gamification & Technology: Leveraging apps like FamilySearch and the Get Involved App to make indexing and family history engaging.
  • Consistency is Key: Why frequent temple attendance can become a spiritual "high" that families miss when it's absent.
  • Thinking Big: Setting "impossible" goals (like 15,000 ordinances) to force exponential spiritual growth.

Travel Opportunity & Humanitarian Appeal!

Temple Bound is going to Kenya! From November 2nd through the 9th, we are partnering with a local group to help members of the church attend the temple for the very first time.

How you can join this effort:

  1. Follow Us Remotely: Check out our daily podcast episodes while we're over there. Follow us on all social media platforms to track our journey and see the impact.
  2. Donate: We are also raising money for crucial medical supplies, food, and shelter for a local orphanage. 
  3. Come With Us: We have a limited number of seats available for those who want to join this effort of sharing good overseas! Please reach out to learn more.

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