How To Continue Numbering in Enumerate From Previous List?

To pause and resume, enumerate using following (taken from a website and works wonderfully)

\newcounter{tempcounter}

\begin{document}

\begin{enumerate}

\item first;

\item second;

\setcounter{tempcounter}{\value{enumi}}

\end{enumerate}

This is a paragraph.

\begin{enumerate}

\setcounter{enumi}{\value{tempcounter}}

\item third;

\item and so on...

\end{enumerate}

\end{document}

Remember, \newcounter{tempcounter} goes before \begin{document}