It had three layers of wood laid in crisscross fashion, fastened by nails and screws. function q(c, r) { ", "Temples are places of personal revelation. Your endowment is, to receive all those ordinances in the house of the Lord, which are necessary for you, after you have departed this life, to enable you to walk back to the presence of the Father, passing the angels who stand as sentinels (DBY, 416). The latter is perhaps the most dangerous and debilitating. The great garner into which the sheaves should be gathered is the holy temple. ", "Everything that occurs in the temple is uplifting and ennobling. ", "For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas.Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. } We enjoy the privilege of entering into a temple, built to the name of God, and receiving the ordinances of his house, with all the keys and blessings preparatory to entering into the lives [see D&C 132:22]; we also enjoy the privilege of administering for our fathers and mothers, our grandfathers and grandmothers, for those who have slept without the Gospel (DBY, 394). "ObfuscatedMarketplaceId": "A1PQBFHBHS6YH1" "ebfg_email", "ebfg_sms"]; But we will build him a house, that, if he pleases to pay us a visit, he may have a place to dwell in, or if he should send any of his servants, we may have suitable accommodations for them. How does this knowledge influence how you feel about living the gospel each day. ", "We love and cherish our dedicated temples and the essential, exalting ordinances that are performed there. Love the giver more than the gift. Pray as if all depended on God and work as if all depended upon you. Topics: Agency. All who meet the requirements for entrance . It is to receive the blessings found in the temples of the Lord. As persecution increased and the need to leave Nauvoo pressed upon the Saints, President Brigham Young labored in the temple to bless the Saints with sacred ordinances before their departure. ", "The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. We hold the keys of salvation committed to the children of men from the heavens by the Lord Almighty; and inasmuch as there are those who hold these keys, it is important that they should be acted upon for the salvation of the human family. You have got to do the work, or it will not be done. Come To The House Of The Lord. Show And Prove You Are On God's Side. After the move west, Brigham named the new territory "Deseret," a Book of Mormon name for the honeybee, and because of the belief that the Native Americans they encountered in this territory were "Lamanites," Brigham attempted to establish more . All who meet the requirements for entrance to the temple may enjoy it. I am honored to be invited to participate in a BYU-I Devotional. ", "Within the sound of my voice are many young women, young men, and children. ", "And I, Nephi, did build a temple; and I did construct it after the manner of the temple of Solomonand the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine. Fun Fact: Brigham Young also led the construction of the Mormon Tabernacle, the home of the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir. "CacheDetection.RequestID": "D2PVDPD3XM73KFHHGFXG", Blessings there will not be limited to our temple service. In August, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the religion colloquially known as Mormonism, issued a statement to its 16.6 million adherents around the globe: "We want to do all we can to limit the spread of these viruses," wrote Russell M. Nelson, the church's president, along with the two most senior apostles. The volition of the creature is free; this is a law of their existence, and the Lord cannot violate his own law; were he to do that, he would cease to be God. There is not a man or woman, who violates the covenants made with their God, that will not be required to pay the debt. He is our Father - the Father of our Spirits, and was once a man in mortal flesh as we are, and is now an exalted being. ", "We must build more temples, and we must build them more quickly. There are places on the earth where the Lord can come and dwell, if he pleases. window.Mobvious = {}; The temple is a place where we can find peace. Set specific goals, considering your circumstances, of when you can and will participate in temple ordinances. What an awful thing it would be if the Mormons should just say we believe in marrying brothers and sisters. ", "I should not like to contemplate an existence, especially one that is going to continue forever, if I could not enjoy that existence with those whom I love. This edition was an employee gift by the First . //