The Bible is clear that God considers 40 days a spiritually significant time period. Whenever God wanted to prepare someone for his purposes, he took 40 days... Rick Warren
Humans may be the only creatures on Earth who spend significant time thinking about the fact that someday their lives will end. Joan D. Vinge
The endowment and sealing ordinances of the temple are so gloriously rich in meaning that you will want to allow significant time to receive those ordinances and to ponder their meaning. Richard G. Scott