Logan Temple authority speaks at Logan LDS Institute

Darrell Gibbons, first counselor in the Logan Temple Presidency, spoke today at 11:30 a.m. in the Logan Latter-day Saint Institute’s cultural hall. The lecture was part of the institute’s weekly Religion in Life Devotional series.

Gibbons has been a dairyman in Lewiston for the past 32 years and served on the Cache County Government Council. Prior to being appointed the temple president, he was a temple sealer, which joins spouses and families for all eternity within the Mormon Church, for 7 years at the Logan Temple.

Speaking to a primarily Mormon audience, he urged the importance of living righteously at all times.

“You should live each day of your life so that you can be worthy for whatever heavenly father would ask you to do,” Gibbons said. “How are you doing? I hope you’re on task.”

He said that members never know when they’re going to be given the chance to assume responsibility within a church leadership position.

“Do you know when the Lord’s going to call on you or need you?” Gibbons asked. “When my mission president asked me that many years ago, I made a commitment that I would be worthy of any opportunity that the lord gave me in the church.”

Gibbons went on to explain the details of proper worthiness for LDS people.

“Worthiness means that you’re always a full tithe payer; that you keep the word of wisdom; that you’re morally clean; that you read your scriptures every day; that you don’t use language that you shouldn’t use,” he said.

Dusty Peterson, a Mormon sophomore at Utah State, said he enjoys the weekly devotional program and goes when he can.

“Every time I’ve went there’s been something that I’ve heard that’s inspired me,” he said.

A freshman at USU preparing to transfer to Brigham Young University’s music program, Jon Kailany said he was enriched by the experience.

“It’s just a great way to kick off the weekend,” he said. “A lot of times it’s easy for people to just forget about their religion and standards on Friday and Saturday. This keeps the spirit strong with you ‘til Sunday.”