On many Sundays, the Temple of the People offers talks given by Temple members or other significant persons. Here's a sampling (expect this list to change from time to time):

• The Brotherhood of Man, by Istvan Balogh, given June 15, 1997
• The Initiation of Jesus, by Eleanor Shumway and W. H. Dower M.D., given March 16, 1997
• About California and the Arroyo Grande Valley, by Edgar Conrow, dated 1903
• What is Truth? by Linda Rollison, given November 21, 1999
• De Profundis ... by Willy Gommel, given September 23, 2001
• Survival of the Fittest, by Rick London, given October 20, 2002
• My Most Favorite Christmas Ever, anonymous, read by Eleanor Shumway at the Christmas Service, December 22, 2002
• HP -- Inside and Out, by Willy Gommel, given January 12, 2003
• From Mars with Love, by Linda Rollison, given August 24, 2003
• A Study in The Study, by Willy Gommel, given February 8, 2004
• The Paradox of Virtuous Living, by A. R. Dunbar, given October 24, 2004
• Noon Service Yet Again, by Willy Gommel, given January 16, 2005